These folks aim to turn the White House lawn into something way more yummy and useful. I say it’s about dern time! EDIT: And these folks are working on picking which farmer . . .
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics, That which is awesome on January 30th, 2009 | Comments Off
Well, as a farmer, I have a lot of worries, but lately this is what has been keeping me up at night. California teeters on the edge of the worst drought in the state’s history, officials said Thursday after reporting that the Sierra Nevada snowpack – the backbone of the state’s water supply – is [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Environment, Wicked Weather, You have got to be kidding on January 30th, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Seems like we’re getting back to the future in style. The Climate Friendly Cities is a project of the Green Renewable Independent Power Producers (GRIPP), a local non-government organization. In the Ecopolis episode, GRIPP Chairperson Athena Ballesteros explained that she envisioned GRIPP to address the pollution and noise problems that come with the 250,000 or [...]
Posted by Deb in Business, Carfree, Environment, News, Shameless Promotion, That which is awesome on January 26th, 2009 | Comments Off
[from my GeekDad post] Lest we take the modern GeekDad for granted, I submit for your attention this comic strip from 95 years ago regarding the exploits of a ‘lectric-obsessed child and his less-than-supportive father. (Click through for the rest of the comic.) This was before the first personal computer, before the Nerds took their [...]
Posted by Chris in Geekdad, History, Technology on January 21st, 2009 | Comments Off
Who says good things can’t come from your trash can?
Posted by Deb in Environment, Oddly Enough, Technology on January 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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