Archive for May, 2009
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
unicorn chaser
This is the time between worlds, floating in the infinite oceans, waiting for the universe to remake itself: And this is how the new world begins: Source. (thanks, John!)
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
weekly sustainability notes, 5/26
Top Story: “The Sixth Extinction?” Elizabeth Kolbert’s latest for the New Yorker (May 24, 2009) is not for the faint of heart. The piece, “The Sixth Extinction?” is about a conclusion that biologists around the world are coming to that we are in the midst of “the sixth great extinction event,” also called by some, [...]
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Sunday, May 24th, 2009
Saturday in the Park (June 20)
IT’S RAINING IN THE PARK, SO WE’RE GONNA POSTPONE. I’LL KEEP YOU POSTED! Location (google maps): http://tinyurl.com/saturdaysinthepark Come welcome warm summer days with friends, family, great music and you. Chill out in the wilds of Elysian Park while contemplating the summer solstice and enjoying hi-quality music by non-DJ DJs. Bring a picnic, good vibes and [...]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
weekly sustainability notes 5/20
Top Story: CNA Institute’s Military Advisory Board Report: Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security. Two years ago, the CNA Institute (a private military think tank which grew out of the Center for Naval Analysis) published a ground breaking report, National Security and the Threat of Climate Change. Then, a group of [...]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
update on australia
I mean, really. Could the news get all that much worse? From The Australian: Drought and floods cut rice harvest back to 5% About 65,000 tonnes are expected to be harvested this year in the nation’s rice growing heartland – down from 1.2 million tonnes in a typical year – while trial crops in northeast [...]
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
a great paragraph (if run-on sentence)
I’ve been feeling a little strange lately. It’s not exactly schadenfreude, but something has got me wondering, “Really? Is this it?” The optimism of the Administration, the Networks, even formerly cynical friends getting in on the act. I mean, this “Great Recession,” or whatever you wanna call it, it’s supposed to be a game changer, [...]
