Tag Archives: Environment
Lexington 2030 – A Vision
What will we be like in 20 years? 20 years ago this summer, the first Bush war for oil began its intial stages. Tim Berners-Lee was formulating his idea for the world-wide web – yeah the web as we know it … Continue reading
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The Climate Deniers Will Lose;But They’ll Lose Because We’ll All Lose
This is one of most powerful pieces on climate change I’ve ever read. Absolutely stunning in it’s revelation of what is happening to our planet, and to that race of humans who happen to inhabit it. The hateful, greedy, and/or … Continue reading
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Uh oh – Arctic sea ice vanishing faster than “our most pessimistic models”
From the Vancouver Sun 2.06.10: “Sea ice in Canada’s fragile Arctic is melting faster than anyone expected, the lead investigator in Canada’s largest climate-change study yet said Friday — raising the possibility that the Arctic could, in a worst-case scenario, … Continue reading
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Its Climate Clown Time Again In Frankfort
(This is Gooch) Our state is falling apart by any measure you want to look at and yet we have absolute clowns in the legislature saying shit like this: (from the Herald Leader) “House Resolution 132 urges Congress to stop … Continue reading
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Wake Up, Freak Out – Then Get A Grip
Here’s a very well done clip about global warming – its been out for over a year but I just now saw it. Visit the site: http://wakeupfreakout.org/index.html
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Post Carbon Institute: Some Consensus
The PCI had its first ever Fellows Retreat last weekend. Asher Miller recounts the big themes: The next five, ten, twenty years are going to be remarkably different than the last. We have effectively reached the limits to growth, the … Continue reading
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What Does Sustainability Mean?
In today’s Herald Leader, a representative from the water company says that the $100m + solution (our money) to provide additional water to central Kentucky will be “sustainable” – or by his definition, meaning providing supply for “20-30 years.” In an effort to … Continue reading
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Random Thoughts
I’ll be posting spasmodically over the next few days – I’ve got to let my mind rest a little before 2010. I am going to put up some poetry I’ve written about the times we are in. Look for it. … Continue reading
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Cheap Energy Will Save Kentucky
This just in: Cheap energy – based on our never to decline coal deposits – will help the state succeed economically! And we in Lexington better get on board. We’ve got a duty to support our brother coal barons in … Continue reading
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The Pope and The Earth
That up there is it. All we have. Can it be that our primary purpose is to make as much money and consume as much stuff as possible? Disclaimer: As a husband and parent, I hope that there is something out there … Continue reading
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This isn’t your grandmother’s great depression
I recently found an old picture of my grandmother when she was a young woman. The picture was taken in 1932, in the very depth of the Great Depression. She is surrounded by friends, all smiling and in nice dresses. … Continue reading
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