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Adirondack Adventure–No Bats, One Rabid Fox
Crossposted from Biodiversivist The above Animal Planet video shows a man trying to fend off a rabid fox …with a loaf of bread. I just spent a week with my family in a cabin on the shore of Brant Lake in the Adirondacks. While walking along a main road my wife and I were met […]
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Oil-platform explosion in the Gulf. Yes, another one.
It's unclear whether the platform is in danger of sinking or whether the explosion may had set off underwater oil leaks. The platform, 20 miles west of the massive April explosion and leak, wasn't actively producing oil at the time of the accident.
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Moving beyond oil [TRANSCRIPT]
Our expert panel discusses if, when, and how we might transition to cleaner, safer sources of energy.
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Friday book review
Perhaps you are going on one last vacation before the end of summer (if so, you are not from San Francisco, where summer never even started) and are thinking of a beach book. May I make a suggestion? If you havent read the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, or its siblings, don’t. I realize that […]
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Friday music blogging: Blitzen Trapper (again)
I've written about Blitzen Trapper before, but their new album is so good they warrant a repeat appearance.
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Americans don't know jack about saving energy
A new survey quizzed people on what steps make the biggest difference in saving energy and found loads of confusion.
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Mother Earth not invited to housing summit
No surprise here, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner & co. gave no mention to sustainability at Tuesday's summit on housing and what to do about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Green deal or great disillusion?
While the United States is unlikely to pass a climate bill in the near future, there may be greater hope from one of the country’s closest allies: France.
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Feds say deepwater wells can no longer dodge environmental reviews
For decades, oil and gas companies pretty much called the shots in the Gulf of Mexico. Yesterday, the Interior Department made it clear its rubber stamp days are over.
