Category Archives: sprawl
Gasoline Usage Decline Signals End of Fossil Fuel Dominance, Major Changes in How Americans Live and Work
We often pass by stories like this because they don’t have pictures or screaming headlines. But the amount of gasoline Americans use is declining- not just temporarily- but permanently. There was a time not long ago this was looked at … Continue reading
Antibiotics More Polluting Than Originally Thought; 90% Go Into Environment
My dentist told me yesterday I needed to have antibiotics inserted in my gums. I told him I preferred to floss more. I wasn’t being a smart aleck. I avoid taking antibiotics unless I must. First of all, the more … Continue reading
Detroit’s Urban Farms: City of the Past- and the Future?
Everyone should visit Detroit at least once. I lived there for three years. It’s a grim reminder of what can happen if a community is divided by race, religion, poverty, and not economically diverse and sustainable. Acres of abandoned homes … Continue reading
Traffic Fatalities Lowest in 60 Years; Thank Car Companies and Big Government
People complain about lots of different things but one thing everyone complains about is other people’s driving. So it should come as a shock to all the traffic whiners (if you hate driving so much, why are you doing it?) … Continue reading
The McMansion: RIP
More articles are mourning the death of the so-called McMansion: a 3,200 sq. ft. or larger suburban home built in the 1990s and later. But while you can declare a concept dead, it’s not so easy with the zillions of … Continue reading
Digital Diddling vs. Natural Noodling; Studying How Nature and Technology Change Our Brains
“Music has charms to soothe the savage breast” is what playwright William Congreve wrote in 1697. But what do cell phones, computers, video games, and other techno-distractors do to us and can Nature reverse the ill effects of technomania or … Continue reading
Obesity Epidemic Grows, Outdoor Activity Shrinks; Nature is Not “Cool”- It’s Everything
“What’s the purpose in going hiking? You just go up a mountain and then down.” Logan resident Evelin Cornejo, 17 Utah is one of the best places for outdoor and Nature recreation. It’s the major reason I moved here. As … Continue reading
Park City the Most Bike Friendly in America?
Sorry for the glowing post about riding the Rail Trail the other day. Abbie lost two tires and I lost one to numerous stickers and thorns we rode over in one small portion of the path. We didn’t hear the tires … Continue reading
Netflix to Stream First-Run Features; Environmental Revolution Means Less Junk Around the House, More on Our Screens
I’ve ordered movies from Netflix for a year now since we bought our Samsung Blu-ray player (pic below right). But I haven’t ordered a single DVD. The Blu-ray comes with an ethernet jack where I connect to my router. It … Continue reading
China Now World’s Biggest Energy Hog; Is America Losing- or Learning?
The U.S. is still by far the biggest energy consumer per capita, with the average American burning five times as much energy annually as the average Chinese citizen…” – Fatih Birol, chief economist, International Energy Agency There was a time … Continue reading
