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This is a speech I would like to hear someone in power give.  Anyone would do, as long as they're heard, but I wrote it really just because I'm beginning to get extremely frustrated with the political process in this country.  From the President to the media to the voters, the whole thing is frustrating me, and I'm trying to get over it.  Consider this my ranting space. » read more

This was originally sent to my godparents in response to one of their emails in which they asked for thoughts on how we would like to see the world change. I liked it so much that I decided to put it on here.

"Well, for one thing I think that greed hasn't gotten us anywhere and it's certainly not GOING to get us anywhere. Thinking that the road to happiness is to have more or go more or do more or just more more more (biggering is what Dr. Seuss called it in The Lorax) isn't right or healthy. » read more

Ethanol is a promising new energy source, derived from corn and almost devoid of emissions when used in vehicles. It's easy to modify cars to use this energy source and already available in some pumps and in some vehicles.

However, there are issues that arise when we consider something like ethanol that's causing a debate throughout the scientific and humanitarian community. Ethanol is made from corn, wheat, barley, or sugarcane, all of which are cheap and widely used sources of food. » read more

...but not in a bad way, more of a triumphant chuckle, really.

It's all because of this article that was posted on Treehugger.com: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/greenpeace_coal_conference_act ivists.php » read more

Review for The Lorax by Dr. Suess

"I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees.
I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues" - The Lorax

With Dr. Suess's classic artistic and poetic style, the story of the Lorax and the Once-ler comes together. » read more

I have just discovered that today is "Carbon Belch Day."  I am not pleased. 

Here's some links that you can visit to find out what Carbon Belch Day is (www.grassfire.org, Carbon Belch Day website), but basically it's an anti-environmentalism movement that is promoting the production of carbon emissions specifically for today (June 12th).  They plan to release over 100 million pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere today. » read more

Since I started my summer internship as an interpretive ranger at Great Sand Dunes National Park I've been thinking about what it is we actually do here.  Many people don't really know when I say I'm in "interpretive ranger," but it's really pretty simple in literal terms: we interpret nature to the general public in the form of nature walks, presentations, and other ranger-led activities.  In a more broad sense, however, our job is much more than that. » read more

In America, we pride ourselves on free enterprise, an open market, where anyone can start a business and has a chance to make it to the top.  We are the “Land of Opportunity” after all. » read more

Yesterday was Endangered Species Day and I felt like ranting for a bit :D » read more

So I got an email from the Sierra Club mailing list about a new scorecard put out by the League of Conservation Voters for the first session of the 110th Congress.  The link for the main site is here. » read more