Once upon a time, I lived in Texas. In a former life, I was an adman.  Yet, when I lived in Texas I somehow missed the fact that the ubiquitous phrase, “Don’t Mess With Texas”, is an advertising slogan trademarked by the Texas Department of Transportation. Its inception was a television advertising campaign that first ran [...]

Climate skeptics… I’m not afraid of skepticism and I’m calling you out! Defend your position or admit you don’t have one. The time for hiding behind the politics, pundits of Fox News, financial interests, and the general propaganda is over. Saying you’re skeptical is not good enough. Politics and pundits and propaganda… Oh my! Winning [...]

There’s something about biofuel that grabs attention. Maybe it’s the romantic idea of running our cars on free recycled waste oil from restaurants. Maybe it’s the allure of bending the ecosystem to our will to create fuel from seemingly mundane crops. Maybe it’s as close as we think we’ll personally get to Mr. Fusion from [...]

After my last post about being more than an accidental activist, I’ve done a bit more research. I hoped to receive some feedback about specific organizations I should work with. Unfortunately, my goal was not achieved. That’s cool though… I wasn’t asking because I couldn’t find enough organizations. I asked because there are 9 zillion [...]

If you ever want to get close and personal with forced environmentalism, live on a boat. Dealing with garbage, recycling, human waste, and “grey water” becomes an immediate and pervasive challenge. Every time you take something out of a plastic wrapper, you’re forced to make a decision… Am I going to throw this in the [...]