The ever stimulating Dr H put out a post today on Children Starving in US. He quickly compares the conversation to going to the dentist or talking to your doctor about embarrassing symptoms (or things you want to avoid) … … Read More

Editorial note: Once again, Plans and Clues is going thru a redesign as I better match my interests, time and energy with the cost of posting information. – trying to maximize the time spent doing and reading things rather than … Read More

A recent study by UCSB professor Lynn Gamble indicates that native americans (first citizens) were using bead currency as long as 2,000 years ago, and maybe longer. Summary quote: “Gamble’s research not only resets the origins of money in the … Read More

Quote: “Greenpeace conducted an analysis of the latest SIPRI report and the organization examined the quantities of healthcare items that could be purchased for the unit price of various pieces of military hardware. For example, a U.S. Navy Virginia class nuclear powered attack submarine … Read More

If you’ve never listened to Tony Rice … it’s time. You have choices – bluegrass, jazz, folk or dawg. I don’t care which but you’ll be surprised regardless. Bryan Sutton, another very fine player, put together a tribute if interested. … Read More

Grist out today with an article on ‘Cascadia’ and how well we’ve done wrt our carbon reduction pledges, quote: “Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions. In a decade full of big talk and epic battles, … Read More

Sometimes something really cool crosses the feeds and it’s one of those ‘V-8 should’ve thought of that’ moments. In an article in Grist this am, they highlighted an effort in Ireland to repurpose old turbine blades for construction projects. There … Read More

The Guardian posted an article yesterday and it’s showing elsewhere too. The lease auction was expected to generate $900m, but alas the state of Alaska bought most of the leases for a total of $14m. It was always a bad … Read More

There are a couple of really good reads contained in ELAW’s recent “Advocate” : The piece on Lottie Cunningham is not to be missed. She is just an environment hero no matter how you slice up that word – she’s … Read More

This new book crossed my desk today. I have not yet read it, but the background information and the contents merit a read – on my list. https://www.allwecansave.earth/ Clipped from the website, quote: There is a renaissance blooming in the … Read More