Author Archives: David Fox

Getting Things Done

Making the changes necessary to avert catastrophic climate change requires us all to ‘get things done’. In 2007 I read David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” and took on many (if not all:) of his recommendations. A ‘weekly review’ is one of his key recommendations, and I get a weekly reminder with a tip to focus […]

Switzerland Tops Environmental Index, US Lags

My friend Christoph will be pleased: Switzerland scored top marks among 149 countries measured in six environmental areas including air pollution, water quality and how they control industrial pollution, according to the 2008 Environmental Performance Index released at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Maybe its the way they handle ‘trash’. Sadly, my […]

Do You Know How Much Water You Really Use?

Enter the H2O Calculator at http://www.h2oconserve.org/, a project of ICCR, GRACE, Food & Water Watch, and the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future. “Water scarcity is a growing problem throughout the US and abroad, and it is crucial that individuals and communities make efforts to conserve and protect this precious resource. H2O conserve […]

Two Degrees of Separation

Treehugger looks into the people behind the ‘non-partisan’ Stats.Org finding it to be “…a front designed to confuse the public about science, operated by an extremist conservative think tank.” Sourcewatch by the Center for Media and Democracy is a great resource if you want to do a ‘connecting the dots’ excercise of your own.

Zerofootprint Gets Calculated About Climate Change

“It’s hard to tell, at first glance, whether Zerofootprint is a serious business or a feel-good environmental action group. The answer, easily discovered before long, is that it is likely both…the company as two separate entities: A non-profit umbrella group, the Zerofootprint Foundation, and separate for-profit arms that handle building out the calculator for cities […]