Climate Change

Being from the northeast, I have a thing for seasons. I like to complain that it’s too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry. I like hearing horror stories about New England snow storms and New York summer scorchers. But most of all I live for the changes. It’s no accident that everyone [...]

The Wind State

Uh-oh, Gwen’s letting her eco-geekiness show again. (sorry)
We only spent two nights in Texas, and we didn’t really have any plans for the state except for one thing: visit a wind farm. I had learned a while back that the state produces more wind energy than any other in the US, [...]

Big Fat Ugly Footprint

No, that’s not Jesus’ footprint. It’s mine. Or maybe Christopher’s. I honestly can’t remember whose it is, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just a metaphor anyway. This post isn’t about feet – it’s about the relatively enormous environmental impact of our trip.
Lots of people are talking about gas prices these days, and as you [...]

Gas Guzzling

With all this driving we have to stop for gas pretty frequently – and we’ve been saving the receipts. This is probably of much more interest to us than all you out there, but if you’re curious check out the “At The Pump” page and see how the cost of gas varies state by state [...]

Environmental Degradation Tourism

For the past couple of years I’ve been working in the environmental sector, giving me the opportunity to learn about all sorts of environmental atrocities that are happening throughout the US and the world. One of the issues that has stood out among all of the messes of our time is [...]