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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Palin and the Polar Bears

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Like most people I’ve just started learning about McCain’s new VP nominee Sarah Palin, but I found this quote from the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund pretty darn scary:
“Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of [...]

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Malpais

Monday, August 25, 2008

Sometimes the coolest photos come in bad waves. Thanks for taking this Tammy.

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Mural Numero Dos

Saturday, August 23, 2008

I wanted to show the other mural Siri, Ashley and their San Francisco State students made with the kids of Punta Banco. Elementary school kids did all the animal details, which I think is pretty impressive. It was part of an art unit for them in which they did art projects combined with hands-on ecology [...]

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La Casa Ridgeway

Friday, August 22, 2008

The best finds are the ones with the least glitter. On a quick trip back to San Jose (CR) to accompany my sister to the airport, the hotel we wanted was booked and so we made a quick switch to a random inn in the guidebook, La Casa Ridgeway, a house run by Quakers near [...]

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“The Most Biologically Intense Place on Earth”

Friday, August 15, 2008

For a travel article I’m writing, Siri and I just had the good fortune to visit the Corcovado national preserve, 263 square miles of rain forest on the Osa peninsula that National Geographic has called “the most biologically intense place on the planet”. They mean it: 500 species of trees, reptiles at every turn, monkeys [...]

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The Moth flap that gave organics wings

Friday, August 15, 2008

My new article on why organic food could and should take over on a mass scale is out this month in San Francisco Magazine. Many thanks to the farmers and organic advocates (especially Helge Hellberg) who made it possible. Above is a shot of the progress we’re making on the organic garden in Punta Banco, [...]

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