Sorry. It’s Friday, but there’s not going to be any fiction on here today. There’s going to be a brief report on the frightening acceleration of global warming. I am normally not a gloom-and-doomer, but even without hardly looking, I have come across far too many frightening reports in the past couple weeks. The effects [...]
Making the Best of Armaggedon
February 17, 2006
“I want to see the environmental movement taken over by nature lovers again.” “We need to stand up and say, ‘I get chills down my back when I hear that lynx are breeding in northern Minnesota.’” Dave Foreman, so much more than the founder of Earth First!, presents a strange blend of doom ‘n’ gloom [...]
Wear Your Wooden Shoes
February 16, 2006
Founding member of Earth First!, author of the definitive guide to monkeywrenching, reformed environmentalist jailbird, and recent advocate for populating the American plains with large mammals from Africa like lions and elephants, David Foreman will speak at the Grand Ave. Patagonia store on Thursday night about the need for values-based environmentalists to reclaim the conservation [...]
For the Record
November 7, 2005
I’ve only recently discovered that the National Park Service is investigating restricting camping on my favorite section of the St. Croix River (PDF). Just to formally state my opinion and perhaps hear what some readers think, here’s the full text of my letter to the Park Service on the issue. Jill, I will not be [...]
Wherein the Rant Continues
March 16, 2005
First, clarification: I’d love to see snowmobiles, ATVs and powerboats confined to very small outdoor areas. Most Democrats, and espcially DFL elected officials, would rather seek compromise. That’s an important difference. As someone who is not elected, I’m quite happy being an extremist. I understand that politicians seek compromise in the name of the public [...]
Wherein the Blogger Gets Pissed
March 15, 2005
The Minnesota GOP seems to have found their wedge issue to get a few percentage points next election in the traditionally strong Democratic northern part of the state: ATV riding. Gun control didn’t quite garner them the results they needed, so – being the savvy politicians that they all are – they’ve decided to introduce [...]