It doesn’t feel like the holidays to me. The culmination of Copenhagen, the ongoing health care policy debate, a police officer pulling a gun at a snowball fight – honestly, I don’t know how I feel about everything right now. But I joined some friends singing Christmas carols yesterday, and the glow of holiday lights ...
I struggle with the word “blogger,” especially when using it to describe myself. Yes, I have a blog. I post (fairly) regularly and try to reach out through my blog to interact with amazing people. I guess technically that makes me a blogger – one who blogs. But I’m not an “A-list blogger.” Completely the ...
Meandering through the newsosphere (can I call mainstream media the newsosphere if I access it online?), I stumbled upon two facts which, in and of themselves, were both unsurprising and not terribly interesting. American citizens have an abiding faith in technology, more so than any other country in the world. Americans don’t believe in climate change. Individually, each ...
I spent last Thursday and Friday fasting, taking my second turn in our rolling fast in support of Climate Justice Fast. The first time around, I was struck not as much by the absence of food as I was by the ready availability of clean, affordable water (my thoughts are included ...
Greenwash: the practice of companies disingenuously spinning their products and policies as environmentally friendly, such as by presenting cost cuts as reductions in use of resources. It is a deceptive use of green PR or green marketing. (Taken from the Wikipedia entry.) I got a letter in the mail from my mom the other ...
What: The Hyperlocavore Book Club Reading: The Transition Handbook Where: Hyperlocavore.com Why: Because intelligent discussion about books ...
Struck speechless just in time for Wordless Wednesday.
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