These Exponential Times.

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Portland, OR

formerly..
Silver Lake, CA
May 20
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WIRED chimes in on what Environmentalism should really be about. Although I don’t agree with everything, like going “all in” with nuclear energy rather than continuing our wind, solar, wave power technologies…it’s well worth reading.    Like most arguments, it’s difficult to make black and white. For instance, their claim that city slickers have less of a carbon footprint due to public transportation, shared living spaces, etc…but how much carbon is used to fly, ship, drive their romantic dinner to their plates? Where are the urban farms? They don’t mention this…
WIRED chimes in on what Environmentalism should really be about. Although I don’t agree with everything, like going “all in” with nuclear energy rather than continuing our wind, solar, wave power technologies…it’s well worth reading.   

Like most arguments, it’s difficult to make black and white. For instance, their claim that city slickers have less of a carbon footprint due to public transportation, shared living spaces, etc…but how much carbon is used to fly, ship, drive their romantic dinner to their plates? Where are the urban farms? They don’t mention this…
May 19
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Yes. Oregon.
Yes. Oregon.
May 16
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Lunch in LA

  • April: Hey, there's been a fallen eucalyptus off the side of the 2 fwy by echo park for 2 straight days!
  • me: uhh..you thinkng what I hope ur NOT thinkng?
  • April: Grab your chainsaw and meet me there in 20 minutes. benches!
  • me: chainsawing a tree during my lunch break on a friday. by the fwy.
  • April: I'll bring the PB&J's.
  • me: 90 dgrees, sawdust and ur offring refreshing Pnut butr?!?!
  • April: I mean, fish tacos and horchata!
  • me: you should of led with that. what exit?
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Eugene Does Sustainable Olympic Trials

Gotta hand it to my home town for stepping up while they have the spotlight with how to throw a sustainable party.  Love the all-compostable table service…

“Plans include purchasing wind-generated electricity from the Eugene Water & Electric Board to power the event — an estimated 200,000 kilowatt hours over 10 days. Caterers and food venders have committed to using all-compostable table service — a move that should allow athletes, media, volunteers and fans to dump their leftovers — food, plate, straw and even ketchup containers — into the compost bin with one easy plop.” — The Register Guard

May 15
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dihard: Check out the difference in gas prices throughout the country as of 5/15/08.

dihard:

Check out the difference in gas prices throughout the country as of 5/15/08.
May 14
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How Green are Biofuels? A good article about the growing debate between FOOD vs. FUEL

How Green are Biofuels?

A good article about the growing debate between FOOD vs. FUEL

May 07
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Dinner in the Sky
Dinner in the Sky
May 06
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Death to the Trucking Industry?  It seems like their leaders should be at the fore of researching alternative fuels in order to survive. I mean…$4 Diesel?“Rising diesel fuel prices tend to be passed on to shippers as fuel surcharges, with the highest occurring in California. To combat driver shortage, major players have acquired smaller operators in efforts to increase their driver pool, while others have increased wages in order to retain and attract drivers.” -Reuters
Death to the Trucking Industry?  It seems like their leaders should be at the fore of researching alternative fuels in order to survive. I mean…$4 Diesel?

“Rising diesel fuel prices tend to be passed on to shippers as fuel surcharges, with the highest occurring in California. To combat driver shortage, major players have acquired smaller operators in efforts to increase their driver pool, while others have increased wages in order to retain and attract drivers.” -Reuters
May 02
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Dark Hand and Lamp Light: at the Hammer Museum - May 7th.
Dark Hand and Lamp Light: at the Hammer Museum - May 7th.
Apr 29
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Recycled Newspaper as housing? I went to visit the Cal Poly Regenerative Studies campus this weekend and came away impressed with these Adobe homes made from PaperCrete and reclaimed wood that even include green “drought tolerant” roofs for optimal insulation. These expirmental homes are to be implemented in Tijuana as low cost sustainable housing.
Recycled Newspaper as housing? I went to visit the Cal Poly Regenerative Studies campus this weekend and came away impressed with these Adobe homes made from PaperCrete and reclaimed wood that even include green “drought tolerant” roofs for optimal insulation. These expirmental homes are to be implemented in Tijuana as low cost sustainable housing.
Apr 22
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“ Maybe going green will prove a passing fad and will lose steam after a few years, just as it did in the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan took down Jimmy Carter’s solar panels from the roof of the White House.
— The White House had solar panels in the 80’s? Another piece of evidence, along with Madonna and neon, that we were on to something…
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“ Not having things might become cooler than having them.
— Michael Pollan, New York Times
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“ Things are the thieves of time.