Author Archives: tkvogelsang
Economics
America is frustrated. Dead ends everywhere. Where are the solutions? New ideas? What can we do? Try economic democracy. Continue reading
Posted in Denver Colorado, Economics
Tagged American politics, Changing economics, Changing politics, Colorado, Colorado politics, Community action, Culture, Denver Colorado, Economic Democracy, Environmental Sustainability, How to help my community, Incentivizing behavior, New economic thinking, Political Democracy, Politics, Psychology, Richard Wolff, Sociology, sustainable solutions, WSDE's
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Solar Panels Powering The World: True or False?
You hear a lot of myths permeating the solar industry: inefficiencies, storage problems, viability, costliness, conversion issues, output, etc. etc. For this exercise, though, I want you to forget everything “you know” about solar energy, and for two reasons: First, … Continue reading
Christmas: A Consumer Culture Miracle
Christmas is right around the corner! Or so the billions in advertising has convinced us to believe, anyway. Now, I’m not here to tell you that the true purpose of Christmas has been buried beneath miles of discarded materials slowly decaying, … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer, Environmentalism
Tagged Baby Products, Change, Christmas, Climate Change, Consumer Culture, Consumerism, Culture, Environment, Environmentalism, Habits, Holidays
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Climate Change, Heating Up The Syrian War
It’s an ugly truth to a dawning reality. A new study confirms climate change contributed to the Syrian War. The predicted disastrous effects of climate change are no longer ideologies of an impending future, but realities on our doorstep, today. According … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Syrian War
Tagged Agriculture, Change, Climate, Climate Change, Environment, Environmentalism, Farming, Incentives, Individualism, ISIS, Middle East, National Geographic, Nature, Science, Socialism, Syria, Urbanization, War
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Futuristic Homes: Earthships, Shipping Containers, Tiny Homes… What?
Futuristic, Sustainable Homes – not your technology driven prediction, per se. Continue reading
Eliminating Waste Through Design
Ever heard of the 3 R’s? Well, there’s a 4th one, too. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Regenerate. Great concept, and a thoughtful way to help people work to diminish waste. Except, it doesn’t exactly approach the problem from its source… And the … Continue reading
Where Does My Food Come From?
The Localized and Urban farming movement, and why it matters. Continue reading
Posted in Urban Farming
Tagged Activism, Agriculture, Bees, Change, Clean Water, Climate Change, Colordado, Denver
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The Failing Environmental Movement.
“Environmental Failure: A Case for a New Green Politics” Have you ever put much thought into what environmentalists have been doing? Where the Green Movement has been moving? Success? Failure? Well, research “environmental movement” … it doesn’t exactly contain the fairytale … Continue reading
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The GrowHaus
I mentioned The GrowHaus (a nonprofit organization in Denver, CO) before. Today I wanted to delve more into this organization, perhaps highlight some of their best practices, and see exactly what they do, and, more importantly, why they’re good at … Continue reading
Posted in Making Change
Tagged Colorado, Denver, Farm, Farming, Food, GrowHaus, Health, Healthy Food
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People and Planet 