A million examples could be cited, no doubt, but here's one in my little town of Upper Ojai. Bring in a ginormous bulldozer. Scrape flat a pad. Add one ginormous RV. Drive away. Easy! From Drop Box But, to be fair, the same owners installed a lovely bench, for sunset viewings… From 6-21-2010
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Just another sunset…
…along CA's Highway 1: I've left some posts for you to chew on while I'm gone, but I'm trusting the world to keep turning when I'm off in the Ventana Wilderness…'til Tuesday.
California spurred to change by Gulf oil spill; Californians, not so much
Fascinating duo of stories in today's papers. In the Los Angeles Times, news that the Governor and the California Legislature are moving into high gear on an ambitious renewable energy standard, supported (yes!) by major utilities. In the words of our Gov: "One needs only to look to the Gulf of Mexico and the tragedyContinue reading “California spurred to change by Gulf oil spill; Californians, not so much”
How to send a camera soaring
Colin Rich demonstrates, right here in Ventura County. Somehow he makes sending single-handedly a camera halfway to space look absurdly easy, all the while revealing the astonishing beauty of this little corner of the universe. Wow. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12421661&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Pacific Star II from Colin Rich on Vimeo.
Global warming unpredictability: two stories
Global warming is not for the simple-minded, two stories from the same day last week remind us. As the invaluable Andrew Revkin notes on Dot Earth on 6/15, this past May was the warmest on record. On the same day, from a polar science conference in Oslo, researcher James Overland of NOAA presents evidence toContinue reading “Global warming unpredictability: two stories”
Men: What are they good for?
Not much, says the Atlantic this month. I exaggerate, for the purposes of encouraging amusing and brittle party chatter, but only a little. To wit, on the necessity of fathers: The bad news for Dad is that despite common perception, there’s nothing objectively essential about his contribution. The good news is, we’ve gotten used toContinue reading “Men: What are they good for?”
President Obama: Gulf “resilient”: Julia Whitty: “Doomed ecosystem”
Last week the most interesting news on the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico came via veteran environmental reporter Julia Whitty, who was interviewed at length on NPR show Here and Now. In contrast to President Obama, who said on the Today show that there was a "resiliency" in the Gulf, and promised that "essentiallyContinue reading “President Obama: Gulf “resilient”: Julia Whitty: “Doomed ecosystem””
Best lit journal for backpacking
Without a doubt, Threepenny. Not because they're especially interested in the mountains or the environment (they're not). Because the richness and spontaneity of the writing flows well out of doors, and because the physical form they have chosen — thick paper, broad sheets, light weight — packs well, and works well as tinder, or evenContinue reading “Best lit journal for backpacking”
Toles puts the oil spill in a global context
Toles sees the big picture: Unfortunately, it's too true. As Andrew Revkin of the NY Times pointed out a while back, if we actually could see CO2 pollution — if it were, say, pinkish in hue — we might be motivated to act to control emissions and preserve our present-day climate. What our species can'tContinue reading “Toles puts the oil spill in a global context”
Against Flying: two arguments
Mother Jones this past issue concluded with the most eloquent discussion of the carbon cost of flying in I ever have read, but amazingly, you don't even have to read the piece, only look at this charticle: A relatively modest trip by plane outweighs all sorts of other worthy efforts to reduce emissions. That's oneContinue reading “Against Flying: two arguments”
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