Smoke from a New Mexico wildfire fills the sky Sunday over the Gila National Forest. (Dean Thompson / Associated Press) Welcome to the era of climate-changed fire seasons With triple-digit temperatures expected in parts of Southern California in 2015, it seems like an appropriate time to welcome you all to the new climate-warmed fire season. […]Read Post ›
Is marijuana[1] a weed, or plant? That is, is marijuana a plant one does not want, or a plant that one does? Is marijuana a plant one wishes to pull up, or cultivate? For many years, public policy has deemed marijuana a weed, while at the same time a steadily increasing fraction of the public […]Read Post ›
A farmer’s market within an urban environment has the ability to transform the lives and landscapes around it and give access to fresh, nutritional produce within the local urban communities. The ATLANTA 3×3 Project serves as both a working market and organic training farm for participating veterans. The purpose of the project is to create […]Read Post ›
Everyone, me included, has been polarized by Bridgegate and Governor Christie’s role in that debacle. And while New Jerseys nightmare does represent a microcosm of politics in America, it has become a wedge issue that is distracting us from a real threat to our country: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is being touted by […]Read Post ›
Twenty-two people were detained in Chicago following a peaceful protest of the XL Pipeline last week. Many wore T-shirts that read, “If Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations, I will,” a pledge on climate change that Obama made during this year’s State of the Union address. But action has yet to materialize, and […]Read Post ›
Many Said This Is Exactly What Would Happen! Many corporations are socially responsible and are susceptible to public scrutiny of their behavior. Some are too big to care. To a great extent, the motivation behind CSR depends on the type of business. Some industries, such as big oil companies, seem to have no regard for the […]Read Post ›
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