It’s easy to not care or even understand the magnitude of an event when a disaster isn’t in your backyard, but ecocide on this scale is dramatically life changing. As a visual exercise a website was created to help you see what this oil disaster would look like if it happened in your backyard. Be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Greenopia recently released a list ranking the greenest states in the U.S. Topping the list is Washington. Surprise, surprise they’ve been pretty green over there for a long time. Who’s at the bottom of the list? Louisiana. New York ranks pretty high, maybe it’s all of that mass transit? The criteria green business directory, green […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I recently filled out my census, albeit late, but I saw something that upset me on the census form. No, it wasn’t the word Negro, that’s the least of my problems here. My issue is in the very first part of the questionnaire where it clearly states “Do not count anyone in a nursing home, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We believe that a healthier future for all people and our planet means a more successful future for PepsiCo,” said Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo chairman and chief executive officer. PepsiCo Inc is looking to cut salt, sugar and saturated fats levels in its top-selling products. According to reuters.com: “It also would reduce the average saturated fat […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My governor is going through a lot right now. Governor Paterson has been in the news every night lately and there are plenty who want him out of office even though the majority of the people would like him to finish his term. As a New York City resident and former NY State Parks employee […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “Return To The Batcave” by Jake Dobkin It was once called “The Lavender Lake”. Sounds like a nice place to go right? Nah, it wasn’t. The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York was so named by the locals because it was so polluted with lavender tinged industrial waste. After decades of all kinds […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “5th Avenue” by Tracy Collins The jobless rate in the United States for October has hit 10.2%. For some reason people are only just now deciding to calculate the number of unemployed persons working part time jobs who would rather be working fulltime jobs and those who have given up on looking for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Untitled (2005), photo on russian baltic birch multi-ply plywood, 72″x48″, corporate headquarters, Vitamin Water. I got the opportunity to throw some questions out at artist Josh Goldstein about his art, his love of New York City and a major theme in his work, NYC’s local convenience stores- bodegas. Madam Toussaint: The economy is effecting our […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
