Ecology | Beth Byrnes

CaliforniAmerica

Posted on October 10, 2013 5 Comments

After the lament I subjected you to yesterday, how about something short and sweet? California is thriving. Read this little article. I could not have said it better myself :-): http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/feb/09/california-success-irks-right/ How is the Golden State succeeding now? Let me count the ways: Schools are getting more funding than they have in twenty years – […]

Babes ‘n’ arms

Posted on October 1, 2013 6 Comments

The New York Times now has a running series of articles as a category, focusing on guns and the NRA. I happened to notice two of them this week that are particularly concerning and both have to do with the fact that children are being targeted for gun sales and are also killing each other […]

Slimed

Posted on September 14, 2013 8 Comments

Now, even though you all know I am a vegan (right?) … This is not to discuss the merits or drawbacks of an omnivorous or herbivorous diet. But what do we (in the royal sense) think of this? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/09/pink-slime-goes-back-to-school.html Here is my take. First of all, the name says something to me. Do we really […]

Let’s put brain cells on this

Posted on August 23, 2013 29 Comments

The new IPCC report on climate change is due out in September. This week the maintstream media shared a preview of its findings, which will also be found on its homepage. You can read this Politico summary right now. I don’t need to say too much about the issue of climate change itself. It is […]

Loaves and wishes

Posted on August 19, 2013 7 Comments

If I had my druthers, I would exist on nothing but bread and chocolate. But, because I try to keep my weight in check and teeth in my mouth, I have forced myself to give up both. Yesterday, I heard about a plan to solve two problems at once: help feed the globe, as its […]