Freakonomists get freaky on climate change
The authors of Freakonomics have a new book out. Perhaps the title, which echoes those of some memorably bad Hollywood sequels (not to mention an over-hyped 80s song), ought to be warning enough that...
View ArticleTyra Banks publicizes tapeworm diet
First, insert stunned silence. Now, awkward throat clearing. Tyra Banks spotlighted the tapeworm diet. The diet which starts when you eat a tapeworm. One of these: OK, you eat it as an egg, but still!...
View ArticleThe Story of Cap & Trade
While mainstream environmentalists have embraced cap-and-trade regimes as the framework through which to address climate change, radicals reject the idea as a pro-business band-aid. Now Annie Leonard,...
View ArticlePlots written in green ink
You caught me: Detective shows are a guilty pleasure. Of late, I’ve watched a few episodes of ABC’s Castle, a series that features a mystery writer who tags along with NYPD homicide detectives. (It’s...
View ArticleStewart takes Copenhagen
I’ve been disappointed with Jon Stewart’s coverage of climate change in the past, but this riff is amazing, even managing to tie in the election of a lesbian mayor in Houston. Must see! “On the one...
View ArticleWhale Wars
It’s whaling season—the Japanese think so, anyway, although whaling is forbidden under international law. And where the Japanese whalers go, so goes the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: a scrappy...
View ArticleIllegals invite you to take their jobs!
Illegal immigrants boost the crime rate and take American jobs — right? Well, wrong. But if you don’t believe the experts, see for yourself. The UFW invites unemployed Americans to take the farm jobs...
View ArticleWikiLeaks show U.S. sought whaling deal with Japan
In a game of cat and mouse, the cat always wins but the mouse can be really, really annoying. So show (some of the cables in) the WikiLeaks dump: Japan, tired of having its whaling ships harassed by...
View ArticleChevron selling assets to avoid paying for toxic pollution
In February, San Ramon-based Chevron was dealt the largest environmental damages ruling in history. The company vowed never to pay a cent of the damages, and it appears to be keeping its word. Amazon...
View ArticleFilmmaker pushes Trader Joe’s to waste less
Jeremy Siefert — director of a documentary about dumpster diving, mostly at Trader Joe’s — is campaigning for the grocer to develop a policy requiring its stores to donate eligible foods and compost...
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