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Call me shocked, just shocked to find that there's gambling with California's future in this election.
The state legislator responsible for placing Proposition 23, the anti-climate measure, on the ballot is...a climate zombie. And one of Proposition 23's out of state dirty energy supporters, Koch Industries, Patient Zero of the climate zombie infection is holding a fundraiser tomorrow night for climate zombie Senate wannabe Carly Fiorina.
WWMWD? Will Meg Whitman endorse Proposition 23 and its oil-soaked supporters, or will she join the forward-thinking California businesses who urge a no vote?
At 11:09 PM EDT, Summer exits and Autumn begins. This year is especially significant since it also coincides with the Full Moon also known as the Harvest Moon. The night and day are equal as the sun passes over the equator heading south to give the Earth's Southern Hemisphere its turn at Summer.
Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette
Independence is a big and important word in this country. A noble concept in and of itself, it reaches far and deep into the American psyche. The U.S.'s independence as a nation is supported by a rugged individualism among her people that has enabled many to do things that would otherwise be considered impossible. Accordingly, to immigrants like myself, the U.S. is known as the land of unlimited possibility in our native countries.
However, in the last century this independence, rooted in material freedom and mobility, has come at an ever-increasing cost: The dependence on fossil fuels and all the problems associated with it. From fighting wars in oil rich countries, to epic oil spills, to climate change, our ostensible emancipation from the constraints of nature that enabled us to go it alone is coming back to bite us.
In tonight's EcoAdvocates, I'd like to wander past the "dependence vs. independence" paradigm and discuss a third and perhaps middle way of how we might live in balance with the earth's ecosystem without losing our creativity and autonomy: Interdependence
The Chicken Little fable* was created as a cautionary tale against panic and mass hysteria in uncertain times. But there are times when the sky is failing and Chicken Little needs to be careful of taking advice from smooth talking strangers wearing Wall Street tweed. On to our story.
Once upon a time, there was a Fox named Loxy, a shrewd little fellow with a big appetite. One fine summer's day, Foxy Loxy was on the prowl for unlocked henhouses when he overheard Farmer Brown proclaim to her husband that their well was running dry. Without water for the corn, feeding the hens was going to be a big problem.
Foxy Loxy had a plan. Pass the bad news to the hens and con them to take a little journey to his den.
Before we return to our story, note that Foxy Loxy in this enactment will be played by Charles Maxwell, senior energy analyst at Weeden & Co.
| Welcome pootie, woozle, birdie and general critter lovers to a special Fall Edition of the Wednesday West Coast Woozle diary. This is a diary to relax, share pictures and stories about our animal friends, and to build community. Come on in and join us... |
An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, the night and day are approximately equally long. It may be better understood to mean that latitudes +L and -L north and south of the equator experience nights of equal length.
In 2010, the autumnal equinox arrives on September 22 at 14:09 UTC which is 11:09 PM EDT or a few short hours from now.
And what does all this geeky stuff mean?....
In the comments on the excellent rec'd diary by bobtmn today about the UofM not allowing the broadcast of the very timely documentary on this subject, there is a lot of discussion which I think might be focused for us in the USGS briefing which will be held this Friday morning at the Capitol under the sponsorship of Sen. Bejamin Cardin (D-Md), who is the Chair of the Senate Environment & Public Workds Subcomittee on Water and Wildlife.
I always read the papers with a yearning. The headlines, photos and lead paragraphs flicker on the screen under my stare, and I’m looking for something not there. I find myself looking at the table, the sun on the wall, then out the window into the trees.
The UofM, my Alma Mater, and that of my kids, today embarrassed me and our state by suppressing the public broadcast of a film about the effect of large scale farming on our rivers and ground water.
The premier was scheduled for October 5 on public television. It had already been published and promoted. Suddenly, a Vice President of the University, whose husband is a lobbyist representing corporate agriculture in Minnesota, decided to take it on herself to cancel the broadcast. The newspaper quotes a representative as saying the documentary was not "Fair and Balanced".
I wanted to write this diary when Meteor Blades originally proposed "Tell us what you're doing", but it was just too difficult at that time, so I'm glad that he asked again.
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.
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