If only there was a court to try the cases in…
So the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill. In political terms, it was a remarkable achievement.
But 212 representatives voted no…
And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn’t help thinking that I was watching a form of treason — treason against the planet.
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A Treasonous Vote of NO!
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · climate change, congress, politics
Tags: climate change·congress·Crisis·environment·politics
New Inspiration…Or Why I Love The Internets…
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments · American Ideals?, Writers, conservation, politics, spiritual, video
Paul Hawken: The New Great Transformation
This talk is quite long…but quite good. Take a bit of your day and be inspired…
Tags: American Ideals?·conservation·Economics·environment·Philosophy·politics·spiritual·survival
The Mother Earth News
May 9th, 2009 · No Comments · @me, Writers, farming & gardening, just musings
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Back in my youth I discovered The Mother Earth News. It was probably sometime around 1971 that I first came across the magazine. I am sure I first found it at the old Space City News in downtown Houston where I spent a lot of time each weekend wandering the aisles checking out [...]
Tags: @me·environment·farming & gardening·my backstory·Organic farming·people·rural life·spiritual·Sustainability·Writers
Saturday Muses
May 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · farming & gardening, just musings, politics
I saw Patry’s post about the medicinal use of red wine in the treatment of influenza…
Patry Francis Red wine may prevent swine flu, which is the absolute only reason I drink it. http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/4253
I checked my stock and decided I needed to make a “medicine” run…Off to Spec’s we went. After a stop for a lunch [...]
Tags: agricultural policy·Agriculture·american agriculture·cheap food·Crisis·environment·farmers·Food·food borne illnesses·food production·Food Safety·food safety issues·health·just musings
Wednesday Morning Muse
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Nature, in the news, just musings
Standing out in the backyard with my morning coffee as the sun rises, it was still. There was absolutely no breeze stirring, an unusual occurrence for here, at least lately…Cool and damp with dew on the grass, my body warmed by the rising sun. I was astonished to note the background roar of traffic coming [...]
Tags: environment·health·Nature·news·people
Sissy Farmer? I don’t think so…
March 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blue Ridge Mountains, farming & gardening, writing of place
Stumbling through my news reader I came across a reference and a video of Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I have been aware of the work Joel is doing for a while. His success with Polyface is an inspiration that will become more important as we go forward in [...]
Tags: american agriculture·conservation·crops·environment·farmers·farming & gardening·farmlands·food policy·food production·Food Safety·health·Organic·Organic farming·Organic food·video
Why Is My Traffic Up?
March 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Writers, blogging, farming & gardening, in the news
Sometimes you are amazed at the serendipity of life…I discovered Felder Rushing a few years back while wandering the web. I started listening to the podcast of his weekly public radio program, The Gestalt Gardener, and keeping up with his travels. I even posted a link and his picture back in 2007 on my original [...]
Tags: cra·environment·farming & gardening·Food·garden·Google·New York·New York Times·Texas·wandering the web
What, exactly, is a healthful food?
March 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Food Safety, Obama Administration
I have a confession to make…I just discovered Marion Nestle and her blog Food Politics. I know, I’m slow on the uptake sometimes.
I find that my feelings about food are becoming somewhat activistic…I am getting more upset by the industrialization of our food on a daily basis. So you can expect to see more of [...]
Tags: agricultural policy·blog·environment·Food·food policy·Food Safety·health·people·politics·vote








