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She’s Naked Under Those Clothes

July 7th, 2013 · No Comments · energy, global warming and climate change

“She’s naked under those clothes,” my husband said solemnly the other evening. He was referring to a good-looking woman sitting at Songbird Cafe. I cracked up. “We’re all naked under our clothes! Your material is getting better, honey.” Thor has a lifelong campaign to

How Open To Change Are You?

August 28th, 2011 · 3 Comments · global warming and climate change

Have you or someone you love been affected by Irene, the storm flooding New York City that prompted the almost unthinkable closure of its massive transit system? How about the record-breaking

Chicago’s Vulnerability

July 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · community, energy, entertainment, food & drink, home & garden, lifestyle, money, sustainability, transportation

I’m writing from Chicago, where the BlogHer conference I’m attending will start tomorrow. My run on the lakeshore last night took me to Millenium Park, where I had another of my little ecstatic, falling-in-love experiences, between the gardens, the symphony orchestra playing in the outdoor pavilion, and most of all, the unique fountain and wading [...]

The Psychology Of Naysayers On Global Warming

July 19th, 2009 · 16 Comments · sustainability

I embrace differences of opinion. Democracy is based on it, and we make each other smarter and stronger when we exchange views. However, for a literate person in 2009 to claim that human-caused global warming is not a reality is akin to a literate person in 1859 claiming slavery in the South was not a [...]

Ban the Bag Portland!

July 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, health & well being, lifestyle, money, sustainability

The following is a guest post by Hanmi Meyer, Diamond-Cut Life’s site admin. Portland Rise Above Plastics Single-use plastic bags represent one of the greatest environmental catastrophes of our generation. It is estimated that 60-80% of all debris in the ocean is plastic. Plastics take hundreds of years to break down at sea and most [...]

Self-Reliance Versus Government Control

July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability

One of my readers, Bryce Beattie of Real Self-Reliance, has written a thoughtful response to my criticism of legislators opposing the Waxman-Markey bill. This bill is known as the carbon cap and trade bill; it narrowly passed the House last week by getting some bipartisan support, and will be facing much opposition in the Senate. [...]

The Climate Doesn’t Play Politics

June 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman writes today in the New York Times that the opposition of much of Congress to the Waxman-Markey bill is treason and betrayal. If it passes, this bill will be our nation’s first legislative response to global warming. The House narrowly passed Waxman-Markey last Friday, and it now goes to the Senate, [...]

House Votes on Carbon Cap & Trade Bill This Friday

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · politics, sustainability

Thor Hinckley, manager of the nation’s leading renewable power program, supplied this guest post. Thor is my husband. To quote from Nobel laureate Al Gore: “For those who care about the global warming catastrophe — this is the moment”. The Waxman-Markey legislation known as the Carbon Cap and Trade bill is coming up for a [...]

I’m In Love! His Name Is WES . . .

June 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation

Call me lovestruck, call me dreamy-eyed. Forgive me if I’m a little gushy today. WES and I have discovered each other. WES takes me to all the best places . . . from Beaverton all the way to Wilsonville . . . through lush, green countryside . . . fertile wetlands . . . . [...]

Making Peace With More Than Self-Interest

May 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · sustainability

Try this statement on for size: I have some personal responsibility to reduce the emissions that drive are driving global warming. On a scale of 1-10, how much do you agree with that statement, 1 being low, 10 being high? I imagine that the average person in the U.S. is between a 2 and a [...]

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