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They’re Not Your Animals
Green Mountain College in Vermont has, in the name of “sustainable agriculture,” chosen to kill its two working oxen — Bill and Lou — rather than allow them to retire in peace at Vine Sanctuary. The attempt to defend the … Continue reading
Clueless
The second debate between Obama and Romney demonstrated that both are clueless over the most critical issues facing the country and planet earth: those concerning the environment. Do we really have another four years to fiddle away while climate change … Continue reading
Who’s Afraid of the Fiscal Cliff?
Everybody agrees the U. S. national debt is too high, but no one can agree on what to do about it. Raise taxes, or cut spending, or both? So Congress decided to kick the can down the road one last … Continue reading
Why Does Whole Foods Sell Meat?
(Hint: It has something to do with the economic system) James McWilliams recently (September 4) wrote an open letter to Whole Foods asking them to close their meat counters. This is noteworthy because John Mackey, their CEO, is himself a … Continue reading
Save Chatfield State Park
Kate and I recently visited Chatfield State Park, less than 25 miles from downtown Denver, on our bicycles. It’s home to a lot of wildlife, woodlands, and wetland; its residents include deer, elk, porcupines, beaver, and 350 species of resident … Continue reading
Politics and the Environmental Crisis
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into the political campaigns, and the networks are deluging us with stories about the U. S. presidential campaign. Yet the most critical issue of our time, the environment, is getting zero attention. … Continue reading
The Fire Blog
Politicians fiddle while Colorado burns. We need to change our lifestyle if we want to avoid this fate or one like it. You can’t “grow the economy” without increasing fossil fuel use and without making climate change worse, not to … Continue reading
Why Isn’t “Peak Oil” Catching On?
Oil discoveries have been declining for decades. We now consume much more oil than we discover. Despite the fact that the price of oil is now over $100 a barrel, oil production hasn’t really budged since 2005. There’s an obvious … Continue reading
Slaughter as Art — update
UPDATE Feb. 29: the “slaughter for art” project has been cancelled. Local activist Judy Carman met with Amber Hansen (the artist), her partner Nicholas, and KU professor Elizabeth Schultz on Monday. Amber will still display the empty coop and there … Continue reading
Slaughter as Art
“The Story of Chickens — a Revolution” is an art project sponsored by the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, Kansas. The stated purpose of the project is “to transform the contemporary view of chickens as merely ‘livestock’ to the … Continue reading