Environmentalists are often said to be obsessed with "gloom and doom." Nice euphony, but no, environmentalists simply want to save what they can of what’s left of the planet. They’re delighted when they are able to forever preserve some part of the world (as for example, the founder of Esprit recently worked with Chile andContinue reading “Debunking Two, Two, Two Lies At Once”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
At the Last Minute, 750 Amendments from Mr. Bolton
Just weeks before a long-scheduled United Nations conference on world poverty, the U.S. and Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton have demanded hundreds of fundamental changes to an international agreement years in the making. Here’s the lede from the Washington Post: UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 24 — Less than a month before world leaders arriveContinue reading “At the Last Minute, 750 Amendments from Mr. Bolton”
A Vicious Rumor…Refuted
A famous barrister (and wonderful writer) named John Mortimer, was recently quoted saying: "You know, with some people who utter dire threats about global warming, for instance, that they are going to be hostile to smokers, motor cars, jokes about mothers-in-law, school nativity plays, strip shows and the swallowing of live oysters. Equally tedious areContinue reading “A Vicious Rumor…Refuted”
The Sad Guardian of the Carrizo Plain
One of the many lies spread about environmentalists is that they want to save wild lands, endangered species, and natural beauty because they want it exclusively for themselves. In truth, environmentalists care about these irreplaceable gifts because they care about the world around them, perhaps more than themselves. A powerful example of this can beContinue reading “The Sad Guardian of the Carrizo Plain”
Our Newfound Connection with Nature
"With its endless supply of photographs and video clips, the media has become an intermediary with nearly unlimited control over our relationship with the environment. After the Valdez spill, images of suffocating otters broadcast on 60 Minutes moved millions of consumers to boycott Exxon. The tale of global warming is told through meditative shots ofContinue reading “Our Newfound Connection with Nature”
Arnold Defies Repubs, Stands with Farmworkers
California governor Arnold Schwarzenneger on Tuesday issued emergency orders to protect farmworkers from heatstroke. The rules, to take effect in two weeks, will give farmworkers the right to time in the shade if they report symptoms of heatstroke. Three things about this are striking. First, that Schwarzenneger appeared with farmworkers, including the family of heatstrokeContinue reading “Arnold Defies Repubs, Stands with Farmworkers”
How to Lead and How to Mislead
According to the Financial Times, the US and Australia will on Thursday announce a plan they say will reduce the escalating emissions of greenhouse gases. As part of the as-yet-unnamed scheme, they will offer Asian nations China, India, and South Korea new technologies to reduce their emissions as well, early reports say. The White HouseContinue reading “How to Lead and How to Mislead”
George W. Bush’s Top Ten Solutions for Global Warming
10) NASA MISSION TO TURN DOWN THE SUN’S THERMOSTAT9) FEDERAL SUBSIDIES TO BOOST PRODUCTION OF COOL RANCH DORITOS8) FAST TRACK RUMSFELD’S "COLONIZE NEPTUNE" PROPOSAL7) CONVENE BLUE-RIBBON COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE WAYS OF IGNORING THE PROBLEM6) LET HILLARY WORRY ABOUT IT WHEN SHE TAKES OVER5) I DUNNO–TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH?4) Continue reading “George W. Bush’s Top Ten Solutions for Global Warming”
The Energy Appliance
National Geographic is not the magazine it used to be–it’s better. At least when it comes to reporting on natural resource issues, no other magazine can blend the personal, the photographic, and the graphic as well. In this month’s issue, in a warmly-written and highly informative story called "Powering the Future," can be found thisContinue reading “The Energy Appliance”
Line of the Week
Speaking of the escalating chaos in Iraq, James Wolcott wonders when the spinmeisters will awake to the obvious, and pointedly asks: …will it be like global warming, which Russert, Stephanopolous, Chris Wallace, and the rest ignore altogether, as if waiting for heatstroke deaths to dot the capital lawns before acknowledging something momentous is happening. They’reContinue reading “Line of the Week”
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