This article in the NY Times paints a rather scary picture of the beginnings of fracking in rural China.
Category: media
Three and a half minute animated bit on “man”. Kind of funny, kind of sad.
First a chemical spill, now a coal slurry spill – see story in LA Times
A few weeks ago a legend of American folk music passed away at the age of 94 (just imagine the changes experienced since 1920!). I suspect many of you have not heard of Pete Seeger, as his heyday was well before your time (and mine). Known for his activism and protest songs regarding the Vietnam War, civil rights, and other social issues, he also was a champion of the environment especially the Hudson River. His music inspired a generation of artists like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
Check out this short article about Pete Seeger’s environmental legacy.
And here is his obit in the NYTimes. I like the quote at the end
After watching this video I became really curious as to how much of the information that was provided was accurate. Now, I’m not saying that there isn’t an issue with waste. I agree that sustainability needs to be incorporate into everyone’s daily lives and activities. However, I don’t believe that brainwashing is the best way to do it. At times during the video I’m not sure if it’s more about the environment and becoming sustainable, or more about disagreement with our government. It seems like this video was intended to scare people more than educate them. While the intent may be good, a different approach may be needed to get people on board with changing their lives. I went to youtube and searched for story of stuff and found a 4 part critique that someone created. I’m not saying I agree with everything this person says, there are points from the critique and from the original video that I do believe are valid. I do believe it’s worth a watch though, and then you can decide for yourselves what’s right and what’s not. Enjoy!
I saw this article while reading NPR news on my phone the other day.
Out in the Dakotas there is a formation called the Bakken shale, which contains a lot of oil and gas that has recently become economically recoverable due to hydrofracking technology. Basically they are flaring off (burning) huge amounts of cheap natural gas to get at the oil, which is a much more lucrative product on the open market. Sustainable????
And industry has apparently promised to do better, see this NYT article
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