For years, my husband and I dreamed of having solar panels installed to generate cleaner electricity and lessen our overall impact on the environment. This past July, our dream became reality when we flipped the switch of our 8.96 KW ground system, large enough to generate 100% of our electricity. We’ve acquired some knowledge throughout [...]
If you’ve ever experienced a home disaster such as an electrical fire or flooding, you’ve probably put extra care into preventing something so horrible from happening again. You’ve probably installed extra smoke detectors, sealed cracks, hired a building inspector to examine your wiring — doing what you can to safeguard your family and home from [...]
I am not a cold weather person. There, I said it. Come mid-December, the skies darken, the wind intensifies, the temperatures drop and, well, winter settles herself in for a very long stay. So, I resolve to enjoy indoor activities – like reading, sewing, baking, cooking, painting and catching up on those films that have [...]
I have recently been reading about the history of philosophy…the thoughtful minds who have contemplated our existence, our ability to reason and our place in the universe. Through philosophical exploration and asking some of life’s most difficult questions, many have deepened their faith in religion, their appreciation of art and their affinity to society. One [...]
Over the past century, we have seen the industrial revolution in full force as generations of workers were told to build more, consumers were told to consume more and the nation and the world conspired to grow, grow, grow despite a finite world that consists of finite resources. The short-term gain of industrial progress has [...]
I have been bracing myself for the images from the Gulf that are sure to depict crude-soaked wildlife floating amidst the oil-slickened ocean waters; we are all bracing for what most likely will dwarf the horrendous disaster that was Exxon Valdez. We have witnessed in this latest tragedy, human lives lost, our waters and shores [...]
In a 5-4 decision earlier this year, the Supreme Court overturned a century of protocol, including two critical precedents of the past two decades, to regulate corporate and special interest influence of political campaigns. The majority court ruled that restricting special interests’ political spending was a violation of their freedom of speech (only pertaining to [...]
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