That's from PostSecret. For thoughtful sorts who like a little reasoning to go with their instinctive hatreds, here's Ryan Sager from True/Slant, making a shocking amount of sense. I'll just mention his first of ten reasons to dump daylight savings time: Daylight Saving Time (DST) was sold as an energy-saving measure. But it doesn’t saveContinue reading “For Those Who Hate Daylight Savings Time”
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The Amazon: Carbon Sink…or Source?
According to the leading researcher in the field, Oliver Phillips, it's kind of up to us: The world’s forests are an enormous carbon sink, meaning they absorb massive quantities of carbon dioxide, through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. In normal years the Amazon alone absorbs three billion tons of carbon, more than twice theContinue reading “The Amazon: Carbon Sink…or Source?”
Water Use in U.S. Levels Off
Peter Gleick, water analyst extraordinare. and leader of The Pacific Institute, reveals that water consumption in the US of A has actually declined slightly in recent years, according to the USGS. This is a big deal, as he says, for this reason: Water planners are trained to assume that as population and economies grow, waterContinue reading “Water Use in U.S. Levels Off”
Gifts of Uncertainty: Joanna Macy Sees Our Present Moment
The Ojai Foundation, a beautiful place for spiritual seekers, this week inaugurated a "great teacher series" by bringing deep ecologist and Buddhist Joanna Macy in to lead a workshop and give a talk. A truly inspiring talk it was, and I don't write such words often, being a bit of a skeptic about gurus andContinue reading “Gifts of Uncertainty: Joanna Macy Sees Our Present Moment”
Obama Won’t Be “Naked” in Copenhagen
So explains The Economist: Over the past few days, America has moved towards a federal system for regulating its carbon emissions in three ways. First, several big companies have broken with trade associations that oppose the cap-and-trade bill now in the Senate. Second, the bill has moved a stage further towards becoming law. Third, andContinue reading “Obama Won’t Be “Naked” in Copenhagen”
George Will Ignores Facts on Climate Change Again
In a column last Thursday, George Will once again ignored one of the most basic facts established this century about climate change. I'm not talking about his claims that global warming has reached a "plateau" in which it is likely to remain. That canard has already been shot down by a dozen or so reputableContinue reading “George Will Ignores Facts on Climate Change Again”
Battle of the Climate Headlines: Wa-Po vs. WSJ
From the Washington Post, yesterday: New Analysis Brings Dire Forecast Of 6.3-Degree Temperature Increase Climate researchers now predict the planet will warm by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century even if the world's leaders fulfill their most ambitious climate pledges, a much faster and broader scale of change than forecast just twoContinue reading “Battle of the Climate Headlines: Wa-Po vs. WSJ”
The Age of Stupid — A Documentary About Us. (Hey, Wait as Minute…)
Gotta admire the wit of English filmmaker Franny Armstrong. Instead of warning us of climate change disasters to come, she mocks our thick-headed inability to listen to these warnings from from the distant future. It's a clever way to make a point. Her film, bluntly called "The Age of Stupid," is built around the ideaContinue reading “The Age of Stupid — A Documentary About Us. (Hey, Wait as Minute…)”
We Did Not Come Here to Fear the Future
The conclusion of a great speech last night by some guy named Barack: I understand that the politically safe move would be to kick the can further down the road — to defer reform one more year, or one more election, or one more term. But that is not what the moment calls for. That'sContinue reading “We Did Not Come Here to Fear the Future”
Socialism: The Useful Menace and Sequoia Savior
To kill President Obama's health care reform plan, opponents have resorted to calling it "socialist." Some have even criticized his speech to schoolkids, urging them to stay in school and study, as "socialist." To progressives, this line of attack might seem silly, or even absurd, but the truth is that this calumny has a longContinue reading “Socialism: The Useful Menace and Sequoia Savior”
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