Derek Fisher
- Apr 10
- 6 min
Overusing Antibacterials Seems To Be Contagious...
Green: Money and Sustainability Working Together Part 8 of 10: Antibiotic Abuse tl;dr: We are overusing antibacterial and antibiotic...
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Derek Fisher
- Mar 18
- 7 min
With Walmart, Savings Come at a Price
Green: Money and Sustainability Working Together Part 6 of 10: Growing Food Locally tl;dr: Walmart ends up hurting small towns, not...
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Derek Fisher
- Feb 25
- 6 min
The Power of Less Power
Green: Money and Sustainability Working Together Part 4 of 10: Electricity tl;dr: Americans use more power than ever at the highest...
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Derek Fisher
- Feb 17
- 5 min
Reduce Water Flow to Increase Cash Flow
Green: Money and Sustainability Working Together Part 3 of 10: Water and Wastewater tl;dr - Water is cheap for Americans, so we don't...
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Derek Fisher
- Feb 13
- 6 min
Literally Throwing Money Away
Green: Money and Sustainability Working Together Part 2 of 10: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) tl;dr: Americans produce more trash than ever...
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Derek Fisher
- Jan 27
- 4 min
One Person's Trash is Another Person's Dessert?!?!
tl;dr: Start looking into edible wrappers and utensils to reduce fast food trash output. As I have said many times before, sustainability...
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Derek Fisher
- Jan 13
- 6 min
Things Look Up When We Go Down
tl;dr: expanding cities underground is a good thing I was talking to someone the other day who moved from NYC to the Raleigh/Durham area....
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Derek Fisher
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
We Put the Pro in Procrastination
tl;dr: We have a lot of work to do and not much time to do it if we're going to meet our declared emissions goals. One of the biggest...
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Derek Fisher
- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
Terms and Restrictions Apply
tl;dr: don't let decarbonization become a trendy buzzword Sometimes during a trend, a word or phrase describing that trend takes on a...
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Derek Fisher
- Nov 21, 2022
- 5 min
To Quote Mr. Mom: You're Doing it Wrong!
tl;dr: Buying packaged fish in a supermarket is very wasteful. When I lived in Barcelona, the way I purchased food was very different...
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Derek Fisher
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
The Idolization of All Things Indigenous
Tl;dr: Indigenous habits might help, but are not the answer to our sustainability issues. After a very long wait of almost 13 years, the...
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Derek Fisher
- Oct 24, 2022
- 4 min
You'd Have to be Nuts to Find Joy in Almonds
tl;dr: Almonds are not as awesome as you think they are. Stop drinking almond milk. There are now many different almond-related products....
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Derek Fisher
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
Talking the Talk vs Walking the Walk
tl:dr: We need accountability but in a positive way. All suggestions should be listened to. Sustainability work is critically important,...
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Derek Fisher
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
The Silver Lining of Doom and Gloom
tl;dr: bad news is better than no news at all Reading articles about sustainability makes it easy to get depressed about the current...
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Derek Fisher
- Sep 22, 2022
- 5 min
Just in Case Doesn't Seem to be Universal
tl;dr: Preparing for the worst seems to be somewhat selective for many people. My wife and I spent five interesting years in East Texas....
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Derek Fisher
- Sep 9, 2022
- 5 min
This Isn't in Every Town & City, But It Really Should Be
tl;dr: instead of donating or throwing stuff away, possibly consider a Really Really Free Market event. For the second time, my wife and...
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Derek Fisher
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
If You Have to Choose Between Working Hard or Working Smart...
tl;dr: working smart in sustainability means pressuring local government I'm willing to guess if given the choice between these two...
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Derek Fisher
- Aug 17, 2022
- 4 min
Traditions and Sustainability Aren't Friends
tl;dr: The tradition of a grass lawn is really harmful and clover lawns are much better. Traditions are somewhat strange things. They...
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Derek Fisher
- Aug 11, 2022
- 4 min
Going "All In" Might Not Be a Good Idea...
tl;dr: The best solution today might not be the best solution tomorrow, and that is ok. Let's face it. If I were to beg you to watch the...
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Derek Fisher
- Aug 8, 2022
- 4 min
It Ain't Easy Being Actually Green
tl;dr: Just because a company claims to be green doesn't actually mean they are. You've just been greenwashed. The word green has become...
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