Archive for the 'Environment' Category
U.S. Urges Scientists to Block Out Sun
January 30th, 2007Via: Sydney Morning Herald: THE US wants the world’s scientists to develop technology to block sunlight as a last-ditch way to halt global warming. It says research into techniques such as giant mirrors in space or reflective dust pumped into the atmosphere would be “important insurance” against rising emissions, and has lobbied for such a […]
Raw Milk and Lifting the Veil that has Been Pulled Over Our Eyes
January 28th, 2007As all of you know, I find the “expert” opinions on medicine, energy, economics and several other areas to be riddled with bullshit. I have found that experimentation always trumps theory. No number of people with PhDs, paid trolls or “peer reviewed” journals are going to convince me that something that works for me isn’t […]
If Tesco and Wal-Mart Are Friends of the Earth, Are There Any Enemies Left?
January 25th, 2007Via: Guardian: You batter your head against the door until you begin to wonder whether it is a door at all. Suddenly it opens, and you find yourself flying through space. The superstores’ green conversion is astonishing, wonderful, disorientating. If Tesco and Wal-Mart have become friends of the earth, are there any enemies left?
Path to Freedom and the California Frost Disaster
January 17th, 2007UPDATE: Help Path to Freedom * * * Path to Freedom was the early inspiration for the life I’m now living. Sadly, the Dervaes have suffered terrible losses as a result of the freakish Arctic blasts that have recently hit California. I emailed them, asking how we can help; if there was a link to […]
Small Nuclear War Could Severely Cool the Planet
December 13th, 2006Neocon solution to global warming?
Steve’s New Business
November 30th, 2006Good luck, Steve! Sounds great: I’m excited to announce that my wife and I just purchased a business. It’s a two-year old start-up company which serves as a dealer/retailer of “green” building supplies and products, chiefly Safecoat’s leading-brand non-toxic paints and cleaning products, that newly hip recycled cotton “blue-jean” insulation, a great recycled roofing-shingles product, […]
Trading Non Renewable Petrochemicals for Topsoil
November 26th, 2006I’ve written a post on Farmlet about how Becky and I were able to establish our garden so quickly: Out of the five acres of land that makes up the Farmlet, only about three square meters of it had friable topsoil that was clear of kikuyu grass. In other words, only about three square meters […]
Arctic Gull Spotted in Southern California
November 25th, 2006Via MSNBC: A small white gull with an ordinary name had bird watchers flocking to the Salton Sea for what they call a “mega-rarity.” The Salton Sea, a 35-mile-long lake stretching across the Imperial and Riverside county line, is a popular stop for birds heading south, and Guy McCaskie, co-author of “Birds of Salton Sea,” […]
