Tag Archive: TED

Sustainable Farming, Foie Gras & A Little Bit of Heart

Since it’s Wednesday (and sometimes I do this on Wednesdays), I thought I’d share a great TED video in which chef and scholar Dan Barber gives us a glimpse of a new/old kind of sustainable farming.  It’s definitely worth watching, even if you’re not a foodie.  And even if foie gras makes you go EW. …

Transition Handbook Winner & A Video On Suburbia

And the winner of my copy of The Transition Handbook is… comment #4 – Shaunta Alburger (whose has a lovely blog – Live Once, Juicy).  Congrats!  E-mail me your address and I will send the book your way.  And thanks so much to all of you who spread the word and left comments.  I didn’t…

My Computer Died So I’m Posting About Bill Gates

This post was supposed to be a review of The Transition Handbook.  This post was also supposed to be a giveaway.  But then my computer exploded.  (Yes, it was a PC.  And it didn’t so much explode as whimper pitifully and fade to black.) Fortunately, I’m pretty good about backing up my computer on a…

Does Bill Gates Get Climate Change?

Alright, I confess.  I’m a big, giant Olympics addict.  I love the intensity and the drama.  I could pass on the constant nationalism and medal count lists, and I’ll probably be considered un-American for saying this, but I’m really over Apolo Ohno.  Because of the Olympics, my TV has been on way more than it…