Monthly Archives: October 2009

Industrial Agriculture Ate My Facebook

Like so many other people, I have been wasting too much time on a Facebook game called Farmville.  While I have not yet reached the point of awakening in the middle of the night to harvest my virtual crops (sleep is sacred in this house), there are some mornings where the well-being of my fake…

350 Climate Action Day: On the Blue Line March in Olympia, WA

Saturday afternoon, I headed over to the Blue Line March in downtown Olympia.  Coordinated through 350.org’s International Climate Action Day, the intent of the march was to trace the potential future waterline downtown. All in all, it was a good event with a good turn out.  There were two 350.org walks organized in Olympia, and…

Messing Up My Sunday: Massey Energy mining Coal River Mountain

In the interest of preserving my mental health, I usually try to ignore the news at least one day a week.  I find I need an occasional break from the constant influx of information and the glare and hum of my beloved laptop.  I often choose Sunday as my day off.  It tends to be…

350 Or Bust!

What are you doing to get below 350? Cryptic?  Maybe.  But it shouldn’t be.  It is time for everyone to know what 350 means.  And that’s what October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action, is all about. What is 350? 350 is the magic number.  350 is the line we have to get back…