Jan 15 2009
Matt Corley has an interesting piece in Think Progress about Laura Bush’s insistence that organic food be served in the White House whenever possible. This, in spite of the fact that husband George’s policies on organic farming were, to put it mildly, abysmal. Consider: – In April 2004, Bush’s USDA issued legally binding guidances allowing the [...]
Jan 12 2009
Since the times of George Washington it has been the tradition of incoming presidents to hold a prayer service. This year it will be on January 21, the day following President Obama’s inauguration, and be led by Rev. Sharon Watkins, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). As an ordained Disciples of [...]
Jan 12 2009
With the news of a second coal ash spill, this time in Alabama, a lot more attention needs to be paid to the issue. Devilstower, writing in Daily Kos, has an important must-read personal account of fly ash in his home town. Devilstower concludes: Right now most of [the] cost is paid by the people in small towns [...]
Jan 08 2009
Annika Mengisen of The New York Times Freakanomics blog has this informative array of pictures from the Tennessee coal ash disaster, taken by a reader, Dorothy Griffith, a photographer who lives in Banner Elk, North Carolina, on Christmas Day. It’s worth a look … UPDATE (January 8, 2009): Tennessee Republican Congressman Zach Wamp, who [...]
