Posted September 21, 2011 by Apollo Gonzales in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Solving Global Warming
When I was a kid and things became too fast paced or stressful for me I would go outside, take off my shoes, and stand with my bare feet on whatever piece of earth was nearest me. I don't know...continued→
Posted May 3, 2010 by Apollo Gonzales in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
I think it goes without saying that there is never a good time for an oil spill. Certainly, the "drill baby drill" crowd would agree with me on that. Yesterday, sheltered from the pounding rain in his boat Capt. Kip...continued→
Posted April 30, 2010 by Apollo Gonzales in Environmental Justice, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The first thing you forget when you leave the Gulf Coast, where I grew up, is the humidity. It is also, the first thing you are reminded of when you come home. When I got the call that I was...continued→
Posted December 17, 2009 by Apollo Gonzales in Solving Global Warming
We're nearing the end of our time here in Copenhagen and there is a lot going on. Things were hectic last week and I thought it couldn't get busier, but as this week has rolled on it has reached a...continued→
Posted December 7, 2009 by Apollo Gonzales in Solving Global Warming
It is 1 a.m., and for the first time in my life I have crossed the Atlantic. I am traveling at 625mph, fast approaching the island that my wife is named for. Somewhere below, Ireland like my wife and son,...continued→
Posted November 19, 2008 by Apollo Gonzales in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
In my living room sits a 32" LCD HDTV. I feel guilty every time I turn it on because I know how much energy the thing uses. Every night I turn it off, and not just stand-by, but OFF. It's...continued→
Posted August 25, 2008 by Apollo Gonzales in Moving Beyond Oil
I grew up in Houston, Texas. Maybe that made me more susceptible than most to the romanticized idea of being a Texas oil man. At the age of 18, the same summer I graduated high school, I went to work...continued→
Posted July 10, 2008 by Apollo Gonzales in Living Sustainably
When I was about 13 years old, my folks bought me my first 10-speed bike. I’d been riding a single speed starter Huffy for years already, but the gift of the Sears Free Spirit sent a clear message – my...continued→
Posted November 20, 2007 by Apollo Gonzales
I am a geek of the worst kind. I am an electronics gadget geek. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a lover of many other geeky things, like comics and video games, but nothing else comes close to my obsession with...continued→
Posted November 1, 2007 by Apollo Gonzales in Green Enterprise, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
I laced up my first pair of climbing shoes in the fall of 1997. At the time, climbing in Texas was relegated to a few over crowded outdoor spaces, and more than a handful of indoor climbing gyms. After an...continued→
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