It has been widely argued that “green” infrastructure projects can provide more cost-effective control of stormwater runoff through the use of natural design features that reduce the required design capacity of the “gray” infrastructures. George Washington University has been a first-mover in this regard, developing an underutilized space called “Square 80” into a low-impact development…
Category: climate change
the “energy of innovation”
GWU’s Frank Sesno hosts Planet Forward’s special episode on “The Energy of Innovation.” I found this especially encouraging, and even had the Lakers game on mute while I was listening. I was even able to convince another resident that we should not increase the volume on the game in our apartment building’s club room, while…
#64 van jones at powershift
i heard a clip of van jones’s powershift keynote while listening to amy goodman while getting out the door yesterday morning. i’m still processing his words, but he said something that i found very important to study: “our economy runs on death. every day we pull death out of the ground and burn it”… here’s…
evidence synthesis: calling technology’s bluff
“We all want our views to be based on truth, and many of us look to science to provide truth. But the truth is not always convenient, and rarely is it convenient for everyone… This is particularly true in the domain of environmental policy.” -Naomi Oreskes in “Science and public policy: What’s proof got to…
do we have a plan B? or, wasn’t this the reason for plan A?
These words quickly come to mind when I consider the words of Frances Cairncross, President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. She is expected to tell delegates at their annual festival that even maximal deployment of the best technology cannot stop climate change. In my opinion, this is certainly true. Considering historical…