Between all the demands of life and my stilted attempts to keep up with the news, the climate talks at Copenhagen seemed to slip by with only minimal attention. I knew that the parties had failed to achieve any real progress, but my life kept on rolling by with only a little disappointment that once …
The financial sector is a mess, but this is only a symptom of a larger set of problems. It’s been awhile since I posted anything, but the craziness of the past few days and months has motivated me to write. The walls are coming down around our ears and it’s nearly impossible for an average …
A few months ago I made a commitment to myself to only buy 100% recycled toilet tissue, facial tissues, and paper towels. With the exception of one box of Kleenex purchased in haste at Walgreens when I had a bad cold, I’ve made good on that promise. For the most part it’s meant remembering to …
This is going to be an interesting story to follow. On Monday the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will determine if the government must regulate green house gas emissions under the clean air act. The case was brought by Friends of the Earth US, numerous state (including my home state of California) …
You would think I’ve had enough of this global warming debate that is raging right now, but I just can’t get enough. On Tuesday the AP put out a story entitled “Scientists OK Gore’s Movie for Accuracy†that describes the results of a poll they took of over a hundred climate scientist including skeptics. Only …
A friend sent me a link to the article “The Least Convenient Truth†posted on Whiskey and Gunpowder by Jim Amrhein. It’s interesting to read his take on global warming and his misguided proposal about what to do about it. If it’s not already clear, let me state for the record that I definitely disagree …
If you’re like me you’ve caught some of warnings in the news about being careful not to eat too much fish because of high mercury levels. If you track them back, you would find that in March 2004, the FDA and EPA issued a joint warning to pregnant women, women who may become pregnant, and …
Greg Palast the BBC’s top investigative reporter has just published a new book entitled “Armed Madhouse: Who’s Afraid of Osama Wolf? China Floats, Bush Sinks, The Scheme to Steal ’08, No Child’s Behind Left, & Other Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Class War.” The book links a broad array of information ranging from …
Check out Daryl Hannah’s video blog to see why she has been tree sitting for the last two weeks in the middle of South Central Los Angeles. I definitely appreciate what she is doing to save this small urban farm in LA that currently feeds 350 low-income families. It’s a unique concept that is being …
The documentary An Inconvenient Truth offers the most articulate and disconcerting depiction of climate change I’ve ever seen, but I doubt it will make a difference. Americans are busy with work, families, television, shopping and hobbies. Our culture encourages us to have a full life, yet we long for more free time. In contrast, consider …