Creating worldwide change isn’t done with just one person; it has to involve everyone. In order to involve more people in the efforts to help the environment, it’s important to get younger generations involved in the effort. By fostering a concern for the environment and sustainable habits early, parents can raise children who will be […]

WHAT BEER WANTS to know is, why do you hate America? How can you just sit in front of the game on Super Bowl Sunday, ice cold domestic lager close to hand, and not consider the future of that great institution? No, not the Super Bowl—the beer. Beer is America. Americans drank 2.9 billion cases […]

Some scientists say historically cold temperatures in the Midwest are a result of Arctic warming, but the view is far from universal. AN UNCHARACTERISTIC deep freeze sweeping across the Midwest and the Northeast this week has renewed a long-simmering scientific debate – even among those who acknowledge climate change – about whether global warming is […]

It’s official: The torrential rain that devastated parts of Kauai in April last year now holds the new national record for the most rainfall in a 24-hour period. That’s according to National Weather Service officials, who confirmed Wednesday that Waipa Garden on Kauai broke the record. The National Climate Extremes Committee validated the initial rain […]

When you hear the word “sustainability,” what comes to mind? Accountability to the planet, maybe. Or responsibility for a more secure future. For Ross Lewis, bar manager and lead mixologist at Mahina & Sun’s at The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club in Honolulu, sustainability is about action. Lewis is part of a growing community of […]

There has been no lack of bad news on climate change lately. Last fall, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the “gold standard” for climate science information, called for “unprecedented action,” predicting “worse and more frequent floods, wildfires in the west and droughts in the Midwest — as well as all the human suffering and […]

Some 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans each year and despite efforts to clean it up, things are not looking so bright. However, a group of global companies have formed a promising alliance and rolled up their sleeves for a future without plastic waste Plastic pollution is one of the biggest […]

Depending on where you live, it can be expensive To recycle, or not to recycle? In Colorado it’s a choice and depending on where you live, it can be expensive. In Denver, for residential homes of seven or fewer units, the service through the city is free. For Denver businesses and apartment communities, they need […]

Everyone seems to have an opinion about whether longtime Starbucks honcho Howard Schultz should run for president in 2020, what his odds are and if his third-party status would help or harm President Trump’s bid for reelection. I don’t care about any of that. The only thing I want to know is whether the billionaire […]

Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia, notes the steep increase in plastic production over the last half-century, from 15 million tonnes during the 1960s to a reported 311 million tonnes in 2014. Plastic: a most versatile and ubiquitous material, it is difficult to imagine life without it. Despite the growth it has enjoyed for decades, the […]