Environment – Sustainable Balance Sustainable, high-quality human lifestyles. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:13:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /?v=4.4.8 Feeling Guilty about Eating Meat? /feeling-guilty-eating-meat/ /feeling-guilty-eating-meat/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:46:35 +0000 /?p=2009 If you’re feeling guilty about eating meat, you’re not alone. I get hit with it too sometimes, even though I consume animals and plan to for life. It’s been a couple of years since I shared my thoughts on “Should Humans Eat Animals“. I still stand beside what I shared in that article. Basically, I … Continue reading Feeling Guilty about Eating Meat? →

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]]> /feeling-guilty-eating-meat/feed/ 0 The Importance of Your Environment /the-importance-of-your-environment/ /the-importance-of-your-environment/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:00:24 +0000 /?p=1947 I’d heard before that being in a natural environment was healthy. Forest bathing and those types of things were always talked up in the Primal/Paleo communities, and hey, I definitely enjoyed hiking, camping, and cottaging and all that. It just feels good. That said – I’ve also always been mostly a city boy. Growing plants … Continue reading The Importance of Your Environment →

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]]> /the-importance-of-your-environment/feed/ 6 Thorium Energy – A Source of Nuclear Power /thorium-as-a-source-of-nuclear-power/ /thorium-as-a-source-of-nuclear-power/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:23:34 +0000 /?p=563 Kirk Sorensen is an advocate of a much safer and more abundant form of nuclear power that uses thorium energy as fuel. I found this documentary riveting and eye opening. Anyone who has any feelings towards nuclear power should give this a watch. Featured image courtesy of Rui Costa.

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]]> /thorium-as-a-source-of-nuclear-power/feed/ 0 Sunlight Series: Part 6 – Ozone Depletion vs Global Dimming /ozone-depletion-vs-global-dimming/ /ozone-depletion-vs-global-dimming/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:51:27 +0000 /?p=532 Featured photo courtesy of Nasa Goddard Space Flight Centre. Introduction: Earlier in the Sunlight Series I wrote about electromagnetic energy being radiated by the sun, and how it’s mostly infrared, visible light,and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. From my last post, we know that the atmosphere absorbs electromagnetic radiation before it hits Earth’s surface. This radiation absorption differs depending … Continue reading Sunlight Series: Part 6 – Ozone Depletion vs Global Dimming →

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