On the radio show Morning Becomes Eclectic a week or so ago, Steve Earle made an appearance and played some songs live off his new record, Washington Square Serenade. He has visited with Nic Harcourt numerous times over the years, and sounded relaxed and in a good mood. (Earlier this year he also appeared onContinue reading “The Next Bob Dylan — A Little Late”
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Coal: The Addiction and the Hope
An excellent news story by Alan Zarembo in the Los Angeles Times begins with the problem: Coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, is the crack cocaine of the developing world. But along the way, it also mentions the hope — not the promise, but the hope — for a solution. Another possibility is a process knownContinue reading “Coal: The Addiction and the Hope”
Sunday Morning on the Planet: Antarctica
Don’t know if I’ll ever get to see this part of the world, but I love seeing pictures of it. There is no blue quite like the blue of deep ice. Courtesy of the Guardian, here’s a nice selection of photographs from a new book called "Antarctica: Exploring a Fragile Eden," by Angela and JonathanContinue reading “Sunday Morning on the Planet: Antarctica”
The Host: Best Enviro Movie of the Year
What is an environmental movie? Is it a movie that uses the beauty of wilderness to make us fall in love with the earth, as for example Into the Wild, or Brokeback Mountain? Is it a movie that explicitly tackles an environmental issue, such as Erin Brocovitch, or The China Syndrome? Or is it aContinue reading “The Host: Best Enviro Movie of the Year”
Hey Dude
Now, who was it who said these guys couldn’t rock? Get back…
Climate Scientists Right Again — Snore
"I told you so" is so much less interesting than an argument — unfortunately for those of us interested in preserving our traditional climate. A recent story in the San Diego Union-Tribune looked at the predictions of a team of scientists at Oregon State University and found they were right on the money. The flamesContinue reading “Climate Scientists Right Again — Snore”
China’s Carbon Emissions: Made for the USA?
Yesterday a D.C. nonprofit, the Center for Global Development, released an inventory of the world’s power plants. Its nifty database shows that on a national level, China trails only the the U.S. in total emissions of greenhouse gases, and not by much. This will disappoint the global warming proponents at National Review, who have beenContinue reading “China’s Carbon Emissions: Made for the USA?”
Guarding the Coast — Sort Of
An editorial cartoon from Rex Babin at the Sacramento Bee, via McClatchy.
Georgia Governor Admits “Wastefulness,” Prays For Rain
A record-breaking drought in the Southwest has been rather inconvenient for traditionalists. John Christy, state climatologist of Alabama and a global warming minimizer, has been forced to insist that the drought has nothng to do with global warming. "Rainfall patterns by their nature are variable. This is just where (the drought) happens to be thisContinue reading “Georgia Governor Admits “Wastefulness,” Prays For Rain”
Blame Aplenty in SF Oil Spill Disaster
Tomorrow it will have been a week since a hugh container ship cut itself open on the Bay Bridge in the fog and spilled 58,000 gallons of bunker oil into San Francisco Bay. I have yet to see a really good newspaper story about this disaster (although I confess I haven’t been watching the BayContinue reading “Blame Aplenty in SF Oil Spill Disaster”
Kit Stolz 