The White House has been slow to acknowledge global warming as a real and current threat, but yesterday the Bush administration made a pretty bold statement regarding the state of climate change given its past hesitations. Yes, the White House has in fact stated that global warming is real, and — surprise, surprise – [...]
On Sunday, Appa Sherpa summited Mount Everest for the 18th time, breaking his own world record. It was also a good day for Min Bahadur Sherchan, who not only summited the world’s highest mountain but also became oldest person to do so. You think 76 is a ripe old age age; Sherchan was only [...]
In line with its outdoor friendly clothing and gear, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) is taking steps to make some of its buildings environmentally friendly. During 2008, the outdoor co-op is planning on retrofitting more than 10% of its stores with solar electric technology. This push for solar energy represents one of the largest solar investments [...]
Well, he wouldn’t actually be the “first” U.S. farmer of industrial hemp; he would just be the first since the growing of hemp was made illegal in 1938, and temporarily allowed during World War II.
On Monday, David Monson, a resident of North Dakota, turned in his official application to the state Agricultural Department to become [...]
That’s right. Time to stop complaining about high gas prices and get on your two wheels instead. That is what the League of American Bicyclists is promoting, with Bike to Work Week and Bike to Work Day on May 16th. In the grander scheme of things, May is in fact Bike Month. Maybe that’s because [...]
When I’m not Wending my way, or even when I am, I publish a little literay non-ficition zine called Foulweather. This issue is a socio-political history of The Beach in popular culture… or something like that…It comes with a cool post apocalyptic surf poster. You might like it.
Today marks the launch of Matador Network, a travel website that combines the quality of an online magazine with interconnectivity of a social network. What exactly does that mean? It means that with an online community of travelers that are passionate about writing and sharing their insider information, Matador Network keeps up seven distinct but [...]
It’s always sad to see companies that are doing good things be forced to close down. Such is the case with Nau, the socially and environmental clothing company, that announced this week its impending closure. As the company stated on its website “in the current highly risk-aversive capital market, we simply could not raise the [...]
