Solar Power Is More Popular Than Ever
By now, most Americans have become familiar with those ubiquitous objects being placed on countless rooftops & utility poles around the country. Called photovoltaic solar panels (PV), these units use sunlight to create electricity through the use of a...
The Benefits of Green Rooftops
Our quest to erect great cities, and the buildings within, as self-righteous pantheons to our dominance over nature, caused us to learn something… It’s that we can’t dominate nature at all. As a result, modern societies the world over have been coming up with...
Why Open Space Matters
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux made history in 1858 by winning a design competition meant to establish the first major, landscaped, public park in the United States. This 750 acre facility, located at the center of Manhattan Island, would go on to become...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rebuy… Environmentalism Made Easy
For over 40 years, the world has heard of the “3 R’s” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) when teaching others about environmental consciousness. Indeed, these three little words have had a major impact on how citizens throughout the country view the environment. The...
Lessons Learned From Love Canal
The tragedy of Love Canal is so incredulous that most people cannot comprehend how such a disaster was allowed to occur. Yet, it is important to note the problem started well before 1970, the year of the first Earth Day, which means the Environmental Protection...
