On April 22, 1970, Earth Day kicked off the environmental movement. The following year, Dr. Seuss published The Lorax. It featured the familiar whimsical drawings and rhymes, but in place of the usual humor, Dr. Seuss served up a dire warning about … Continue reading →
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is best known for designing Central Park in New York, the US Capitol grounds in Washington, and the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He opened the first landscape architecture firm in the US. But on closer … Continue reading →
Understanding weather and what’s happening to the climate requires an understanding of temperature. In turn, understanding temperature requires a definition, a device to record it, a temperature scale, and a standard that works anywhere in the world. We use … Continue reading →
Earth Day in 1970 marks the beginning of the environmental movement in the United States. Consideration of global environmental issues began with the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (June 1972), also known as the Stockholm Conference. Both events … Continue reading →
Most of us probably think the idea of sustainability began around the 1970s. In fact, its basic outlines can be traced back to the beginnings of sustainable forestry in the 1660s. Deforestation had created various economic crises by then. Aristocrats … Continue reading →
“A penny saved is a penny earned”? Not anymore. The US has become the most wasteful country in the world. Waste in America is driven by consumerism. Supposedly, that term means promotion of the interests of consumers. But consumers don’t … Continue reading →