HELIOLITH

I’ve been using the Environmental Working Group’s new indispensible database that evaluated 785 name-brand sunscreen products that was made public in June 2007. [Press Release, Executive Summary, Best Products]
My family is spending a ton of time in the sun lately, and as a parent it’s an obvious duty to protect […]

For a couple of years now I’ve been thinking about what next vehicle I might get if our (2) cars run into the ground. I hardly use my car lately, riding most everywhere, including the 12 miles to work, but still, I appreciate the flexiblity and the for transporting kids, it’s pretty key, especially […]

Nicholas D. Kristof of the New York Times wrote an op-ed today entitled, “Nukes are Green.” (Link here until archived) Between this essay and Wired Magazine’s similar article in February, I’m trying to understand what is going on with this sudden upsurge in nuclear optimism. Is Cheney diverting energy task-force funds to journalists? […]

In an article entitled: Coke: The New Nike the Nation magazine reports that students in the U.S. (and other countries) are backing a Colombian workers’ union pleas to boycott Coke for human rights abuses. Apparently six colleges and universities are on-board, cancelling contracts and banning vending machines from the company. […]

It has been a rough week for the people of La Conchita, California and everyone connected to their community. Today was the funeral of our friend Vanessa Bryson, the one that I reported was missing in my last entry. The Ventura County Star has a good article called, “10 victims, 10 stories: La […]

More than fifteen houses were crushed or destroyed in nearby La Conchita today as a mudslide overtook a large section of the small town. Two Three people are confirmed dead, and at least 6 others are believed to be trapped in their homes beneath the mud. According to a just published AP […]

Two weeks of time spent with family in the NY area, reunion with my mom, dad, sister (Talula!), brother, and lots of other relations is ending. I’m grateful to have been able to fly back here & spend time with them during these shortest days of the year. I should have prefaced […]

*(If you live in Duval County, Florida). Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the serious risks associated with common over-the-counter pesticides. It seems that society has regressed from the environmental consciousness catalyzed in 1962 when Rachel Carson published Silent Spring. Roundup is common enough to be a household name, and household insecticides […]

So I live on the west coast of the united states, and I have for 10+ years; it’s beatiful here, don’t get me wrong but… I miss the City! Call me crazy but somtimes I long for the summertime humidity, the way our house used to shudder under the crashing of […]

Wired News ran a story today entitled:Nukes Still Take Toll on Workers: One of the victims of Chronic Beryllium Disease (”CBD”) caused by exposure to this element said,
“Bell said when he was hired in 1968 ‘we were told you could eat the stuff and it wouldn’t hurt you.’ Despite the presence of beryllium dust throughout […]