Update on Edgewood Community Garden from Steve Sycos
There is progress being made in finding a plot for the community garden, as it detailed below by Steve Stycos: Friends, Community garden plans are progressing. We are focusing on the southeastern corner of the Edgewood Highland parking lot. Annemarie Bruun discussed the project with Rich Pederson, who runs Southside Community Land Trust’s City Farm. [...]
Clean Enough
Here’s a link to Mother Jones that answers the question–’How clean does that cat food can have to be before you throw it in the bin?’ It’s complicated, MoJo explains the fine points.
Watching the Sky
On February 18th I saw an especially vivid full moon coming up in the East, with brilliant ragged clouds in a sky so clear that through the city lights the stars shone like diamonds. On February 19th I saw the same circle of the moon on the Western horizon just ahead of the dawn. Large [...]
The Future Boom in Mixed-Use Housing
I began receiving a newsletter from David Stookey, who seems to ask a lot of the same questions that I find myself asking as I try to navigate the future for myself and my family. This article in particular, about the likely increase in value of mixed-use housing, appealed to me because (you guessed it) [...]
Dirt! The Movie and Other Community Events in Cranston
From Steve Stycos: DIRT THE MOVIE The Pawtuxet Village Farmers Market and Friends of the Pawtuxet will present the Rhode Island premier of DIRT!The Movie, Wednesday March 2 at 7 PM at the William Hall Free Library, 1825 Broad Street, Cranston. The acclaimed and humorous documentary explores the relationship between man, soil and food around [...]
Sexing Up Geothermal Energy
Some good green news from Wednesday’s Providence Journal… CHARLESTOWN, R.I. — When The Charlestown Package Store reopens this spring, customers will see that the original hole-in-the-wall business has been replaced by a much larger structure with a two-story, timbered lobby. What will be less obvious is the specially designed geothermal system that will heat, cool [...]
That’s Un-American!
Via Democratic Underground, news that the City of Paris might ban SUV’s. Denis Baupin, a Parisian environmental official, told RTL radio anyone who had an SUV should “sell it and buy a vehicle that’s compatible with city life. I’m sorry, but having a sport utility vehicle in a city makes no sense.” Next they’ll be [...]
Africa Lights the Way
In the dark and cold season, with the snow blowing and a wind that cuts like a knife, here’s some warm and shiny news from Kenya… KIPTUSURI, Kenya — For Sara Ruto, the desperate yearning for electricity began last year with the purchase of her first cellphone, a lifeline for receiving small money transfers, contacting [...]
Savers v. WalMart
Just a quick post, as I’m off to get my car radio replaced. Driving around in silence, without WRNI to keep me amused and informed would take a lot of the fun out of my job. Mineral Spring Avenue at rush hour in December is lovely and all, but you need diversion. I’m going to [...]
Cold War Still Too Hot
Demolition of a Cold War nuclear facility in upstate New York had to be halted when radiation was detected on worker’s boots. They’re doing tests on the air and water at the site. This stuff never goes away, even when it’s long forgotten. Human error never goes away either. MSNBC reports on alcohol abuse among [...]
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