A new poet with the not-so-euphonious name of Theodore Worozybt, Jr., is making a splash with a new kind of poem that reminds me very much of the late great philosopher Heraclitus. He calls these lines "Aphorisms," which is accurate in terms of their format, but inadequate to explain their mysterious power. Not all ofContinue reading “How to Be Bitter–Correctly”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Looking for a Middle Ground in the Climate Change Debate
Andrew Revkin, who has been covering climate change for the NYTimes for going on twenty years, stirred up a controversy with his latest piece on an emerging "middle stance"on global warming. On the left hand side of the dial, the likes of David Roberts, my editor at Grist, labeled this as "High Broderism," and complainedContinue reading “Looking for a Middle Ground in the Climate Change Debate”
our creed and motto
"…the world is at your command…" from NOWHERE MAN, by Lennon/McCartney
who is this guy
As a reporter, story analyst, and writer, I’ve been covering global warming change and environmental change in Southern California for almost ten years, for publications small (the Ventura County Reporter) to large (the Los Angeles Times). I launched this blog in late 2004 in an attempt to stay abreast with the the flood of informationContinue reading “who is this guy”
why this image
This particularly beautiful example of global warming comes from a Finnish photographer named Nayrde von Gobbels. Although you might not think a swan in ice could represent global warming, in fact it’s a good example. Swans–which live on the ice at the edges, where it breaks up–leave the Helsinki area in late December or January,Continue reading “why this image”
The Sunset of (last) Year
And last year moves on. I’m reluctant to see it go, but in this natural world we have been given, even the departures have their compensations…
Global Warming A National Security Issue, Says Richard Clarke
That’s according to former national security advisor Richard Clarke, who was one of the first to challenge the Current Occupant over his disastrous war in Iraq. Now, in a characteristically fiery op-ed called While You Were at War, he uses a sports metaphor from second grade to again confront "Washington’s grown-up 7-year-olds." This time heContinue reading “Global Warming A National Security Issue, Says Richard Clarke”
A 2006 Environmental A to Z
In global warming and the environment, everything seemed to change in 2006–at least in terms of public awareness. Here’s an a-to-z accounting of just some of those changes: A IS FOR “AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH,” Al Gore’s scientific but surprisingly human documentary on the threat of climate change, which was expected to take in at mostContinue reading “A 2006 Environmental A to Z”
A Long Winter’s Nap
Our beloved Djelka, in her favorite Christmas place. We’re off to Christmas in the mountains…enjoy your time away from the Internet, and I’ll be back late next week.
Another Good Reason to Live on the Left Coast
From Overheard in New York: Girl #1: Is it just me, or are people on the West Coast taller? Girl #2: It’s probably because people here on the East Coast are too beaten down by the wind and the shame. –72nd & Broadway
Kit Stolz 