In Brunswick, Georgia, we researched the Hostel in the Forest. Tom Dennard gave us an extensive tour. He is the founder of the Hostel and also teaches a Backpacking Class at Coastal Georgia Community College. The Hostel … Continue reading
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On our journey down Rte. 19 in Georgia, we stumped in the small town of Smithville, where a couple men told me there was no longer a grocery store here because bigger ones have gone up in more centralized towns. … Continue reading
In Americus, Georgia, we met with Tripp Pomeroy and Bill Harris, who are partners in Cafe Campesino. This is an organic, fair trade coffee cooperative that stretches from “the Yukon to Florida.” Mr. Pomeroy said his cooperative is way more … Continue reading
I was interviewed on the Gene Chapman Podcast Radio Hour Saturday night. Mr. Chapman is running for president as an independent candidate. And his campaign manager, Doug Kenline, also participated in the show. Both have strong Libertarian … Continue reading
I mentioned in an earlier post that my daughter Sarah is reading the book: 25 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save Energy. She recently read me: “If you replace just one regular bulb with a compact fluorescent … Continue reading
I’m just finishing the update on our position paper on “the Environment.” In it I mention meeting with David Orr, one of the top environmentalists in the country and the head of Oberlin College’s Environmental Science Department. He told me … Continue reading
Cleveland — Persistent rains battered the region yesterday… started a Plain Dealer article today. In 24 hours, the area had an average rainfall of about 5 inches. In Kenya, it only rains 9 inches, a year. In Tanzania sometimes, it’s … Continue reading
I continue to update our position paper on the environment. Yesterday I was writing about “water power.” At a stop in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, during Campaign 2004, we learned there is a project underway there to harness wave action … Continue reading
I continue with work on updating our position paper on the environment… According to the environmental group Green Scissors (Cutting Wasteful and Environmentally Harmful Spending), cattle grazing in the West has become a monumental problem that is polluting tremendous amounts … Continue reading
I have just started to update our position paper on the environment, based on some 15 years of research… A hot (excuse the pun) topic these days is: global warming. It is, indeed, an Inconvenient Truth. And since the Bush … Continue reading