Organic Matter - Blogging the environmentA personal blog for the environmentally minded.Tigers and Bears; Lions Not So Much- January 16, 2008 Ive seen so much stuff Id love to write about that its actually overwhelming. This happens from time to time, and the result is ironic in that I end up writing nothing. Ive been tempted to just post a shitload of links to all of the things Ive found interesting lately, but for a couple of the articles in question, the shotgun effect just wont do them justice. Ive been tempted to write about zoos before, and indeed I wondered whether or not I had, but the search function suggests that I have..http://www.organicmatter.net/node/203 A Letter to Hippies- January 14, 2008 I'm listening to Music that Matters, the weekly podcast of Seattle-area radio station KEXP, and I just heard the track quoted below the fold. This guy's indignation at the self-righteous among us is as massive as it is hilarious. Hopefully his post doesn't constitute biting the hand that feeds me.http://www.organicmatter.net/node/202 A Real Primary Post (Kind Of)- January 9, 2008 This is something that Im writing more for myself than for anyone else, because its been on my mind as I follow the democratic primaries. I dont mean to endorse any particular candidate, because Id still call myself kind of undecided. Now that its quickly becoming clear that the California primary might actually influence whom the democratic candidate is, I feel obligated to consider my options seriously. But Im not prepared (or even interested) in going over the details of each of their...http://www.organicmatter.net/node/201 In Which I Only Vaguely Allude To The Iowa Caucuses- January 3, 2008 If you crave news today that is not about Iowa, be sure to read Jared Diamonds article from yesterdays NYT. Today, there are more than 6.5 billion people, and that number may grow to around 9 billion within this half-century. Several decades ago, many people considered rising population to be the main challenge facing humanity. Now we realize that it matters only insofar as people consume and produce. If the whole developing world were suddenly to catch up with the consumption rates of the...http://www.organicmatter.net/node/200 A New Category of Failure- January 2, 2008 Since I started blogging again, I've tried to revive Organic Matter without the wonkiness that used to characterize the site. So far, if success were salsa, mine would best be described as 'mild.' I even forgot to include a photo in my last post, not that I have one to illustrate any of the ideas I was writing about. If YouTube, philosophy, and climate change have one thing in common, it's that they aren't very photogenic. Anyway, I've created a whole new category to describe the deepest...http://www.organicmatter.net/node/199 |