Monthly Archives: April 2009
Seattle, Portland Join Schreiner Productions Territory
My UK client Delcam, the world’s largest maker of machine tool software, has me out on the road again producing videos for delcamtv.com. I started shooting for them last September and the channel’s now up and running in beta. My run-and-gun … Continue reading
Pontiac Drives Into the Sunset; Rebuilding America’s Brands One Web Video at a Time
Technology is wonderful until it makes the things we’ve come to know, love and depend upon obsolete. GM’s execution of the Pontiac line of cars is not a surprise just as the death of GM itself will not be a … Continue reading
Iceland Voters Smack Down Bush-Style Boneheads After Financial Collapse
Having visited Iceland in 2007 and been extremely impressed, I’ve been enthralled by the developments in that country ever since. Unfortunately, the fortunes of Iceland have been even worse that America’s due to the fact that their government, like ours, … Continue reading
Republicans’ Shocking New Energy Policy: Conservatives Endorse Conservation
It’s a dramatic change in the GOP’s position on renewable energy. Granted, ANY change in the GOP is dramatic. But some conservative big shots including Sen. Mitch McConnell of Koal-tucky (yup, he’s the biggest shot they’ve got left, apparently) are actually endorsing energy CONSERVATION as … Continue reading
TV a “Necessity” To Only 52%; Poll Shows Lowest Level in 36 Years
A new Pew Research Center study shows only 52% of us think TV is “a necessity” and that those who think it is are overwhelmingly the elderly. Is it any wonder that Fox News Channel’s huge audience are all in nursing … Continue reading
Myrtle Beach Fires: Touching Memoir in New York Times About Nature’s Self-Defense Mechanisim
“My wilderness maxim is this: I am not guaranteed safety, but I may be witness to a force far greater than myself.” – Gustave Axelson If you want to know why the Myrtle Beach fires are so significant in the … Continue reading
Myrtle Beach Fires: Another Sad Lesson in Unsustainable Living
Sprawl is a global problem, not just in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. But the wildfires destroying homes and lives serve as a painful reminder to the entire human race. YOU CAN’T BUILD EVERYTHING YOU WANT ANYWHERE YOU WANT. I’m sure … Continue reading
Myrtle Beach Fires: Nature Again Incorrectly Blamed for Human Disaster
“This is a natural disaster.” – North Myrtle Beach Mayor Marilyn Hatley No, Marilyn. You’re wrong. The wildfires consuming the super-sized vacation homes of the privileged and/or under-worked are burning because Nature burns to heal itself. A home that’s built in the … Continue reading
Obama on Earth Day; Salt Lake City To Lead in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
After having been named one of American’s greenest mayors, Ralph Becker of Salt Lake City has helped forge an effort to create charging stations in the city for electric vehicles like our eGo. At the same time, the state is … Continue reading
David Barstow’s Pulitzer Sheds Little Light on TV Networks’ Coverup of Iraq, Pentagon Propaganda Scandal
“It is not legal for the U.S. government to direct psychological operations or propaganda against the American people. But the lines between ordinary public affairs and propaganda are sometimes blurry…” – David Barstow, New York Times reporter who won the … Continue reading
