Washington’s Fiscal Policy This Year Takes Aim At the EPA By Slashing a Great Deal of Support By Derin Richardson, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant President Obama signed, sealed and delivered the new 2011 fiscal budget last Friday–the result of a less than stellar and certainly bitter congressional compromise that hinders environmental efforts even more so than [...]
About darichardson88
Derin Richardson is a multi-facetted individual indeed--he's had his hand in music, theatre, engineering and of course, journalism. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications at Cal State Fullerton, with an emphasis in print journalism. Hailing from the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, his favorite hobbies are composing/listening to new music, traveling, reading, attending/performing at concerts, customizing his guitars, and networking. Aside from being both technologically and musically inclined, he discovered his affinity for writing early in life as he and his parents, originally from Liverpool, United Kingdom, traveled the country. This bountiful voyaging led him to appreciate the complexities and interconnectivity of nature, as well as to refine his craft in reporting his discoveries on paper. Subscribing to ecological awareness was of no encumbrance for him growing up, though persuading others to do the same was. His household was not exactly a conducive setting for his verdant tenets, mainly because of familial die-hard habits and busy lifestyles. Nonetheless, he has been doing his part in keeping the planet healthy in his fast-paced life by using eco-friendly products and occasionally participating in clean-up events. Thus, it was inevitable that his career path led him to LuxEco Living.
Feel free to contact him at derin@luxecoliving.com
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Technology
Do-It-Yourself vs Purchasing Name-Brand Products: Green Technology Doesn’t Have To Be Expensive
You can put more “green” into your pocket by taking advantage of do-it-yourself projects and making your own green technology.
By Derin Richardson, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant
You really don’t have to sacrifice your arms and legs to be eco-conscious. Seriously.
Strangely, people still subscribe to the notion that they must maim themselves to obtain quality products–green technology solutions are certainly no exception to this nagging fallacy. Amid the venerable do-it-yourself methods, paying a fortune for novelties like solar panels is pretty silly.
Global Citizenry
Fiscal Policy Hurts EPA By The Billions
Washington’s Fiscal Policy This Year Takes Aim At the EPA By Slashing a Great Deal of Support
By Derin Richardson, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant
President Obama signed, sealed and delivered the new 2011 fiscal budget last Friday–the result of a less than stellar and certainly bitter congressional compromise that hinders environmental efforts even more so than previous years.
Technology
Ethanol and Biomass Synthesis Could Make a New Fuel Standard
The Advent of Lignocellulosic Ethanol is a Biomass Boon
By Derin Richardson, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant
There are a myriad of alternative fuel breakthroughs that been discovered this century–hydrogen fuel cells, ethanol, biodiesel, etc.–but there is one, recently discovered energy source that you either may not have heard or know little of. Enter leaf biofuel.
As it is scientifically labeled, lignocellulosic ethanol is the progeny of refining biomasses such as wood, grasses and/or any non-edible parts of a plant. It is a potentially sustainable and renewable biofuel, like using vegetable oil to produce biodiesel, however the insubordinate and resillient nature of this biomass make it problematic for industrial applications.
Global Citizenry
Another Chernobyl? Explaining Japan’s Nuclear Disaster From Gamma Rays To Fallout
Nuclear reactors aren’t generally accident-prone, though when something does goes awry, it’s devastating.
By Derin Richardson, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
If you’ve been following the tsunami disaster in Japan lately, you’re probably somewhat confused about the dynamics of the situation. While we’re no experts on nuclear physics here at LuxEco Living, here’s a basic, tentative guide on the radiation involved and current events.
Technology
GridPoint’s Smart Grid Tech Makes Energy Conservation a Cinch
Smart Grid Technology and Energy Conversation Make a Great Couple
By Derin Richardson, LuxEco Editorial Assistant
It’s the proverbial situation–someone is happily carrying out his/her daily routine when the mail, secretly harbouring a most ominous electricity bill, arrives. The bill is discovered, opened, and the crocodile tears start to flow all over again.
But “smart grid technology” could make energy conservation easy and cost effective.
