An 8- week Course on Climate Change

I am taking several online courses on Coursera. Today I found a course developing an interdisciplinary understanding of social, political, economic and scientific aspects on climate change.

We are not alone!

Take the course: https://www.coursera.org/course/climatechange

Cute Dog

I met two cute dogs in Chicago!

Green Twitter: Sustainability

I followed sustainability on twitter. It's a great source of 

sustainability information. It covers debates on environmental

 issues, links to establishment of green economy, and 

governmental actions to change the way economy grows, 

etc. After all, sustainability provides a great number of useful

 news on "sustainability" : )

https://twitter.com/actsustainably

Culprit Beef !

The biggest culprit: BEEF!

From a recent research conducted by Weizmann Institute of 

Science,  beef is the worst animal-derived food.

Now, we need to take actions to boycott beef. GHG 

emissions, and animal welfare are main issues that cannot

 be resolved in beef industry by businessman. Only we, 

customers, can help save our mother earth by stopping 

eating beef

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/14072115191

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E-cigarette Regulation

I posted a comment on this blog: 

https://plus.google.com/+MikeRecorvits/posts

American Spirit Cigarettes: Earth Friendly

American Spirit cigarettes claims "earth friendly and all natural." http://www.greenwashingindex.com/american-spirits-100-natural-cigarettes/

The ad is clearly greenwashing. There is no way for cigarettes becoming eco-friendly or environment- friendly products. Maybe as the ad says, American Spirit uses recyclable materials and renewable energy in its supply chain. However, after all, it is producing cigarettes, which are not only harmful to air quality but also  to public health.

One suggestion: No Smoking. No Cigarettes.

Eco-friendly Mushroom Charger

The mushroom- like Bracketron Stone GreenZero Wall Travel

 Charger is one of the Top 10 Eco-Friendly Tech Products To 

Celebrate Earth Day 2014.

How can a mushroom charger that is less than a pound be 

eco- friendly ? When other chargers are left plugged in, they 

still pull power even when they aren't charging a device.The 

Bracketron charger eliminates that unused power, lowering 

energy bills and cutting back on waste.

What is more, mushroom charger is convenient to be 

wrapped up and snapped away to pack in a backpack, purse,

or bag. Don't worry about loosing the cord or the wall plug.

Wanna buy one? http://www.amazon.com/Bracketron-Stone-

GreenZero-Travel-Charger/dp/B007G92JZM