Pages Tagged “environment”
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- Plane Hopping and Foxtrot
When wild jackrabbits roamed the fields of LAX. (Los Angeles Times)* From time to time passengers in giant air liners are amused when giant jacks race the plane on take-off. Until now, none of the rabbits has left the ground. I’m reminded of all the rabbits we used to see near UCI in the 90s, […]
- Whale Call
We watched Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home last night. It holds up better than I thought it would. At the end, I found myself trying to imagine the conversation between the whales and the probe. Probably something like this: — Hey! We’re still here! Or, we’re back, anyway! — Oh, good! What happened to […]
- Earth Day Thoughts
Protecting the environment isn’t just about saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves. It’s about being responsible custodians of nature not just for its own sake (though that’s important too), but so we can keep relying on it…instead of sucking the life out of everything we can like there’s no tomorrow, leaving a world that’s […]
- Silent Conservation
“The Senate on Tuesday passed the most sweeping conservation legislation in a decade, protecting millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of wild rivers across the country…” It passed the Senate 92-8. Weirdly, I’m on several environmental groups’ mailing lists and I’ve heard nothing about this bill from them except for one specific […]
- When Local Rules Aren’t Enough
The other day I saw an argument that things like environmental regulations should be done locally, because if we don’t rely on the federal government, a change in administration can’t just roll back protections. Ignoring the fact that pollution doesn’t stop at the city, state or national border, I can’t help thinking of crap like […]
- Plastic Guilt
I hate when any organization preemptively sends a membership card in the mail hoping to guilt you into joining. But an environmental group? On plastic? Not. Cool.
- I Left my Trash in San Francisco
San Francisco makes you think about just where your trash is going, both by offering options and by labeling them.
- Green Fail
Sorting junk mail. Found “go green” renewal offer from gym that I canceled YEARS ago. They used to just spam me, now it’s paper. GREEN FAIL.
- Enviro Oddities
Top 10 Odd Environmental Ideas (Time via @ThisIsTrue). Some are disturbing, but I like the staple-free stapler.
- Irony Double Dose
@BeaucoupKevin says: I’m not crazy about DailyKOS, but this short piece about the Texans who want to secede is dead on Irony: normally I walk to lunch on Fridays, but time crunch had me driving today. Apparently it’s “car-free Friday.” Oops.
- Vote Earth?
Turning your lights off for an hour to raise awareness for…global warming? That seems like an odd fit. And what will an hour of darkness accomplish?
- Generic Store
Spotted this store in Costa Mesa. I didn’t have time to take a closer look, but from what I can see online, they appear to be focused on making and selling environmentally-friendly clothing made from recycled materials, overstocked fabrics, etc. Their website doesn’t say, but I imagine the name is a response to the overly […]
- Easy Office Environmental Tip: The Disposable Cup
If you work in an office, chances are there’s a water cooler somewhere. And if there’s a water cooler, chances are there’s a stack of disposable paper cups (or possibly, even in this age, styrofoam). And chances are that most people will walk up, grab a paper cup, take it back to their desk and […]
- T-Shirt Irony
At Bloomingdale’s I saw a T-shirt that discourages conspicuous consumption…for a price high enough to make it a status symbol.
- Oh, you mean THIS drought!
Over the last week or so, newspapers and radio announcements have been proclaiming that California is experiencing drier than usual conditions, already using its reserves for day-to-day living, and we should really start saving water now. Finally. We really could have used this campaign earlier in the year. We knew by the end of spring […]
- Apocalyptic Post
While surfing around, I stumbled across Ghost Town, a truly fascinating account of a Russian(?) woman who likes to ride her motorcycle through the Chernobyl dead zone. The site is full of photographs of the wilderness, of abandoned buildings, and the few people who still live in the area. Apparently radiation levels have fallen enough […]