News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world.
I’m involved with a local food justice organization called Planting Justice and have had the privilege of serving on the board of directors since its inception last year. I have seen it grow from a seed idea to a full-fledged force for food justice and urban agriculture over the past year and half. While my [...]
Turkey got its first high-speed trains back in November 2007. It’s state railway company (TCDD) was the 8th in the world to operate high-speed trains (and the 6th in Europe). News now is that the country has just started testing out some bullet trains. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended an inaugural run on December [...]
Getting oil out of the ground requires water. And as oil supplies are depleted, this process requires more and more water. It turns out that nowadays oil companies are using a TON of water,.. (to access precious oil for our gas-guzzling cars). “Oil companies are grabbing an increasing share of the water in California’s Central [...]
Thanks to WikiLeaks we now have a bit more insight into what may be contributing to the increase of colony collapse disorder, and causing the death of our planet’s bees. A recently leaked memo has shown that the Environmental Protection Agency blatantly disregarded the findings of its own scientists, and allowed the Bayer Corporation to [...]
Weekly news roundup from other sites. TheStreet and Bundle Special Report: America’s Best and Worst Commutes Whether you live in a city, the suburbs or farm country, commuting by car to and from work can be an unavoidable expense. Beyond the obvious cost of gas, there are other ways a commute lightens your wallet — [...]
