Monthly Archives: December 2007
Logan, Utah’s Solar Program: Envisioning a Better City, America
It’s not definite yet, but Logan, Utah has taken a step that could become the blueprint for greener cities all over the west: offering incentives for residents to install renewable energy, in this case, solar. The city acknowledges that the … Continue reading
Record Weather Year: The TV Meteorologist as High Priest
After 30 years in TV news, I learned one of a number of big lessons. Among them: more than any other so-called deity, weather people are true gods. I maintain that weather is the only useful thing on TV news … Continue reading
Aerocivic: Experimental Car Shows Future Will Be Cleaner- If Not Prettier
When I see things like the homemade car the Aerocivic for the first time, my first reaction is modern design is as beautiful as cats fighting. Then when I think again, I realize that there’s nothing more beautiful than a blue, Utah sky. … Continue reading
Afflicted with Journalism: Tired of Writing About Bush, Forces of Toxicity and Cynicism
Maybe I’m still simmering in the afterburn of the holidays. But after thirty years in the news business and five years out, I don’t know how anyone in the toxic world of modern journalism can have a positive outlook at anything. I’ve developed a … Continue reading
San Francisco Tiger Wall “Too Low?” Not Low Enough, I Say
The director of the San Francisco Zoo says the wall in the tiger cage was “too low.” With tigers, especially the Siberian variety involved in the attacks, already endangered, isn’t it time we left them all in the wild in … Continue reading
Internet Sales Up More Than Stores
The poor economy hurt sales of everything this Christmas but it didn’t hurt online retailers as much as traditional outlets. Hopefully, this is the latest signal that we can start tearing up the malls to build parks.
Happy New Year 2008- Emphasis on Happy
Personally, 2007 was a fantastic year for me. New business, new doc, new solar power system. And I didn’t develop environmentally-induced asthma. A lot to feel good about. But like my late father, I have this mutant gene that makes it impossible for me … Continue reading
San Francisco Tiger Attack as Propaganda Lesson
I’ll say it now: I’m not a fan of zoos. I was one of those kids who went to Brookfield Zoo near Chicago and felt sad, seeing the beautiful, caged and motionless creatures as political prisoners, ripped from their homes, placed … Continue reading
Bhutto Assassination Confirms Bush Policy Failure
Since 9/11, the Bush Regime’s contention has been that you can legislate or militarily suppress hate, violence and ignorance. As the murder of Pakistan’s former prime minister and the resulting chaos in this pivotal Mideast nuclear power demonstrate, Mission Not … Continue reading
Western Expansion Slows: Opportunity for Resource Management Reform
The encouraging news from this NYT article is that human sprawl into the American west is continuing but not as fast as in past years. This is a chance for western states, including Utah, to reassess our available resources- power, … Continue reading
