An effort by people in 90 countries to eradicate nuclear weapons, withdraw occupying armies and end wars.
Free Showing of Food, Inc.
There will be a free showing of “Food, Inc.” on July 14, 2009 at Lagoon Cinema. It starts at 7:30 pm.
Honeywell Project Chapter 4 of 5
Honeywell, best known for their automatic controls and thermostats, bought the patent to the thermostat in 1916 from Albert Butz boosting the company’s sales to almost $300,000 that year (Honeywell Project 1988: 7). However, just prior to World War II, Honeywell consented to its first contract for the defense department. The United States government [...]
Global warming & food choices
Are you stumped by which has a lower carbon footprint: chemically grown Washington apples or organic New Zealand Fujis? Do you wonder which is worse for the climate: processed soy or pastured beef?
CNN’s Vision of Solving the Energy Crisis
I recently watched a special report by CNN entitled, “We Were Warned: Out of Gas.” The show detailed a hypothetical situation in which all the refining capabilities of Houston are severely damaged by a hurricane, a strike Saudi Arabia’s major refining areas by al qaeda , and gas jumps to $9 a gallon. The case [...]
Vote Obama*
I feel uncomfortable telling people to vote for Barack Obama without tacking an asterisk onto the end of my plea. I feel disingenuous assuring my friends and family that Barack Obama is different than the other candidates and that once in office
Hot Potato
Wikipedia tells us, “a ‘hot potato’ has come to mean something unwanted, which nobody wants responsibility for, and passes on to others as quickly as possible (as if to avoid getting burned).”