FAST TIMES AT RECRUITMENT HIGH: How Obama’s education secretary opened public high schools up to the military
Another new piece of mine at Mother Jones on Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his past record in Chicago’s school for opening them up to the military. *** Fast Times at Recruitment High When Arne Duncan stepped down as the head of the Chicago Public Schools to become the secretary of education in January, the school district he left behind had little to brag about. For... Read More
How “green” shoppers navigate the neighborhood grocery store
Sorry for the absence here (a bit busy with deadlines for a few assignments, both journalism and school related). Here’s a recent post from my month-long experiment to live as sustainably and “green” as possible. It’s been a fascinating experience, without a doubt. This following post is about navigating the grocery store with green shopping in mind. I’d... Read More
Goodbye to all that … meat
Another recent post from UWireGreen.com, this time detailing my recent attempts to cut my meat-eating habits. It’s painful, but I’m trying… *** A tearful, reluctant farewell to my favorite food: Meat I met a friend at local Ann Arbor pub for lunch today and, together, we sat down for a nice, modestly priced meal of global warming. (With a side of “Maize and... Read More
Waning my water usage, or how I learned to love short showers (not really)
Another more recent post from the “Going Green” blog over at UWireGreen.com. Let me know what you think! *** Waning my use of the world’s next scarce resource Water is the next oil. Just as wars have been fought and lives lost over control of the world’s oil in the past century, scientists and analysts predict that the same could happen in the future over control... Read More
The fight against phantom energy (that’s not the new Stars Wars movie, either)
Here’s an energy statistic that recently grabbed my attention: “On average, 75 percent of all energy used to power household electronics is sent to these devices while they are turned off, according to the U.S. Department of Energy,” wrote Graham Hill and Meaghan O’Neill in “Ready Set Green: Eight Weeks to Modern Eco-living.” The authors go on to write, “We actually... Read More
‘Going Green’ at Fox News
Fox News is going to picking up some of my “Going Green” posts at their “How Green?” site. Which is great! Here’s the first post of mine published there. http://green.foxnews.com/2009/03/09/going-green-starts-here-one-students-quest-for-sustainable-living/ Read More
Spring break with a green twist
My latest post over at “Going Green: Cutting Environmental Impact on Campus” is about bringing some sustainability into your spring break plans. It’s posted in full below. Let me know what you think, comments, suggestions, etc. *** Spring Break ’09: Students gone sustainable Name which of these spring break staples doesn’t fit: A) Cancún B) Caribbean... Read More
