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Three Questions That Need Your Answers

In the days following this historic election, we must now begin looking to the tasks ahead. The work to be done requires all of us. We are entering a new era that will require that we all take greater responsibility for one another and the way life goes. ...

VOTE!!!!!!!

With the Future of your planet and economy in mind. Vote and make sure that everyone you know votes today! Today, November 4th, is Election Day! Remember to vote—not just for Barack Obama, but for Congressional, state, and local candidates as well.Where and when do I vote?Find your polling place, ...

Urban Farms Are in Our Future

The future of farming is going to get local. According to the United Nations, 2008 was the first year in human history that more of the human beings on the planet live in cities versus in rural areas. This coincides with the beinging of an era where the price oil ...

A Little Yellow Tomato and Where Food Comes From

I started a garden for the first time in my adult life this past summer. I found it to be more fun and fullfilling than I ever expected. I was amazed at what I was able to grow in the space between my house and my neighbors. Here ...

John McCain’s awful environmental record

Joseph Romm's post at Salon today, pretty much sums it up as "John McCain's Hot Air".The Sales & Marketing folks that have bombarded the US with McCain = Maverick pitch have only helped themselves rake in cash. The rest of us are left holding the bag - and believe me ...

Environmental Liberation Theology

I may be coining a phrase when I say this, but Environmental Liberation Theology is an idea whose time has come. You may be familiar with the liberation theology of the 1960's and 70's in Latin America; a movement within the Catholic Church especially with the Jesuits. The central tenant ...

Energy Independence and the Domestic Drilling Con Job

During John Mcain's recent acceptance speech, there were periodic interruptions where the crowd could be heard chanting "Drill Baby Drill!". The implication during the convention was that we are are addicted to foreign oil and if the damn environmentalists had not controlled congress in the 1970s and passed all kinds ...

Plastic? Hah! We don’t need your stinking plastic

The next time you make a purchase and the clerk blindly puts your 2 item purchase in a bag…….REFUSE. More over educate them. Tell them that you do not want to take a bag that is going get caught in a breeze and wind up decorating ...

When you put something in the trash, what are you really throwing away?

It is often said that forests are renewable resources. While this is technically true, it is not unconditional. The massive efficiencies that we have been able to create in developing our modern society are truly amazing. But meeting the demands of an ever increasing population is putting ...

Why are people talking about Rain Barrels?

I live in the Great Lakes region and for the millions of us who do, water is abundant, rain is regular and plentiful, so why would a non-profit organization in Madison, Wisconsin be advocating the use of rain barrels? A rain barrel acts as cistern that captures rain water ...