Posted by Julia Bovey in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy
I have personally lost about a dozen pocketknives and six pairs of nail scissors to the good folks from TSA at airport security checkpoints, working to make sure that terrorists do not once again attack the U.S. I don’t complain,...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in U.S. Law and Policy
“No fighting, no hitting, no yelling and do not come downstairs!” I told my children this evening, “Mommy has a very important phone call.” They knew I meant business. Unable to get a last-minute babysitter, I parked the kids in...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Nuclear Weapons, Waste and Energy , U.S. Law and Policy
We can’t waste time around here patting ourselves on the back, and never is this more apparent than in the case of the relentless attempt to get American taxpayers to dole out even more cash to the world’s most environmentally...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Solving Global Warming
I just noticed that I’ve been singing the song "Don’t Look Back" in my head all day and I had no idea why. Just because I’m from Boston does not mean that I am a devotee of the band Boston,...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Health and the Environment
I’m on a diet. I’ve been on a diet or breaking my diet pretty much since I was in third grade. I currently own black and navy blue suits in sizes 6, 8, 10 and 12. I’ve probably given a...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Solving Global Warming
This just in from the good folks at Science Daily: Flesh-eating Disease Is On The Rise Due To Global Warming, Experts Warn. (Gross photograph not for the weak of stomach.)Wow — that would really be the cherry on the top my...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil
What technology is less efficient today than it was 100 years ago? The automobile in America. The 1908 Ford Model T got 25 miles per gallon. What's the average miles-per-gallon for cars in America today? About 21.Think of the advancements...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
On June 1st my husband was riding his bike home from work when he was hit by a car. Of course he was. He works in a place called Tysons Corner, Virginia. He's going to be fine, though he's still...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
My husband stepped on a bee and now he's icing his foot. I could not get up to help him, as I am bandaged and resigned to bed having just had a massive poisonous spider bite cut out of my...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
The Senate Energy Bill passed without the provisions that would have made biofuels cleaner while also making sure growing crops to make them doesn't mean bulldozing Redwoods to grow corn. That stinks. The excuse/reason is that Senate leadership wanted a...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Well hogtie me to a Chevy and take me to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – I never would have guessed that champagne corks would be popping on Capitol Hill tonight. Yes, CAFE – the provision to get...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Ah, dear irony.... last night I sat under a clear starry sky and watched the Detroit Tigers make mincemeat of my adopted team, whose play on the field makes you want to make like their mascot and SCREECH.Meanwhile, mere blocks...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
If the war over energy policy -- particularly miles-per-gallon (know in insider jargon as CAFE standards) -- was determined by newspaper editorials, today we would proclaim victory. The drumbeat of support has grown louder and louder, and now even papers...continued→
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Anyone who still believes that conservatives are tough task masters and liberals just want to have fun hasn’t been to Washington lately! Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is threatening to spoil our vacation…"It’s our last week here before the July recess,...continued→
