When we “improve” a road, what exactly are we improving?This is a reflection on improving roads, both actual and metaphorical, in Death Valley and Yosemite and the slow loss of “natural” places with every “improvement.”
Bug Zappers and Thoreau
Going Solar without Rooftop Panels (Renters Too!)
Why I Don’t Go Paperless
Turtle Index: Carbon Footprints and Executive Pay (January 2009)
Turtle Index: Healthcare, Ethanol and Video Games
For this month’s Turtle Index: focus on healthcare in America. The number in square brackets refers to the source, given below. 4 dollars: portion of the cost of a $299 iPod made in China that actually stays in China, according to University of California study [1]. 160 dollars: amount that stays in the United States […]