Category Archives: environment
Deep Agriculture: Michael Pollan at Long Now
Our entire agricultural system is built on cheap oil. As a consequence, our agriculture sector actually is contributing more greenhouse gases than our transportation sector. And in the mean time, it’s creating monocultures that are vulnerable to national security threats, … Continue reading
Generation We
Generation WE: The Movement Begins… from Generation We on Vimeo.
Welcome, Wachovia. Seriously.
A while back, Wachovia bought World Savings, a bank I use for CDs. I received a few letters in the mail describing the process and telling me what I had to do. The first thing I had to do was … Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, start your bicycles
Paris is about to get what could be the world’s largest Yellow Bike Program(ish): On July 15, the day after Bastille Day, Parisians will wake up to discover thousands of low-cost rental bikes at hundreds of high-tech bicycle stations scattered … Continue reading
Who Killed the Electric Car?
I had the privilege of seeing Who Killed The Electric Car alongside the director back May at the Tribeca Film Festival and was very impressed. There are several good stories here, and I was particularly disappointed with the actions of … Continue reading
Carbon dioxide worst in 800,000 years
Researchers in Antarctica have analyzed ice cores going back 800,000 years, 150,000 years further than before. The news isn’t good: “Ice cores reveal the Earth’s natural climate rhythm over the last 800,000 years. When carbon dioxide changed there was always … Continue reading
report smoking vehicles
I’ve called 1-800-EXHAUST a couple times, but it’s good to know bay area residents can report smoking vehicles online as well.
torch that SUV
apparnetly not only do some SUV drivers have bad taste in cars, they are also committing insurance fraud.