Patriotism that loves our country, our land, and our planet
Our love of technology… will it keep us humming happily along, or give us a big black eye? By James Howard Kunstler This week, with a nod to the onrushing holiday, and various freight trains of dread barreling down the track at us, I want to take a break from the usual concerns and talk [...]
By Sasha Lyutse Natural Resources Defense Council I turn 30 this weekend. That means that for my whole life, the corn ethanol industry has been receiving federal subsidies. From the Energy Tax Act of 1978, which gave ethanol its first tax exemption, to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which put in place the Volumetric [...]
This is last week’s news, a bit, but it’s something I’ve been meaning to cover more and haven’t gotten to. So, here’s a quickie on it: The GOP, in the name of “freedom” tried to kill lightbulb standards established and signed into law under George W. Bush (somewhat sucessfully). The GOP framed it as a [...]
WASHINGTON – Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, today published the following review of the U.S. solar energy market in 2011: “In contrast to some of the recent headlines, the solar energy industry is a strong, thriving industry in the United States that is creating jobs and lowering costs for the consumer. [...]
One for the Holiday… Eagle Poem By Joy Harjo To pray you open your whole self To sky, to earth, to sun, to moon To one whole voice that is you. And know there is more That you can’t see, can’t hear Can’t know except in moments Steadily growing, and in languages That aren’t always [...]
By Bill McKibben 350.org We’ve been doing our best the last couple of weeks to keep you up-to-date on the machinations about Keystone in Washington. “Our best” in this case has only been so-so, because the whole process has been incredibly confusing. But it seems to be getting a little clearer now. Today the House agreed [...]
It’s all about independence. When you can no longer trust the system to deliver healthy, non-contaminated food, take charge! Grow your own. But it’s winter, so now what do you do? We have good news: Even if you live in a small apartment, you can still have home-grown food from an indoor garden. Britta Riley wanted [...]
(Update: Boehner has caved.) The mainstream media has pretty much given the new House GOP majority a pass for most of the year. It hasn’t mattered how manipulative, mean-spirited, or over-the-top insane they have been; the MSM has stuck to its lazy, ludicrous Both Sides Do It narrative. Which is probably why Boehner’s TeaBagger caucus decided [...]
By Bill McKibben 350.org Dear Friends, About 48 hours ago, I told you we’d have a clearer picture of what was going on with the pipeline fight in 48 hours. I was wrong, mistaken, and also incorrect. As it stands now, things in Washington couldn’t be muddier. The Senate, with the White House’s consent, passed [...]
California Governor Jerry Brown and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on December 19 reaffirmed their “strong mutual resolve” to moving forward with the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to build a peripheral canal, in spite of strong opposition by Delta advocates. They also “reinforced their joint commitment to effective action to achieve the dual goals of [...]
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