I’ve been fuming for several years about the massive increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma, where I grew up. The USGS has tied the quakes directly to fracking’s disposal wells. My sister lives in Edmond, just north of Oklahoma City, and says they have quakes every day. My other sister lives a bit farther south, in … Continue reading I’m a fracking NIMBY
The Denver Post has published a large gallery of photos from the earthquake disaster in Japan. So has the Boston Globe. Leave the banner headlines, talking heads, and speculation behind; contemplate for yourself the enormity of the tragedy … … and give your loved ones an extra hug tonight. Continue reading Thinking of Japan
It’s difficult to imagine anyone hasn’t heard about the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Personally I’ve had the television on constantly since Thursday night, when the first live feeds began airing. It was both horrifying and fascinating to witness the real-time unfolding of a monumental natural disaster from half a world away. I’ve watched … Continue reading Those amazing Japanese ‘nuke factories’
You’ll see Matthew McDermott’s still photo a lot and I predict a Pulitizer Prize for it in the spot news catagory. But nothing in that still shot can show the emotion like the video. Watch the exuberance of little Kiki as he is pulled from the rubble in Haiti almost eight days after the big … Continue reading Kiki rescued after almost eight days
With tens of thousands of Haitians dead or dying in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake, two well-known Americans stepped up to address the tragedy: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5TE99sAbwM] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBTVkYmcRLw] Tonight Jon Stewart blasted both Pat Robertson and Bill O’Reilly for playing politics with the disaster, and to be fair, he also slammed MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for doing the … Continue reading The meanest men in America
Uh oh. Earthquake in Southern California. USGS is rating it a 5.4 on the Richter Scale. Aftershocks are still occurring. I hope those of you who live out there are safe and that damage remains minimal. Of all the natural disasters likely to occur in the U.S., earthquakes worry me the most. The idea that … Continue reading SoCal earthquake — stay safe, y’all
