The Monkey Wrench Gang is the wish-fulfilment dream of eco-Luddites everywhere. Civilisation violates the land, so Hayduke (“a good, healthy psychopath”) and his pals violate civilization.
Author: The Outpost
Federico Fellini: Intuitive Visual Art
Fellini in the 1969 experimental documentary on US television opines on his Felliniesque creative process: “I think almost exclusively in images, which explains why an actor’s face and body are more important to me than plot structure . . . . The key word to understanding my kind of cinema is vitality. What I seek is to live the expression itself.”
Urban Neighborhoods Revitalized with Certified Greening
Three LEED-ND pilot participants—the Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the SALT District in Syracuse, New York; and Tassafaronga Village in Oakland, California—show promise as neighborhood-scale revitalized green adaptive reuse in a difficult economy.
Vicki Kirschenbaum: Legislation Can Stop Global Warming
Vicki Kirschenbaum of Citizens Climate Lobby advocates for legislation that puts a fee on carbon pollution to stop global warming. This would spur energy conservation, create incentives for investment in renewables, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce the devastating environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels.
Honduras: Neo-Colonial “Free Market” Charter Cities, Democracy Not Included – By Annie Bird
Free marketeers and Libertarians advocate for the world’s first Charter City, with authoritarian governance, facilitated by a military coup, coordinated using political sway with business partners, using public funds from the IDB for infrastructure plans, and built on land “purchased” from indigenous communities, small farmers and the state of Honduras.
California’s Proposition 37: Labeling Monsanto’s War on Life
You are what you eat…but what if you don’t know what you are eating? This November, Californians will vote on “the right to know” what is being eaten. As well, “The World According to Monsanto” looks at the risks of biotechnology to our environment and food supply.
Food Labeling Monsanto’s War on Life
You are what you eat…but what if you don’t know what you are eating? This November, Californians will vote on “the right to know” what is being eaten. As well, “The World According to Monsanto” looks at the risks of biotechnology to our environment and food supply.