Ecopolis in New Scientist
Continuing the Green British Invasion, there’s an incredible article in
Pollan Speaks Out
Grist has a great interview with Michael Pollan, author of the new book Omnivore’s Dilemma (I’m reading it now! So far, it’s pretty amazing…) in their newsletter this week. My favorite quote was Pollan’s assertion that the connections between what we eat and the environment are strong (duh), and tie…
Ecocolo
Who says an environmental magazine can’t look good? Like the cliche that eco-fashion is all about hemp sackdresses or vegan food is nothing more than tasteless tofu, it is time for the magazines representing Mother Earth to spiff it up. Ecocolo is a fabulous new Japanese eco magazine (there’s only been four…
Green Fertility Blog
Hello Kitty in traditional Korean garb accompanies “Harubang,” a Korean fertility god made of volcanic rock. Hello Kitty and Harubang adorn the desk of author, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, who is a visiting lecturer at Brown University. Marie is an eco-inspired blogger who spices up the web with her green…
Three Gorges Dam in Action
Within the last 24 hours, the final temporary retaining wall that held water intended for the Three Gorges Dam project was destroyed in order that the water may enter and discharge through the dam. Three Gorges Dam is on. This is the largest dam ever constructed in the world and is…
From the Left and the Right: Meeting in the Green
I may not agree with Greg on every issue, but I love the fact that his explanation for “Why I’m Green” is just a photo essay of him in beautiful surroundings like the above shot. The Republican party was not always the go-to group when it came to environmental armageddon (not…
A Story No Less Important
All this talk about global warming and the current backlash from “anti-environmentalists” reminds me of something I experienced only months ago. Photo of Dr. Jim Hanson courtesy of the New York Times I attended conference at the New School in January 2006 entitled “Politics & Science” and the place was…
Nuclear Power is NOT the Wave of the Future
Betcee May emerging from the Ruins of Indian Point, Illustration by Justin Theodoro Teodoro There’s a new movement to shut down Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant in Westchester County, New York. Having grown up about 10 miles from this reactor, I am first in line when talk turns serious…
Tribewanted!
Now this is the kind of news that gets me excited. I was surfing around (I have no idea how I got there) and I happened upon the home page for Tribewanted: Adventure Island. Now, there are few clubs I’ve ever wanted to join, but this might be one.…
The Weeping Willow has the Answer
In some ways I am thankful that I no longer have my car since I have been here in NYC. Unfortunately, for those of you who do, as you may have heard oil prices have surged to a record cost at over $75 a barrel . I hope that many…
