by Ronald Chagoury | Mar 15, 2017 | Ronald Chagoury, Sustainability
Cities have long been concentrations of everything dangerous and damaging about human consumption. They guzzle energy and other resources and pump out pollution and garbage in return. The larger the city, the greater the environmental degradation. But what if cities...
by Ronald Chagoury | Jan 19, 2017 | Ronald Chagoury, Sustainability
We need to make a change and fast. With over 1 billion cars on the road today, fossil fuels are being eaten up at a truly alarming rate. Despite experiments on a small scale with alternative fuels, a near-complete reliance on oil has waylaid the environment and...
by Ronald Chagoury | Dec 9, 2016 | Ronald Chagoury, Sustainability
It happened quietly and without much fanfare. Much of the world is so focused on the necessity of dirty energy like coal and oil — who has it, how to get it, how much is left — that we barely noticed when renewables became competitive with fossil fuels when it comes...
by Ronald Chagoury | Sep 15, 2016 | Ronald Chagoury, Sustainability
It’s difficult to imagine the Sahara as anything but thousands upon thousands of miles of ever-shifting sands. And yet, studies tell us this vast desert was once a lush expanse of green. Today, of course, the Sahara desert is harsh and dry, largely...
by Ronald Chagoury | Aug 9, 2016 | Ronald Chagoury, Sustainability
No matter who you are or where and how you live, the food you eat plays a huge role in your daily life and happiness. Rapid global urbanization and the industrialization of agriculture mean that people everywhere are becoming more and more disconnected from the source...
by Ronald Chagoury | Jul 6, 2016 | Ronald Chagoury, Sustainability
A Challenge for Nigeria Nigeria currently faces a dire housing crisis. The percentage of Nigerian citizens in middle-income brackets continues to rise rapidly, indicating our promising future. Despite this increase in country-wide living standards, however, large...
