I remember the evening my father told me about pollution. I don’t remember how old I was, but I know it was sometime after we moved to Florida (I must have been at least eight). I remember being out in the back yard with the telescope, my dad explaining why it wasn’t the best place for stargazing. That night, I remember learning about leaded gasoline, catalytic converters, and smog. I…
Before I begin, I warn you that the standard disclaimer applies: it’s quite possible I don’t know what I’m talking about.
Wheh! Now that I’m free of that burden (responsibility) I’m ready to rock and roll.
It seems those pesky Democrats are up to no good again, making noise about ending tax breaks to oil companies in order to raise money for… get this……
No, this is not a post about nudity (though I’m bound to get a few disappointed googlers after this first sentence).
No, this post touches on my recent efforts to eat and dress better. In addition to trying freshen up our diet with more organically grown veggies, I’ve done a little searching for low impact clothing. A co-worker suggested organic cotton and bamboo.
Bamboo? Are we…
In recent debates concerning a new energy bill in Congress, southeastern legislators argued against provisions requiring a certain percentage of electricity come from renewable resources by a future date.
What was their objection? If I recall, part of their objection was that there are fewer renewable resources in the southeastern U.S., compared to other regions.
Maybe someone should have asked…
It may not be a good time to move to the southwest.
Lake Mead Could Be Within a Few Years of Going Dry, Study Finds – New York Times:
Lake Mead, the vast reservoir for the Colorado River water that sustains the fast-growing cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas, could lose water faster than previously thought and run dry within 13 years, according to a new study by scientists at the Scripps…
It’s too friggin hot! For crying out loud, it’s February. We should have had at least one good freeze, even on the coast. I think we had one night where they were worried they might have to ice down the strawberries in Plant City, but I don’t think it happened.
Why am I griping now? I just looked up the weather for the week, and discovered that tonight is supposed to be our…
Those wily Brits are up to something again…
Bags of Change: Carrot Better Than Stick – TreeHugger:
Bags of Change encourages responsible shopping bag use by dangling a tasty carrot. In short you get a discount at any participating store into which you to take their funky organic hemp-cotton or Amazonian latex bags. So far over 50 stores are involved.
I kid because I care. Actually, I…
This is not a good post. I’m mostly venting a little frustration from this evening (and not all of it from the subject of this entry).
I couldn’t avoid references to an article in the CS Monitor today. I must have come across half a dozen of them.
AS ARCTIC ICE MELTS, SOUTH POLE ICE GROWS
Over the past 20 years, southern sea ice has expanded, in contrast to the Arctic’s decline…
As I mentioned yesterday, until recently I haven’t worried very much about global warming. It’s been in the back of my mind, like any good liberal, but I haven’t done much about it. Like many folks, I was shaken a bit by the Al Gore movie; but a certain blog gave me an extra push.
I’ll admit that I hadn’t read much on the topic for more than ten years, back when…
How often have I asked you to do something for me? I think I asked you once to think about drinking more water from the tap, but that’s the only thing that comes to mind.
What I’d like you to do now is a little more important, but it requires a lot less effort. Consider signing an online petition. It’s about the ongoing climate negotiations in Bali, and the role the US has taken…