The Music Is The River
Pete Seeger’s role in the environmental movement grew from the water surface up. In developing the Clearwater project, he reasoned that if […]
You Can Be Ignorant AND Well-Informed
Well, this is utterly infuriating. Our tax-dollar-supported NSA was spying on the communications of other governments during the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Debacle […]
Saturday’s Endangered Music: The Canary Islands
Any survey of the Canary Islands’ soundscape must begin, not with the Islands’ wonderful musical traditions, but with the Silbo Gomero, the […]
Sometimes Extinction Is GOOD News…
…as in the possible outcome of Michael Mann’s ongoing lawsuit against The National Review, which famously compared him to pedophile Jerry Sandusky […]
I Never Promised You…
A year ago, President Obama spoke about climate change in the State of the Union address. It made environmentalists a little happier […]
Sometimes You Don’t Want Enlightenment
It’s not good news about greenhouse gases, but anything that preserves the beauty of our world and keeps it unsullied by the […]
Friday’s Recycled Instrument: Xylophones
Xylophones Xylophones are actually a set of instruments — a row of narrow boards tuned to single notes, rather like a set […]
In The Long Run We Are All Dead
As a conservative paradise, West Virginia is working hard to help its citizens economize. The state’s latest strategy: helping citizens self-embalm to […]
I Am A Pilgrim, And A Stranger, Travelin’ Through This Wearisome Land
India is full of important religious sites, which attract thousands of devoted pilgrims each year. Last year a massive flood devastated mountain […]
The Farmer Was The One Who Fed Us All
Not that this is really a surprise to anyone, but there are more studies coming out which confirm and strengthen the prediction […]