My Recycled Bags lists the Top 100 Environmentalist Blogs. I can’t wait until I have more than ten minutes in one place to sink my teeth into this list…
Van Jones puts forth his proposal for a Green Bailout Plan that “could even pay for ITSELF in energy savings and in tax dollars generated by new jobs and businesses.” Why isn’t anyone listening?
Didja watch the debate on Tuesday and wonder what the heck McCain was talking about when he said Obama gave $3 million in earmarks to fund an overhead projector? I did. Here’s the facts: Why Does John McCain Hate Planetariums? (I love that article title!)
When I was in college I was infatuated with this guy in my dorm, and one of the qualities I loved most about him was that he darned his own socks. How cute is that? Michael Swaine is going door-to-door and offering to darn people’s socks, essentially starting conversations on mending, while teaching and learning methods to do so. “So it is not only about the clothes — it is about community, people, social interaction and our throw away society.” Add to this the fact that he looks a lot like that guy from college… Swoon.
9 Reasons A John McCain Presidency Would Be A Disaster for the Environment. Pass it on.
Alex Steffen says that Optimism is a Political Act. Fear and hate can only drive us backwards, into a more primal version of ourselves. Growth and change and forward thinking is driven by hope. Just because hope and optimism are terrifically difficult right now, does not mean that they are not vitally important.
Finally, I offer up a video. This was voted the viewer favorite Sir David Attenborough moment. I’ve watched it half a dozen times now:
The first time I thought it was hilarious.
The second (after calling the kids in to watch) I was taken with the miracle of the mimicry. I mean, most humans can’t replicate the correct pitch or words of a song they’ve heard a thousand times, but this bird can do dead-on imitations of mechanical things? That’s insane!
Every time after that, I grew more and more depressed. Hearing a bird call out the sounds of humanity. Destruction. Hearing it, as Attenborough says, foretell its own doom. The sound of a chainsaw, of a car alarm, so familiar to a wild bird that it incorporates it into its language. It’s so sad. Birds should remain wild, and free, not caught up in the trappings of humanity.
Oops. I didn’t mean to end on a downer… Let’s see…
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Here we go!
Big winks all around….
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Hey! I don't have time to be distracted by interesting links! 😛
I wonder why I've only heard of 2 of the 100 environmentalist blogs on that list. I mean, I tend to try hard to find the interesting ones. So whose top 100 is this? And why haven't I heard of 98 of them?
They must not be as good as they think they are. 😉
I do so treasure that clip of Sir David Attenborough and the Lyrebird. After seeing that clip and sharing it with everyone I know I was lucky enough to receive "The Life Of Birds" series on DVD as a gift. I can't recommend it enough. Anytime I see a clip of one of Sir David Attenborough's programs I feel enticed to seek out the rest of the series. Truly a masterpiece of our times.
He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things -Proverbs 16:30
stephanie, did you check out any of the top 100? Any good ones to recommend? I still haven't found time for it.
laz, Mav has the Life of Birds and I'm thinking maybe PlanetEarth for xmas, shhh. I am a sucker for any nature show, frankly, except those ones where it's "hypothetical monster sabertooth vs. hypothetical monster pterodactyl: who would reign?"
brrridget, that's a good one. Jeff chuckled heartily and I'm thinking of writing it on the McCain material that arrived today and mailing it back. Do you keep a notebook of bible quotes or do I have your dad to thank for that one? (I know it wasn't your catholic high-schooling, I don't remember ever cracking a Bible in class.)
I actually only skimmed it that once for blog names that I recognized. I haven't had the time to check out all of them yet. I haven't had time to check out this month's APLS blog carnival yet either. I am really starting to get behind on blogs… I'm starting to think it's time to just take a break from reading.