Our Sustainability and Green Living Links starts with a look at the clean energy economy. Climate Progress brings us a report from the Center for American Progress entitled “Out of the Running?” American Progress’s Kate Gordon , Julian L. Wong, and JT McLain explain how Germany, Spain, and China are seizing the clean energy opportunity and why the United States risks getting left behind.
There are a number of charts and a good video that explains why the U.S. needs to make much more progress in this area. You can follow this link.
Here is a little bit of science fiction for you. Mike Chino writing for inhabitat shows us the “Underwater Skyscraper”; with ocean levels rising who knows?
Zachary Shahan at Planetsave makes the following comment. “The bottom line is, people inform themselves of the environmental problems in the world much more than they act. And even for those deeply concerned about the environment, it is very likely there is more they could be doing in their own lives to live a cleaner or greener life.”
Click here for the full article.
You might ask what sustainability looks like? Treehugger has a slideshow that you might enjoy.
Good Cheer! Have a great weekend!
Thank you, Kathy, for making this available to your readers. This is my first time reading the Good Cheer Blog.
This article is so ‘right on’. I know the gov’t is in battle about Health Care right now but if there is no Earth left, it won’t matter. And the US needs the jobs and the other economic benefits of staying up with the rest of the world on the global greening. I just listened to the first one and was impressed with her knowledge. Will check out the others.