It’s currently taken as a truism that incandescent light bulbs–that old technology invented by Thomas Edison over a century ago–are incredibly inefficient and that everyone with an environmental conscience should switch to more energy efficient lighting such as compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. Although I am very concerned about the state of our environment, the … Read more →
Today is the 3rd annual Blog Action Day, with a focus on the need to take action on Climate Change. Last year’s topic was poverty, which I participated in. A day such as this fills me with an odd combination of excitement and ambivalence. I love the idea of engaging millions on a vital subject … Read more →
My friend Adam sent this my way. An excellent summation of the colossal disaster that is the US economy.
Unfortunately, we’ve chosen wrong. The original version of this poster (HT Aza Raskin) was ruined by Comic Sans and a weakened message. The original included a third photo of bicyclists, which diluted the impact of comparing only two things. (Comparing car to bicycle would also be strong.) The original also failed to include a number … Read more →
Make Something Day is a response to Adbuster’s famous Buy Nothing Day, which is itself a response to that high holy day of American consumerism called Black Thursday. Buy Nothing Day resists consumerism with buying nothing. The people behind Make Something Day have a better idea: In response to the over-consumptive habits of western culture, … Read more →
Today is the 2nd annual Blog Action Day, a day for bloggers to take (coordinated) action on a social justice issue. This year’s focus is poverty. There’s a lot of things that I could say, both positive and negative, about doing a day like this. I’m not going to bother. What I will say is … Read more →