Category: Lifestyle

Learning for Pleasure

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Here’s a unique report of a lifestyle aspect that enhances our quality-of-life experience, a true part of Sustainable Living.  I found this report personally satisfying because I have two Bachelor degrees, a Masters degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy. When I relocated from Washington to southeast Virginia, to develop the Garden Atrium net zero sustainable community, I discovered I could take courses, with no tuition fee, at any state university.

It was an opportunity to take courses that were never in my major, but seemed intriguing.… Keep reading

Category 5 Hurricanes

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The old adage was “There’s not much you can do about the weather.” Well, our lifestyle has led to climate change. Almost fifty years ago, climate scientists indicated that, with climate change, we’d see both increased frequency and severity of destructive climate events. That’s now a matter of record.

While there’s been a lot of hoopla, demonstrations and pledges, the amount of corrective action has been minimal. So, we need to adjust how and where we live, or perhaps parish. Here’s a new report.… Keep reading

Emissions Hit New High

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Here’s a report that updates where we stand in our effort to transition away from the level of fossil fuel use that threatens our very ability to sustain human civilizations. As I’ve been noticing, breaking habits is more difficult than making pledges. This report is about five months old – prior to the changes brought about by the Trump administration. Comments afterwards.

 

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‘No sign’ of promised fossil fuel

transition as emissions hit new high

 

Despite nations’ pledges at Cop28 a year ago, the

burning of coal, oil and gas continued to rise in 2024

 

Damian Carrington in Baku

The Guardian

12 Nov 2024

 

There is “no sign” of the transition away from burning fossil fuels that was pledged by the world’s nations a year ago, with 2024 on track to set another new record for global carbon emissions.… Keep reading

Coffee drinkers reap health boost

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Well, for all of us coffee drinkers, here’s some positive medical news, saying that a habit we enjoy is also healthier. Comments afterwards.

 

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Coffee drinkers reap health boost –

but only if they do it in the morning

 

Pre-lunch brewers enjoy lower risk of death, analysis

finds, but benefit vanishes among all-day drinkers

 

Ian Sample Science editor

The Gusrdian

8 Jan 2025

 

People who get their coffee hit in the morning reap benefits that are not seen in those who have shots later in the day, according to the first major study into the health benefits of the drink at different times.… Keep reading

Worldwide climate commitment weakening

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Issues, like fads, tend to come and go once people have “had enough” and want to move on. However, climate change problems won’t go away; they’re increasingly threatening our ability to live our lives on this planet. Predictions of increasing numbers and severity of storms, and of famine are happening even more quickly and more severely than forecast.

Global leaders, like Trump, resist fact-checking, have good homes, good food, and yachts, to move from harm’s way when storms happen. Citing MAD Magazine’s Alfred E.… Keep reading