Food IQ in Medical School: Part 2

Jan 12, 2010 | Better Health

Tweet As I finish putting together the finishing touches on lecture portion of my class on food for medical students, its time to focus on the really fun part of this class.  For a clinical rotation, they’ll be joining me at a supermarket. I want them to...

Movie: A Crude Awakening

Jan 12, 2010 | Movies & Book Reviews

Tweet Addictions of any kind can result in catastrophe when the supply falls short or the costs rise beyond reach before curing the addiction. Like it or not, we live the way we do thanks to cheap fossil fuels, and like it or not, we are addicted to them.  That will...

Peak Oil Explained

Jan 11, 2010 | Peak Oil/ Transition

Tweet This short and sweet video explains what peak oil is and how everyone of us will be impacted when fossil fuels become less available and more expensive. There is a better way to deal with this potential crisis, it will take some planning and re-localization of...

Are You Ready For Transition?

Jan 11, 2010 | Go Green

Tweet December’s UN climate talks in Copenhagen failed to failed to produce a strong, binding agreement to cut carbon-dioxide emissions.  Most Americans are painfully aware that burning fossil fuel contributes to  increasing CO2 levels, pollution and climate...

Is Our Climate Warming or Weirding?

Jan 10, 2010 | Go Green

Tweet WORD OF THE DAY: Global Weirdingn. an increase in severe or unusual environmental activity often attributed to global warming.Note: Global weirding includes an increase in average temperatures, heat waves, cold spells, hurricanes, blizzards, plant and animal...