Marty Goldman Finale / Bill Phillips Transformation

Jul 4, 6:20pm 1 review family
http://www.transformation.com/viewVideo.php?fileID=89

I gave this a Thumbs Up because I've never known anyone who won a contest like this before. It's cool to see him on the Internet. And I particularly like the finale video because it was filmed at my church, and I enjoyed picking out people in the video that I know. It's sort of being "at home" as I watch this.

BBC NEWS | Talk about Newsnight | Is it time to turn vegetarian?

Jun 3, 7:56pm 1 review un, yvo-de-boer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/is_it_time_to_turn_vegetarian.html

This includes the video of the "Ethical Man Goes Vegan" video that I just reviewed. Again, it's from the BBC, and pertains to the UN's concern over world-wide food shortages. They are having an emergency summit right now on the topic.

The readers comments are interesting, too, even if I don't agree with all of them.

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | Ethical Man goes vegan

Jun 3, 7:09pm 1 review agriculture, health, environment, global-warming, veganism
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7433753.stm

This is from the BBC, and is a video of "Ethical Man" who is a meat eater, but who decided to see how being a vegan for a month would impact his health and his carbon footprint. It is interesting to watch, and not the kind of thing I would ever expect to see from the media in the USA. I always appreciate whenever anyone, and especially a meat-eater (who doesn't have a "vegan agenda", and who others might be able to relate to more easily, if he's "one of them") can bring up the impact of animal agriculture on Climate Change. That doesn't happen often enough, even among most environmentalists I know in this country.

Transformation Television (TTV) / Bill Phillips Transformation

May 13, 8:08pm 1 review
http://www.transformation.com/ttv-marty.php

Marty is a friend of mine. It's so cool that he won, but also, just to get to watch videos of him on the Internet. How many people do I know, that I could say that about?

http://natalie.feedroom.com/hsus/oneclip/Player.swf?site=hsus&skin=oneclip&fr_st…

Mar 30, 12:54pm 1 review advertising, farm-animals, episcopal, california-humane-farming, bishop-andrus, hidden-oppression
http://natalie.feedroom.com/hsus/oneclip/Player.swf?site=hsus&skin=oneclip&fr...

This is a brief video interview of Bishop Andrus.

News from the Diocese of California - Bishop Marc Supports California Ballot Ini…

Mar 30, 12:46pm 1 review animals, bishop-marc-andrus, california-humane-farming, diocese-of-california
http://episcopalbayarea.org/joomla/content/view/637/87

I want to go on record to say how proud I am of Bishop Andrus to not only endorse the California Humane Farming initiate, but to add how happy I am to see this posted on the diocesan website. I gave this page a "thumbs up" because anything the Church can do to represent the interests of the most abused, most exploited, and most invisible victims in our world matters a lot to me.

Acts of Convention: Resolution # 2003-D016

Mar 30, 11:56am 1 review protestant, animal-rights, episcopal-church, factory-farms, puppy-mills, animal-protection-legislation
http://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=2...

It is important for Episcopalians to know that our Church has a resolution on supporting the ethical care of animals in our archives. With so much controversy over a couple of things that get people worked up, everything else "collects dust". This is an FYI for those who didn't know, and a call to become educated on the way animals are treated by the animal use industries, and to do something about it, to make the world a more humane place for animals. But we should not wait for the Office of Government Relations to send out e-alerts on animal protection legislation, because it is 2008 now, and they haven't yet. Please visit a site like the Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary or others to learn about the issues, and the legislation that is in the works. If you live in California, which is considering basic (minimal) improvements for factory-farmed animals on their ballot next fall, please vote in favor of anything that would help the animals. Even the Bishop of California went public as an endorser of the California initiative. Look beyond how animal use benefits you personally, and think about what life is really like for them. Look at who profits by keeping things the way they are. Look to see who is against the animal rights advocates, and find out what their motivation is, who they represent, etc.

Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Tiny and Green: 84 Sq. Ft. Dream Home

Mar 28, 6:47pm 2 reviews real-estate, green-house, dreamhouse
http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/inspiration/tiny-and-green-84-sq-ft-dream-home...

I enjoyed watching the news segment on this house, and the fact that Dee built it herself for about 10,000. I also like that it's on wheels, since it's parked in a friend's yard. I was impressed that her winter heating bill is only $6.00. Very cool. This would be something that FEMA could learn from.

About Us | Vegan Bits

Mar 25, 9:42pm 1 review vegetarian, veganism
http://veganbits.com/about-us/

I'm always interested in sites pertaining to veganism, especially if they contain information I'd want to come back to read later.

Biofools : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti

Mar 25, 4:26pm 1 review agriculture, alternative-energy, global-warming, bio-fuels, food-costs
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/biofools/958

I have no faith that bio-fuels are the magic bullet, so appreciated reading this. I also have no faith that my government has any leanings toward green living, but just wants to find an alternative to importing oil.

I would rather see us trend toward developing fuel cells, solar energy, etc., or at least get serious about developing vehicles that get much better mileage. (And I would like to see the Geo Metro make a come-back. I used to get between 50-60 MPG with mine, and it wasn't even a hybrid.)