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Category Archives: enviromentalism
Category 5 climate change denial
Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs: the tiger of Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. — Herman Melville Another week, another hurricane in paradise. This one is called Maria, and it just ripped through the densely populated … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, enviromentalism, Gulf
Tagged Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, nursing home nightmare, San Juan, South Florida
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Icelanders: ‘Gimme that old-time religion’
Many Icelanders have had their fill of the enfeebled Christian deity and are feeling the nostalgic pull of the old Norse gods: Asatruarfelagid, a neopagan organization, plans to start construction next month on the country’s first Norse temple since Christianity … Continue reading
Posted in enviromentalism, history, humor
Tagged Asatruarfelagid, Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, Iceland, neopagan, Norse gods, Norse temple, Odin
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Thanks for the memory, Rick
I hope this tough-talking, carefully coiffed hombre keeps better track of his guns and ammo than he does of his talking points during debates: Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry says he will eliminate three federal agencies if elected president, but … Continue reading
Posted in enviromentalism, humor, mainstream media, Politics
Tagged CNBC debate, Gov. Rick Perry, Rep. Ron Paul
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Are e-books tomorrow, or just the end of time?
Check out this from The Economist in case you’re still wondering about the future of mass-produced paper books: To see how profoundly the book business is changing, watch the shelves. Next month IKEA will introduce a new, deeper version of … Continue reading
Posted in arts, enviromentalism, humor, mainstream media, movies, pop music
Tagged atemporality, BILLY bookcase, Bruce Sterling, digitalization, e-books, IKEA, Kindle, William Gibson
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Firefighting is for big-government sissies
Here’s my theory: Rick Perry was in New York City once and saw grownups wearing rain gear and riding on big red trucks and hooking up hoses every time a measly row of houses caught fire. And he said to … Continue reading
Obama’s latest victim — the EPA
The treachery continues, but it’s hard to guess what the endgame is. Maybe Barack Obama really believes his own hype. He’s the “adult” in the race and therefore can’t lose against Texas wing-nut Rick Perry or insipid Mitt (“Corporations are … Continue reading
Posted in enviromentalism, Great Recession, livable cities, Obama, Politics
Tagged EPA, George W. Bush, Greenpeace, Mitt Romney, Obama, ozone, Rick Perry
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The repo man is bigger, badder than Irene
Some people are arguing over whether politicians and the media hyped the hurricane. Was the coverage of Irene too intense, were the predictions too doom-ridden? But these are the wrong questions. It’s a given that politicians will ask people to … Continue reading
More songs about buildings and bikes
I was watching a sunburned woman with red hair in a thick braid. In the corner of my eye, a bike rider zoomed past and disappeared behind a bus. I stepped into the street for another look, but the rider … Continue reading