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Our country’s national election is less than two days away, and scores of races are really heating up across the country. Perhaps none of the ballot measures, however, are more contentious than the fight to regulate and legalize cannabis in California. Proposition 19—The New Leaf is a short video message which advocates legalizing marijuana in [...]
In the spirit of Halloween, as we depart into that space between the living and the dead to fight werewolves and suck blood, we must beware of the Energy Vampires lurking in our homes. Here’s a note from Energy Secretary (Energy Vampire Slayer-in-Chief?) Steven Chu: “To date, there is no scientific evidence about the existence [...]
The image above is from Northern Alberta, site of the most extensive tar sands operations. Some are wondering if this is what a 213-acre section in eastern Utah will look like a few years from now? If you haven’t had the displeasure of seeing tar sands operations up close, they may be coming to a [...]
“Starting February 2011, up to twenty U.S. nuclear devices and facilities will be operational using mostly the sun as their source of power.” Admiral Charles Bollinger said. “The mission is number one. But if we can get the job done and save energy and money while reducing our carbon footprint, I say let’s do it. I don’t buy into the view that things like nuclear weapons and bunker-busters can’t be made more sustainable. It’s my job to make sure the war-making ability of the U.S. is done in a sustainable manner.”
Brazil’s Minister of Environment, Izabella Teixeira, delivered a statement to the COP10 Convention on Biological Diversity yesterday, highlighting Brazil’s positions and priorities for the remainder of the negotiations in Nagoya, Japan. Minister Teixeira’s statement came on the first day of the High-Level Ministerial Segment of COP10. The statement is a powerful one and something I [...]
