A Sustainable Greensburg
byOrion Magazine has been publishing a series of blogs entitled “Reimagining Infrastructure.” The most recent blog is on the town of Greensburg, Kansas which…
Editorial
Squirrel appreciation day?
bySo is it just another Hallmark holiday? Do you have your nut-shaped greeting cards in the mail? But seriously, Squirrel Appreciation Day just sounds…
Rx Mother Nature
byOutside Magazine recently put together a list of six natural strategies for improving overall health, all involving getting outdoors. The strategies suggested are ones…
France Upholds Fracking Ban
byThe Constitutional Council of France, the country’s highest court, recently ruled to uphold a ban on hydraulic fracking proposed by the French Parliament. The…
More on the West Virginia Chemical Spill
byNate Sell recently posted an ETR blog on the chemical leak at Freedom Industries which spilled into the Elk River in West Virginia. In the…
A wake up call in West Virginia?
byA few days ago we published this piece by Joe Webb about fly-fishing a cool West Virginia Trout stream. Now we are hearing about that…
It’s cold out, so climate change is obviously bogus…
byJon Stewart nails it here, as he discusses the absurdity of dismissing climate change due to a cold weekend. Check it out. Also, I…
Phosphorus, fish, and our food
byThis piece from NPR’s food blog, The Salt, caught my ear this morning. Our food choices are always, already, interconnected. Take this example: traditionally phosphorus,…
The New Year is here, but it’s not too late.
byIt’s the time of year the idealist and the planners dream of. People get all jazzed up with lists of goals and the hopes…
Back to the Farm
byNPR recently ran a story on Sarah Ramirez who has changed occupations from Tulare County, California epidemiologist to fruit picker. Ramirez was born the child…