Category Archives: Nature
Antibiotics More Polluting Than Originally Thought; 90% Go Into Environment
My dentist told me yesterday I needed to have antibiotics inserted in my gums. I told him I preferred to floss more. I wasn’t being a smart aleck. I avoid taking antibiotics unless I must. First of all, the more … Continue reading
Solar Panel Carports: What’s So Ugly About Saving the Planet?
Stories have been done recently about new carports made of solar panels. This NYT contribution spends a fair amount of space on the argument in California about the esthetics of PVs versus their environmental logic. It’s somewhat ironic given California’s … Continue reading
Thanksgiving 2010: Schreiner Productions Has Never Been More Thankful; It’s Time to Give Back
This has been the best year of my life. Out of 57, that’s significant. An incredible wife, wonderful family, friends, dream job, and our newly-renovated dream home in my dream place. For a guy who once made a living out … Continue reading
Animal Attack Video: Caiman Bites Wildlife Reporter; Can It Please, Please Get Jeff Corwin?
I obviously love taking video of wildlife. But some wildlife “TV personalities” go over the line. Like this BBC guy getting surprised by a caiman, an alligator type of creature. When Steve Irwin got killed a few years ago, he … Continue reading
Montana School Kids Meet Mountain Lion; The Never-Ending Thrill of Experiencing Wildlife in the Wild
(The children seemed) “more excited than scared.” Robert Mitchell, school bus company manager There are few things as thrilling as seeing a wild animal in its natural habitat. Growing up in the suburbs, I’d watched the animal shows on TV, … Continue reading
Cell, Internet Service Now Available on Mount Everest; Another Reason We Deserve Annhilation
Ever since reading Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” then traveling to the foot of Mount Everest myself (my brother Wayne took the pic) for my documentary “Kora”, I’ve advocated closing it entirely to all the ego-maniacal, self-esteem-deficient pinheads and greedy, … Continue reading
It’s Not Extraterrestrial Life, But They Found More Earths
If there are more rocky small planets out there then it seems more likely that there’s life out there too. – Dr. Andrew Howard, University of California, Berkeley Humans have always deluded themselves into believing that Earth’s are the only … Continue reading
Navajo Election About Energy Independence; Dumping the White Man and Black Coal
“It’s a new day for the Navajo people. We can’t be trashing the land anymore.” Lori Goodman, Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment The issues in the coming mid-term elections are nebulous and almost incidental. Some say it’s the economy, … Continue reading
Ski Season 2010-11: The Race to Race
Utah just got its first significant snow last night and another two feet are on the way this week. While this has Utah ski industry folks talking about opening early, some resorts are already in business. Sunday River in Maine … Continue reading
Moose Key to Understanding Arthritis?
Since shooting two documentaries in Maine in 2004 about America’s über-ungulate, I remain in awe of their size, placidity, and ability to attract tourists and admirers from all over the world. The moose should be America’s national animal, not that … Continue reading
