What if… we could harness the mechanical vibrations of everyday objects we interact with and turn it into electrical energy? What if the fibers moving around in the pockets of our favorite shirts and pants could charge our cell phones while wearing them, or the motor mounts in our cars were also energy-reaping shock absorbers that re-charged the car battery while also powering other devices?
There is an ongoing, slow erosion of the economy. . . Even as the burdens of growing waste and the cost of climate change continue to grow. The good news is that the Biden Infrastructure Plan is a step forward that might bolster our lagging infrastructure and weakened economy to a positive benefit. But it is just a down payment on the scale of effort needed if we are to succeed as a nation. Indeed, as a global economy!
History is filled with examples in which humans have destroyed the good things in their life; indeed, the very source of their wealth and well-being. Whether the Cedars of Lebanon or the old growth forests of Oregon, the result almost
Published by – The National Council for Science and the Environment Since 1950 the U.S. population has more than doubled. It has grown from an estimated 152 million people to perhaps as many as 329 million inhabitants today. Real per capita
Waste is largely a hidden problem. But hardly without impact. Americans generate a minimum of 280 pounds of waste per person per day. It is not simply the huge quantities of materials that we consume, it is also the consequences that follow from the many forms of that waste. While waste is mostly considered to be the things we throw away each day, in reality that is only a small portion of goods, services, time, and money wasted because of the inefficient use of resources.
There is neither a law of physics nor economics that prevents us from quadrupling the productive use of energy and other resources. Rather, it is much more an issue of imagination and our political will to get it done.
– John A. “Skip” Laitner