Culture Change… Far from normal… 9 May 2018 Just a quick reminder that what you've grown to think of as normal isn't at all normal... Randal Munroe gets me so well. Cars are not at all normal. Other things…
climate… Drawdown tips for Earth Day 20 Apr 2018 Here are some ready-made info sheets for reducing greenhouse emissions, based on Drawdown. The climate solutions team of Santa Cruz Indivisible decided we should post a display with easy steps individuals…
climate… The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is one the government isn’t telling you about | Science Magazine 14 Jul 20173 Nov 2017 From Science article: ...four lifestyle choices had a major impact: Become a vegetarian, forego air travel, ditch your car, and—most significantly—have fewer children. The top ways to reduce your carbon footprint So,…
climate… The Guardian: Rural distrust of urban elites & city bike innovations 20 Jun 2017 Another look at how Americans became polarized between small-town and big-city voters and the creation of the red/blue divide in the USA, this time from The Guardian. It’s no secret Donald Trump benefited…
education… Biomimicry Design Challenge 2014 Winners 11 Jul 2014 The winners of the 2014 Biomimicry Design Challenge have been announced. The theme this year was to design something related to transportation. I worked with a couple of students here…
Culture Change… Getting sensible about transportation options 7 Oct 20127 Oct 2012 In Santa Cruz county, we're starting to have some conversations about transit and land use. A few interesting thoughts along those lines: City-builders across the globe understand the relative cheapness of…
revolution… Jurassic Avenue « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill 11 Jun 201211 Jun 2012 Jurassic Avenue « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill. For Josh, Zach, Lucian, the other ghosts, and for all of us still up on two wheels… June 7, 2012 Jurassic Avenue…
Culture Change… Green lifestyle choices won’t solve the climate problem | Grist 8 Nov 20118 Nov 2011 This article clearly makes the argument that the efforts put into going even greener individually are much less effective than efforts to promote changes at larger systems levels: Setting an…
transportation Streets Full of Danger 8 Jan 201122 Jan 2011 So you're walking up one side of a crowded street, running actually, with others running parallel to you, in front and behind, on your right, maybe hundreds in view. And…