Novella Carpenter, City Farmer, Busted!

What exactly is a city authority? Authority over what? Here we go again with with code and rigmarole that knocks the life giving breath out of folks who are simply trying to live a healthy and balanced existence. From Novella’s most recent blog post: “Farmstand Canceled Due to… the City of Oakland Posted on March [...]

Wendell Berry Receives Humanities Medal from Obama

Well deserved. We can never get enough of Wendell Berry. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if more folks like him were honored nationally this way? Maybe the visibility would help people become more aware of the good work going on around the country and the world amidst all of the hubbub. Check out this article.

An Evening for the Eco-Glitterati

Anyone for a plane ride in one of Harrison Ford’s private aircraft? How about a day with Mr Clinton? Well now, Christies is auctioning off some pretty “green” stuff here. This is where it gets the weirdest. Big biz. Jump on the band wagon. Like, grrrreeeeen. Like, real???? greeeeeeennn?

After the American Dream by Craig Comstock

“Over breakfast with a client who had a $90 million fortune, I asked a hypothetical question: would it decrease your motivation as an entrepreneur if it were understood that each year people with big incomes would be celebrated and, as if at a potlatch, would give back to the community all but some small multiple [...]

The Gulf, Drilling, More Black Stuff for the Guzzling: How Quickly We Forget

“Frustrated by the Obama administration’s slow pace in restarting offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon accident last year, Republicans in Congress are proposing a range of bills to force the administration to accelerate the granting of drilling permits and open new offshore areas to oil and gas exploration…” This is [...]