For the last couple of weeks, I've been mentioning the newly-released report on global warming in our country from the US Global Change Research Program. I've been reading reports from various scientific agencies, including the IPCC, for some time now, and I have never read one this dire. But even among my tough-minded readers, thisContinue reading ““She Smoked Like a Coal-Fired Power Plant…””
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Politics as Usual Betrays the Planet
Paul Krugman, throwing down the gauntlet. Seems unfair that this guy writes better on climate than nearly any other lefty commentator around — and it's not even his field. Is it fair to call climate denial a form of treason? Isn’t it politics as usual? Yes, it is — and that’s why it’s unforgivable. DoContinue reading “Politics as Usual Betrays the Planet”
On Hypocritical Philandering Right-Wing Politicians
Such as Nevada senator John Ensign; well, I'm with Matt Taibbi. [pic of the Senator with Miss Nevada USA for 2006, Tiffany, from 2006 Nevada Queens] He had an affair with a campaign aide, not Tiffany, but as Taibbi said: I am going to really enjoy the inevitable media fragging Senator John Ensign is goingContinue reading “On Hypocritical Philandering Right-Wing Politicians”
Wilco (the show) (at the Wiltern)(on Tuesday 6/23)
Wilco has a new record out at the end of this month, called Wilco (the album) which includes Wilco (the song). In their show at the Wiltern Theater last night in Los Angeles, lead singer Jeff Tweedy aggressively hawked "the merch booth," and especially the "awesome program." Couldn't tell if he was being ironic orContinue reading “Wilco (the show) (at the Wiltern)(on Tuesday 6/23)”
An Army of Clouds — Janisse Ray on Global Warming in Georgia
Janisse Ray, a wonderful writer from the South, has a story about an experience she had with climate change in a gorgeous new interactive book just released by the Union of Concerned Scientists, called Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming. Well worth a look… I never saw a spring so stormy. Spring is supposedContinue reading “An Army of Clouds — Janisse Ray on Global Warming in Georgia”
Republican Nonsense in Climate Protection Debate
The US Global Change Research Program, which has been studying climate change since the early 1990's, issued an unusually blunt, cogent report this week, with numerous alarming points, such as: 1. Global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced. 2. Climate changes are underway in the United States and are projected to grow.3. Widespread climate-related impactsContinue reading “Republican Nonsense in Climate Protection Debate”
From the Latest US Global Climate Research Report
Hmmmmm…don't like the look of this. h/p: The stunningly great new site for the once-torpid US Global Change Research Program. Plus, you can find the full report here, or the executive summary here.
Everything Is Either Enlightening or Toxic
At the recent Festival of Books in Los Angeles, the world-class essayist Rebecca Solnit, chairing a panel on sustainable living, mused out loud on "the organic movement," and had a Great Thought. She said: The organic movement has created a picture of a black or white world: You eat it [something organic] and you seeContinue reading “Everything Is Either Enlightening or Toxic”
Paper vs. Plastic: The Wall St. Journal Weighs In
All my readers probably know this already, but kudos to the WSJ for taking the question seriously:
Hell is the Truth Understood Too Late
The decision we as a species face on climate is so overwhelming it's understandable that we cannot seem to open our eyes to it. But for the same overwhelming reasons, we must. Here's a quote that might help us see. The late Israeli reporter and writer Amos Elon warned his people in l967 that theyContinue reading “Hell is the Truth Understood Too Late”
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