The Cove

One of my favorite TV shows when I was little was Flipper. It was about a wild dolphin who befriended this family and did amazing dolphin stunts for them while enforcing the law, rescuing people at sea and taking care of Sandy and Bud, the two main characters in the show.

Here’s Flipper, actually Flipper was [...]

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Food, Inc.

Yesterday we went to see the movie Food, Inc. It’s not exactly a fun light-hearted movie, but on the other hand, if you eat food and live in America you should try to see this movie as soon as possible.

The movie exposes the industrialized food system in America and the effect it has on the [...]

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What’s in Your Water?

Last year the Associated Press ran an investigation to check the levels of pharmaceuticals in drinking water. The results were shocking:
A vast array of pharmaceuticals – including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones – have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.
They tested 24 metropolitan areas, but also [...]

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Welcome Back – 2009 news

I’m back after a long delay in posting. Hope you all had a great Holiday season. We did.
In old news, here was our Christmas palm tree and presents before we opened them:

I also wish you all the best for 2009.

We’ve been busy here.
Our webdesign business is going great – we have more jobs than anticipated [...]

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America Recycles Day – November 15

November 15 is America Recycles Day. On the National Recycling Coalition website you can learn all about why and how to recycle, the do’s and don’t of recycling, and what is actually done with recycled products. The website also provides several lists of recommended books that you can read to learn more about recycling.

Check [...]

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Ford Fiesta ECOnetic – 65 mpg

Ford has a car called the Fiesta ECOnetic and it gets 65mpg.

As they say here in Texas, the kicker is you can’t buy it unless you live in Europe.
According to a Business Week article:
“We know it’s an awesome vehicle,” says Ford America President Mark Fields. “But there are business reasons why we can’t sell it [...]

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Arctic Island

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Arctic has become an island for the first time in modern history.

Images from NASA satellites, stitched together by scientists at the University of Bremen, show that both the Northwest Passage around Canada and Northeast Passage around Russia are simultaneously free of ice for the first time [...]

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Freeze-dried Moss in Antarctica

Recently they have discovered moss and insects that have been preserved in Antarctica. They are being found now as more and more of the continent thaws.
Mosses once grew and insects crawled in what are now barren valleys in Antarctica, according to scientists who have recovered remains of life from that frozen continent. Fourteen million years [...]

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Energy Independence

Since I got back from my trip a couple weeks ago I have been very good about not letting myself get immersed in political and economic discussion. I deleted all my news feeds so I can keep my mind clear for awhile and not get caught up in it all.
But every once in awhile somebody [...]

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Plastic Bags

If you are interested in seeing exactly how many plastic bags end up as trash in the ocean and elsewhere, and the impact this has on sea- and wildlife, go check out this web page. While I think it is important to be informed, some of the pictures are a bit disturbing, so be forewarned.
At [...]

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