Climate scientist James Hansen has recently argued that "fossil fuel "CEO's should be tried for high crimes against humanity and nature". Why? Because they know exactly what they are doing. They are profit-fueled deniers, just like those big corporations who still push cigarettes while denying the well-known strong link between…
Does money buy elections? After reading this 2008 paper by "Just $6," you'll have no doubt. What is Just $6 about? Congress would only have to spend $6 per citizen per year to publicly fund each and every election for the House, the Senate and the White House. When you…
How can your average item of food travel 1,500 miles to your plate? Cheap oil, that's how. But be careful how you count the carbon generated by the delivery of your food. The amount of "oil in our food" suggests that we will be eating a lot more local food,…
It's incredible that to be a candidate for President of the United States, you need to know more than how to run a country. You need to know the Bible. Oh, and this is only true if you're a Democrat (I would love to see a shrewd reporter hit John…
I'm currently reading a new book by Susan Linn, The Case for Make-Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World (2008). The main point of the book is that modern parents tend to over-schedule their children and otherwise deprive them of time for creative play. For instance, many parents are letting…