Month October 2007

Global warming denial on the left

Alexander Cockburn of Counterpunch has gone into loonie-land with his global warming denials, making bizarre statements like saying support for the Kyoto Accord means genocide for the Third World, as he pals up with the extreme right on this issue…

Microplace. Make small loans to Third World business

This sounds great until you read the small print. Microplace allows you to make tiny ($30-200) loans to deserving small Third World enterprises, something which should certainly make one feel warm and fuzzy. But the loans are not made directly…

California has enough water

The trick is to conserve the valuable state resource, make wise decisions about how to use it and cut waste. Here’s how: Conservation. (Drought-tolerant plants. Metering. Smart watering systems.) Store groundwater more efficiently. (Especially during years with surpluses) Reuse wastewater…