Courtesy of the Ventura County Star, at last someone posts a map of the location of the Ranch Fire. It’s east of us, but not all that far north. If the winds continue to blow west, we could be in trouble by the end of the week.(We’re due north of Santa Paula, about eight milesContinue reading “Ranch Fire Location”
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The Disappearance of the Arctic Ice
Courtesy of NASA, via the Washington Post, a stunning look (without sound) at the shockingly rapid disappearance of ice at the North Pole between September 2005 and September 2007. Note the tough lede on the accompanying story from Doug Struck: For scientists, global warming is a disaster movie, its opening scenes set at the polesContinue reading “The Disappearance of the Arctic Ice”
Fire in the Sky (Weirdness Edition)
This is what it looked like in downtown Santa Paula yesterday afternoon about 2:30. You’d think we were halfway through the Book of Revelations, but in fact we were a good twenty-five miles (or more) from the Ranch Fire in Castaic. (The weird white spots I can’t identify: perhaps dust seen in the flash?) ButContinue reading “Fire in the Sky (Weirdness Edition)”
The American Southwest: A Disaster in Ultra Slo-Mo
Desertification is a disaster in ultra slo-mo, which is why the drying up of the American Southwest has gotten perhaps 1/25th the coverage of Katrina. The New York Times features the issue in the Sunday magazine, with a superb cover picture by Simon Norfolk. Writer Dan Gertner appears to have spent most of his timeContinue reading “The American Southwest: A Disaster in Ultra Slo-Mo”
The Future of Book Advertising?
Don’t know, but at least with this one, makes me want to read it…immediately. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=314807&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEAThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson from Book Videos on Vimeo.
Kansas to C02 Plant: Drop Dead
Back in l935, Variety startled Hollywood with one of the greatest ever of headlines: Sticks Nix Hick Pix. At the time it was a shocker, because movie executives assumed that folks out on the farm wanted to see rural Americana pictures, not swells in black tie. Wrong. They wanted distraction. Well, times have changed, butContinue reading “Kansas to C02 Plant: Drop Dead”
Killer Cows — No, Really
Must link to the latest in the Los Angeles Times excellent editorial series on global warming, which does what editorials are supposed to do but often don’t: Clarify, propose, and convince. The editorial this week was about cow emissions. Hilarious? No. Sensible? Yes. All told, livestock are responsible for 18% of greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide, accordingContinue reading “Killer Cows — No, Really”
Gore Derangement Syndrome
As many have noted, Paul Krugman posted one heck of a column today. Once known an economist, Krugman has now become perhaps the foremost left-wing writer in the country today, not because he knows more facts than anyone else on most subjects, but because he puts them together so powerfully. To wit: It’s in theContinue reading “Gore Derangement Syndrome”
What Kind of Jerk Drives a Hummer?
Now we know: (h/t: Andrew Sullivan)
Kit Stolz 