Oil Shale a Bad Idea, part 297…
Oil Shale a Bad Idea, part 297: Daily Kos: Bad Idea in the Arid West, or, Why Don’t We Grow Carrots? http://t.co/rruYjMpX via @dailykos
My mother’s Montessori
The Dearborn Press & Guide wrote up a feature about my mom’s Montessori schools. Dearborn Heights Montessori Center turns 40 this year. In paragraph seven, you’ll see that I can take credit for the entire thing. “At the time there...
MedPage Today: Warmup Prevents…
MedPage Today: Warmup Prevents ACL Tears in Girl Athletes http://t.co/eilJCU8I via @AddThis
Bill McKibben on The Great Car…
Bill McKibben on The Great Carbon Bubble: http://t.co/g8vWknLA via @thinkprogress
Oil Shale Decision Right On
The U.S. Department of Interior’s decision to limit land leases on oil shale — a euphemism for rock mixed with kerogen with the energy content of french fries — was wise. I wrote up a story pitch after the Bush Administration decision to...
Useful perspective on a hot to…
Useful perspective on a hot topic: @WashPost: Planned Parenthood in one chart http://t.co/yQvfc0UD
Political strategy from a reti…
Political strategy from a retired English teacher: A rant about regressives – The #DenverPost http://t.co/fpZNpSF2 via @denverpost
Thoughtful piece on the politi…
Thoughtful piece on the political liability of “perfection”: The price of perfection http://t.co/XcdWVdn5
Imaging Earth, 2012 vs. 1972
NASA has released a phenomenal image: Taken by the the Suomi NPP spacecraft on January 4. Ball Aerospace built the NPP spacecraft; the instrument, the snappily named Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), is Goddard’s work...
This is either the coolest or …
This is either the coolest or most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen. I can’t decide. http://t.co/vEjhNfiM
Peak Oil Happened Already, but also Not
Scientific American’s David Biello, a sharp observer of clean (and less-clean) energy, posted this piece on peak oil yesterday. The long and short of it is peak oil (the moment when we’ve collectively burned as much oil — about...
The apocalypse is upon us: @Me…
The apocalypse is upon us: @MedPageToday: Bacon, Sausage Linked to Pancreatic Cancer http://t.co/ABYdzub9