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November 8, 2009

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Save the world – pee in the shower

I love that TV show Monk, about an obsessive San Francisco detective who gets all freaked out at the slightest breach of hygiene.  I wonder how he would feel about this new environmental movement? You see, down there in South America a revolution has started.  Its a streaming revolution, led by an army of urinators, taking aim [...]

August 27, 2009

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A whole latte water

As a surgeon must see the human body in a totally different light than the rest of us, so earth scientists tend to see the planet.  It’s difficult to convey to people the profound interconnectedness of our earth system and the magnitude of its complexity.  Yet, we typically feel a need to do so, much [...]

August 19, 2009

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Fear and logic in Las Vegas – a perspective on the unsustainable

I went on a trip to Las Vegas this weekend.  Vegas is a favorite pastime for many Southern California citizens, and not being a native myself, I’ve decided to try to blend in with the locals, so to speak.  But the fact is that the careless pleasures of Sin City don’t leave a very good [...]