Despite our efforts, despite testing our water, despite an extensive lead abatement program conducted on our house by ACORN, we got word yesterday afternoon that…
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Despite our efforts, despite testing our water, despite an extensive lead abatement program conducted on our house by ACORN, we got word yesterday afternoon that…
I wrote most of the following last week when I was up north, but wasn’t able to finish it until now. I’ve spent the last…
We recently let our Better World membership lapse. I like Better World and recommend them to anyone shopping for an auto club, but our insurer…
Man, I thought it was rough when those bottom two teeth came in. Now there’s some dental action up top and the girl’s really been…
Here’s another AmEx Members Project worthy of consideration; yes, you can nominate more than one.
I’ve never noticed lovebugs around New Orleans before, though they’re supposed to be common all along the Gulf Coast during certain times of the year.…
All my friends and relations up in Indiana are talking about the earthquake last night. None of them seem to remember the Quake of ’89…
Never thought I’d see the day where I’m paying $15/month for recycling service. But the folks at Phoenix Recycling say that if more people sign…
This one is for my friends and readers who don’t live here in South Louisiana. Do me a favor. Please. First, when you’ve got a…
I thought today was just Groundhog Day, but it’s also World Wetlands Day and America’s Wetland Day. (Thanks, Miss Malaprop.)
New Orleans has been visited by a truly biblical plague of flies since the flood waters receded. You can’t eat food outside without being blanketed…
The most radical proposal I heard at last weekend’s AIA conference: Tear down the stretch of I-10 that passes through the center of New Orleans…
According to a story in the Biloxi Sun Herald: Proponents of ANWR drilling are attempting to use Katrina relief to help push through a measure…
Stewart Brand has written an interesting article on how ideas within the environmental movement may change on four key topics. I’m sold on the first…
I’ve been seeing a lot of hype about the “end of oil” lately. This article in the Guardian is the latest and seems pretty balanced.
Hmmmm… Maybe I’ll go to Indiana this summer.
Just in case anyone was still in doubt, a new study indicates humans are definitely to blame for global warming.
The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect today. It’s the most biggest environmental accord ever, but the biggest polluter isn’t on board.
XY and I have wondered for a while about these plants growing in our courtyard. A neighbor lady brought another one over in a small…
Xy’s fifth grade class is building a model of an environmentally friendly house for an Earth Day contest, sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Environmental…