Monthly Archives: January 2010
Common Sense Makes Environmental Sense
People were using common sense before the environmental movement ever began. We didn’t need doctors to advise us that breathing smoke from burning trash was not a good idea or that polluted drinking water could make us get sick and die. Nobody thought that breathing smog was healthy. We still need common sense. The difference … Continue reading
Reproductive Cloning and Potential Threats to Society
It is argued by many that reproductive cloning (RC) would pull sharply at several threads of our social fabric. reproductive cloning is construed as a threat to family values, RC might enable de facto or full-on eugenics programs, and RC entails many concerns for the safety of mothers and children. Reproductive cloning would make it … Continue reading
The Reliability of Water Generated Power
In this modern era of technology, it is interesting to see how often scientists and engineers are turning to the past for some answers and solutions. If you consider the two most common sources of alternative energy – hydro and wind systems – it is easy to see how the past is inspiring the present, … Continue reading
Building to a Higher Standard
There has been an explosion of interest in going green. Everything from cars to light bulbs are being pushed to new levels of efficiency. New industries are cropping up, it seems, on a daily basis. But what about buildings; office buildings and schools in particular. These are the places that we spend most of our … Continue reading