The Reader: A Film, and Questions Unanswered
The Reader, a film by Stephen Daldry, screenplay by David Hare, Produced by Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack So Kate …
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Marin Sewage Spill: Again
Another sewage spill into Bay Area waters, and again from Marin County — perhaps too proud of its green moniker …
Nature Cannot Be Hurried
Mankind has still not learned the great lesson: Nature can not be hurried. Change happens slowly, over millenium, punctuated by …
Eat Less Meat! Save the World
“Cutting back on beefburgers and bacon could wipe $20 trillion off the cost of fighting climate change. That’s the dramatic …
Australian Fires Add to CO2 Load
Besides the immediate death (180) and destruction from the fires raging in south eastern Australia there is this: VICTORIA’S bushfires …
Compostable Diapers
Cornstarch and wood-pulp, recycled into topsoil in a few months. Don’t try it in your backyard, however. Compostable diapers
Australia’s Hell on Earth
The always interesting WunderBlog by Jeff Masters has a good post about the horrific fires in south east Australia. Spectacular …
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Stops Global Warming Warnings
Looks like George W. Bush’s ghost has taken possession of Sammy Wilson, Environment Minister in Northern Ireland. [He] blocked a …
Birds Wintering Further North
When it comes to global warming, the canary in the coal mine isn’t a canary at all. It’s a purple …
Australia: Greatest Natural Disaster – Death Toll Mounts
The wildfires that have so far claimed more than 170 lives in Australia highlight vulnerabilities in a country where the …