The Washington Post features a well-written piece by Libby Copeland on Diesel’s heavily-ironic ads for their new line of absurdly-overpriced jeans. To wit: In print ads promoting its spring/summer collection, the Italian-based clothing company depicts landscapes that have been transformed by environmental disaster. The proud buildings of Manhattan and the presidential faces of Mount RushmoreContinue reading “Mt. Rushmore Beach, Sponsored by Diesel”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
How to Reduce Emissions and Grow the Economy
Paul Krugman has a good, hard-hitting piece in today’s NYTimes on practical solutions for climate change. It’s behind the firewall, but let me share a couple of excerpts. Here’s Paul: Aside from a few dead-enders on the political right, climate change skeptics seem to be making a seamless transition from denial to fatalism. In theContinue reading “How to Reduce Emissions and Grow the Economy”
Size Matters, but Not Every Night
When it comes to precipitation numbers; yes, size matters, but not every night. The numbers for Southern California and Upper Ojai, Ventura County this year are unimpressive: 7 inches or less so far this year, when an average year will total just under 25 inches. As my meterologist friend Brad Muller wisely pointed out, notContinue reading “Size Matters, but Not Every Night”
For the Sake of the Planet, an Ego-Free Moment
Although the competition this year for the Academy Award in the Best Documentary category is strong, Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth is nonetheless expected to win, given that it changed the debate around climate change, stood up to intense scrutiny with no difficulty, and was hugely popular besides. (Peter Bart, a Hollywood legend, currently editorContinue reading “For the Sake of the Planet, an Ego-Free Moment”
The Power of Silliness
Cary [Odes], on a President’s Day hike, with boulder:
A Marriage Made in Heaven: Oil Industry Lobbyist and Bush Administration Environmental Official
Believe it or don’t, Toles isn’t making this up:
Chart of the Week
From NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the Precipitation Anomaly tab:
Will: Reagan Changed Conservatism, Maybe for Worse
George Will, who last year literally attempted to wave off global warming, this year types an unusually interesting assessment of a president he has often praised, Ronald Reagan. Quoting a new book by New York historian John Patrick Duggins, he suggests that Reagan changed the nature of conservatism, and possibly for worse. "God couldn’t createContinue reading “Will: Reagan Changed Conservatism, Maybe for Worse”
To a Man With a Hammer…
Say, I got a letter published in this past Sunday’s LATimes. And not about global warming! (Instead, it’s a reaction to a column by Max Boot, discussing military strategies in Iraq.) Don’t call me a one-trick pony… To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Boot is a military analyst and naturallyContinue reading “To a Man With a Hammer…”
Jerry Brown: Best Picture Ever
In a new LA Times blog called Political Muscle, which is about California politics, Robert Salladay recently published the best pic ever of Jerry Brown. We see him him (below) in his heyday, partying with rock stars. As a Californian, I gotta love the unique career of Jerry Brown. Like Merlin, who lived his lifeContinue reading “Jerry Brown: Best Picture Ever”
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