by Linden Cheek | Oct 12, 2016 | Agriculture, Food, Green Living, Managed Systems
This post is part 2 of a 2-part series about chicken. Read Part 1: “Chicken: The Universal Bird of the Modern World” Chicken. It is the most popular meat in the world, with people from every corner of the globe enjoying it regularly. In a previous post I...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 28, 2016 | Energy, Green Living, Housing
Whether out of a desire to save the planet or just to save a few bucks, everyone wants to use less energy. Most of us have heard that we can achieve this by changing the ways we heat and cool our living spaces, but many of us are reluctant to try this...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 23, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Energy, Managed Systems, Systems Thinking, Transportation
On September 9, 2016, a section of the Houston to New York Colonial Pipeline was closed due to a leak that had spilled approximately 330,000 gallons of gasoline. The closure has lead to shortages of the fuel in Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee, and even prompted...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 20, 2016 | Built Systems, Climate, Energy, Managed Systems, Technology
Alternative Energy It’s one of the most common topics you’ll hear in any conversation regarding sustainability and climate change. The reason? Finding an alternative energy source is imperative if we are going to combat climate change. Our current global...
by Linden Cheek | Sep 12, 2016 | Food, Food Justice, Managed Systems, Natural Systems, Recycle, Reporting, Systems Thinking, Waste, Water
There are few foods considered by the general public to be as consistently healthy as a filet of fresh cut fish. But a recent study on the wild-caught fish we consume shows there may be more in these fish than just Omega-3 and protein. It is common knowledge for...
