Sadly, the truth is that the majority of worldly politicians and so-called news media people are hypocrites with Environmental issues and Energy realities. Most actually believe they are right, they are correct, but in fact, they don’t know the complete picture. They attach themselves to power grabbing and money making narratives that in most cases cause more harm than help. Energy Offsets=Smoke & Mirrors? Additionally, others come into play with bragging-rights such as, “Our skyscraper will use renewable energy from…” (plug-in a location from anywhere else in that state). American corpora ..read more

             Grass Fed or Pasture Raised or Pastured When we look at the stated rules for any of the above labels, we find the following: All animals shall have access to pasture continuously when growth is occurring None of the animals can be confined Feed should not have grain, synthetic hormones or animal byproducts Animals may receive antibiotics to treat a current disease Animals shall not receive antibiotics to prevent a disease Growth hormones are administered separate from the feed Animals are to feed on grass from day one to slaught ..read more

Beach Clean Up: Compostable Bags or Plastic? Easy answer... To facilitate easy transportation from indoors to outdoors, and to keep garbage cans more sanitized. Now I must ask, what was done in yesteryear? There was no such thing as a plastic bag. ​In the "Old Days" garbage was tossed in a small pail with a handle, then carried outside to a large garbage can that was put out to the curb on collection days. Every now and then, those pails were washed out. However, plastic bags changed all that, so to avoid using plastic bags today, we need to look into Compostable Bags and taking some additio ..read more

Normal Looking Tomatoes Why are so many plastic particles found in bottled water? Or any plastic bottle! In addition to the manufacturing processes placing ten to hundreds of thousand plastic particles into the liquid, our action of screwing the cap, from a plastic bottle on and off, can cause up to 2,500 plastic particles to be added into the drink. Microplastics don’t go away, they just get smaller and smaller. A recent study also found that polypropylene feeding bottles for infants can release about 16 million particles per liter. This results in the estimated daily exposure, to infa ..read more

Counter Top Water Distiller I have been speaking and writing about using a Water Distiller for decades now. When compared to buying bottled water in plastic, having your own Water Distiller makes complete sense. Saving money, energy, and health are individual benefits. Helping to save our environment is a benefit for the world and our children. For details about distilling your own water and all the savings, just use the SEARCH box at the top of this page or click on WATER in the Category list on the right side of this page. The number one concern I hear about distilling your own water is the ..read more

This is not rocket science, this is using real facts, and technology that we already have. Knowledge that seems to be unknown or avoided by our leaders, media, celebrities, and conglomerates that run on greed. Yet, all the actions I have accomplished save money, energy, our environment, our health, and our children's future. Just in the area of heating my home and making hot water you can see below is one piece of proof showing my success. Success that is 48% BETTER than Efficient homes equivalent to mine in size and features: We must realize "Going True Green" is not accomplished by just pu ..read more

Plastic Microfiber being ingested by an Amoeba, which fish eat, we eat fish. Image by Dr. Kirby Nanoplastics or Microplastic particles are among us and have been for decades. I have posted several Going True Green blogs - www.goingtruegreen.com/apps/search?q=plastic - on the subject with actions we can all take over the years. Sadly, new research now shows that the invasion of microscopic plastic particles is a full scale personal assault on each one of us. First, let us review what are nanoplastics.   Plastic is made from oil, plastic does not decay or biodegrade like an apple ..read more

All the gifts have been opened, the wrapping paper recycled, and we are eliminating the plastic decorations outside that are worn down by nature's weathering.  Yet, non-biodegradable and unrecyclable plastic remains. Plastic that will continue to reduce in size, and enter our environment via our air, our water, and our soil. Thus enter into our body's organs. ​[More details here] Additionally, these plastic particles end up in our oceans. Plastic pollution in our oceans has shown that this is a Real Issue manifesting damage to our Ocean's Prochlorococcus organisms. Prochlorococcus m ..read more

Old Electric Meter Nationwide utility companies have been changing their  “workhorse – never-fail” electric meters to digital ones.   Why? Two reasons: To prevent the loss of money and to save money.   Personally, I do not appreciate “money” being in the equation for reasons. Yet, money is the only reason for this change over. Why else would power companies change out American made, never-fail, electric meters to digital units made - where?   First fact was that too many people with very high electric bills blamed the meter instead of being accountable for their own co ..read more

My undergraduate professor, William Nieter, just published a book that embodies a necessary understanding of the connection between humans and nature. His book is titled: The Story of Alley Pond, past, present, and future.    Without hesitation he presents the fact that this relationship between humankind and nature, is his passion. The Introduction of his book immediately speaks of the contrast between natural and artificial with these words:   “This pond, born into a wilderness setting, witnessed the great rural to urban transition of the 19th and 20th centurie ..read more