The Killing Has Already Begun
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Science | No Comments »Based on a recent review of 866 different scientific studies published in the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics by University of Texas biologist Camille Parmesan, dozens of species have already done extinct due to global warming. And hundreds ...
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Global Warming
Friday, July 21st, 2006 Posted in Environment, News, Science | No Comments »Awareness: The following is a complete, permission-less reprint of Sierra Club's latest issue of "RAW: uncooked truth, beyond belief". If you don't already get it I highly recommend you subscribe to the newsletter. You can do so here. ----- Issue #173 July 20, 2006 Complete ...
A Big Idea & A Billion Dollars
Thursday, July 20th, 2006 Posted in Energy, Environment, Ideas, Science | No Comments »To paraphrase Mayor Newsom of San Francisco, we need to stop playing in the margins and starting acting with audacity. Booya. Awareness: One aspect of sustainability I'm going to focus on with this site is big ideas. They're inspiring, energizing, often extremely ...
Green Machines
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 Posted in Environment, Responsibility, Science | No Comments »Awareness: Woo hoo! Good news yesterday regarding more environmentally friendly electronic devices. We all know (do we?) that our computers and cell phones contain a small amount of some very potent chemicals. While these chemicals are contain during normal operation ...
Making the Right Ethanol Decision
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 Posted in Energy, Responsibility, Science | No Comments »Awareness: Good news today on the alternative fuel front. It seems that people are taking notice that cellulosic ethanol is different (and better) than corn-based ethanol. An article today on CNN.com discussed some of the latest news: Greenspan said cellulosic ethanol ...
Think Big, Really Big
Thursday, May 11th, 2006 Posted in Environment, Politics, Responsibility, Science | 1 Comment »Temporary suspension of the world's lowest gas taxes and $100 rebates are not going to help ease the approaching energy crisis. America needs to think big, using rational thought and not lobbyist influence, if it is to survive the impending ...
The Roof, The Roof . . . is Green?
Monday, May 1st, 2006 Posted in Environment, Responsibility, Science | No Comments »For something starting at $9 a square foot, putting a green roof on a building seems almost stupid not to do. According to this article on CNN.com (link no longer works), the use of green roof space, while minimal in the ...
Desalination in Spain
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006 Posted in Environment, Science, Society | 1 Comment »An interesting article/advertisement by Cynthia Graber in the Technology Review caught my eye. The topic - desalination. At first glance, removing salt from water doesn't make for a rockin' Saturday night. But, what if desalination technology could be used to ...
Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative
Monday, December 19th, 2005 Posted in Science, Society | No Comments »An amazing campaign is underway for the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative proposed for the November 2006 state ballot. This initiative has tremendous, positive implications not only for the state of Missouri but the entire country. Missouri, and ...
The Long Now
Friday, October 21st, 2005 Posted in Science, Society | No Comments »Alright, I added a Science & Technology category because I love gadgets and scientific advances and realized I couldn't not talk about them. I guess not having a category didn't really prevent me from talking about scientific issues but now ...
