Month February 2007

Tree Nation is planting trees in Niger too

Tree Nation wants to plant 8 million trees in Niger to help stop the desertification. They are affliated with the UN, and have a neat interactive map showing the trees, linking them to blog entries. Check it out.

Bi-coastal escrows

Things have been a teensy bit hectic here of late. We have bi-coastal escrows going on. Our house here in L.A. sold in 4 days, and we’re buying a house in Connecticut. We move next week and close escrow there…

Bill introduced to recognize Armenian genocide

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-CA has introduced a bill (HR 195) asking President Bush to recognize the Armenian genocide. However, US officials more worried about Turkish feelings than genocide. Armenian Americans are more insulted by the offensive attitude of the Bush…

Circus of Detention

Giant tent cities that can be installed in a day currently hold thousands of undocumented workers immigrants who languish sometimes for weeks or months in windowless cocoons where the lights are always on. Children too. Get ready America, if you…

Carbon storage?

Total, a huge French energy company, is experimenting with storing carbon emissions in underground empty gas fields, while researchers in Britain propose storing it in underground reservoirs. Why is this important? Approximately one third of all CO2 emissions due to…