Posted in Opinion on Jun 30th, 2006
[Politics, power, President, Supreme Court, War]I’ve largely avoided writing about politics lately largely because there isn’t a lot of moral or ethical clarity for me to be encouraged by. Though I am in disagreement with many of the actions of our President and Congress, I can’t get too angry about what happens. Were […]
Posted in Book Reviews on Jun 29th, 2006
[1491, Anthropology, Beni, Charles Mann]In the comments thread of my most recent Damn Interesting article (linked in my RSS feed, go check it out if you haven’t subscribed) about the Passenger Pigeon, a reader mentioned the book 1491 by Charles C. Mann. It’s about the latest ideas in archaeology and anthropology relating to native […]
Posted in Informative Articles on Jun 18th, 2006
[Aquaculture, Cod, Futurism, Marshall T. Savage, Millenial Project, Oceans, Population Bomb]Covering over 70% of the Earth’s surface, our Oceans are surprisingly unproductive. The vast majority of the caloric needs of the world’s population are met by land-based agriculture. Except for a few localized regions of the globe, seafood only provides a little dietary […]
Posted in In The News, Opinion on Jun 15th, 2006
[Environment, Marine Reserve, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Oceanography]Yesterday President Bush signed an executive order designating the Northwest Hawaiian Island chain as a protected marine reserve.
This is a significant move for a number of reasons, but primarily it’s because President Bush’s environmental record up to this point looks pretty terrible. The National Resources Defense […]
Posted in Opinion on Jun 7th, 2006
[Conservation, Environment, Environmentalism, Global Warming, Wind Energy]
As I’ve gone to lengths to discuss in previous posts like this one about nuclear energy, I’m green to the core. Nevertheless, I have some serious disagreements with prominent parts of the environmental movement including my belief that nuclear energy will be a key source of energy […]
