Archive for January, 2011
Unlike the former Monsanto cartoon on this subject, this version shows a bit more clearly who surrendered the future of organic agriculture to Monsanto.
There’s been a lot of talk from both sides (organic and biotech) about compromise. That is misleading and almost laughable (read: cryable).
Dear Monsanto,
You poisoning… Read the rest
The following is a compilation of haikus–written by members of the 5 Gyres crew–that are the result of a crew-wide haiku-writing exercise.
They’re beautiful in their own right, but furthermore give insight into the minds, sights and senses of the 5 Gyres crew and their journeys across the ocean. (To… Read the rest
What happens when a snowman and a sandman start communicating by way of a glass bottle through the waters that separate them? You’ll have to watch and find out.
[Via: Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo]… Read the rest
Ronald Reagan killed the Fairness Doctrine, thus spawning the one-sided, fear-mongering, bs-fest that is Rush Limbaugh and inevitably, FOX News.
Now I think I see why Palin called him “America’s lifeguard” (referring, of course, to Sarah Palin’s America).
Wondering what the Fairness Doctrine has to do with the environment? Read… Read the rest
Anthropologist Pam Miller has been exploring the rock art of central Utah for more than 20 years. In an area called 9 Mile Canyon she’s the de-facto curator of what’s often described as the world’s longest art gallery. With her husband, also an archeologist, Miller has recorded more than a… Read the rest
Every year, the American Alpine Club (AAC)–the most prolific national climbing non-profit in the nation–holds a benefit dinner for the public to join some of the best climbers in the world in conversation, libations and presentations. But it’s been over a decade since the AAC came to the Northwest with… Read the rest
Look who’s behind the people you support…
What to read
From Grist: We can’t beat China at cleantech as long as GOP keeps kissing fossil-fuel ass
From Ecopolitology: Koch Brothers–Tilting at Clean Energy
From The Inspired Economist: Koch Industries Exploits Unemployment Rate to Support Big Oil Agenda
From PlanetSave: Greenpeace… Read the rest
From Grist:
“While you gotta appreciate that these guys are inspired to get EXTREME!!! with alternative energy, we’re pretty sure dude-splatter qualifies as pollution.”… Read the rest
Don’t ever lose your passion or desire to take action for what you believe in.
The rest of Joe Mohr’s cartoons, and cartoon updates and other green news on Twitter @GreenCartoons.… Read the rest
A trio of standup paddlers in Alaska recently experienced a natural phenomenon–a tidal bore–that allowed them to ride a wave for five continuous miles.
A tidal bore is, essentially, a tidal wave; it occurs when an incoming tide travels up a narrow bay or river in the opposite direction of… Read the rest
