A New Day
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Corporations, Economy, Government | No Comments »My high from the election is waning, but my hope is doing anything but, even as evidence against a bright short-term future mounts. My only complaint from the regional election is that two public transportation propositions failed in Missouri. Sucks. ...
A Cleaner, Greener Missouri
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Activism, Climate Change, Environment, Government, Technology | 2 Comments »I (still) work for a bank. Needless to say, the past few weeks have been tumultuous. Onward and upward. With only 47 days left until this country elects its first black president or two people who will further marginalize America on a global ...
Building Offshore Platforms, But Not For Drilling
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Government, Responsibility | 1 Comment »I have a dream that one day a politician will get on TV and tell people gas prices are supposed to be high, and that there's a cost to living 50 miles from an urban center. She'll say that cost ...
The Future of Cities and Housing
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Government, Housing, Society | 2 Comments »Thursday and Friday of last week I attended a conference called "Green Homes and Sustainable Communities". 'twas very good. My mind was boggled by the great information presented, and while there's no way to recap both days in their entirety, ...
John McWhatThe . . .
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Environment, Government, Politics, Sustainability | No Comments »I feel like I've been apologizing quite a bit recently for posting sparsely. Well, apologies for all the apologies, and once again for the original apology's catalyst. The much more steady communicator, Sierra Club's Carl Pope, sent me (and thousands, if ...