Watching Avatar in Miami: Where Natures Saves the World … from Us
(Counterpunch) In a Miami IMAX theater, I recently watched James Cameron’s “Avatar”. Judging from the cheers at the end, even teenagers yearn for a time when rites of passage meant embracing our connectedness with the web of life. Last week, the worldwide box office total for the movie approached a boffo $2 billion. So what [...]
Posted at 4:53 pm on February 1, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Culture, Global warming, Media | read on
Fat Tires in the Everglades: A New Place to Ride
(Counterpunch) It was a gamble what time to leave Coral Gables. I would either make the meeting on the other side of the state or waste the day missing it.
A hundred miles away in Naples, Collier County commissioners scheduled a 9:00 AM public hearing on its growth management plan. Included, an item brought forward by [...]
Posted at 4:53 pm on January 21, 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Everglades, Growth/sprawl, Litigation, Politics, Wetlands | read on
