http://todbrilliant.com Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:39:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There really isn't anything more important than what I'm about to cut and paste into this wee text box. Some of you will think of the words below as hollow text unrelated to the present day. As a Citizen (not a consumer, home owner, renter, shopper, voter, target, Nielsen Point, ... http://todbrilliant.com/thomas-jefferson-where-are-you/ Op-Ed piece in the L.A. Times that clearly discusses the horrific idea that is the 2008 Farm Bill subsidy package. Written by Dan Imhoff, a hero in the sustainable-living community, as well as my local community, and someone I feel lucky to know. The great news is that both Dems and ... http://todbrilliant.com/dan-imhoff-on-the-nightmarish-farm-bill/ (From my heroes at the Earth Policy Institute - My offer, same as always: Buy EPI's "Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Humanity" and if you don't find it the most significant read of your life, I will personally refund your money.) Eco-Economy Indicator – CARBON EMISSIONS April 9, 2008 ... http://todbrilliant.com/carbon-dioxide-emissions-accelerating-rapidly/ After battling Alzheimers since 2000, Charlton Heston passed away last night, ending the remote chance that we'd get to see a final Planet of the Apes installment. Did you know Charlton Heston marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in Civil Rights protests? Yes, he was known mostly in his later years ... http://todbrilliant.com/rip-charlton-heston/ Rarely do I plug music on my site...it's just not my thing. But when it comes to friends, I make exceptions. Correction, I'm making ONE exception. Kelly Bauman's new release "Gomorrah" is going to blow the doors off a whole lot people and make Kelly, well, a big deal. We ... http://todbrilliant.com/best-new-musictrust-me/ Study after study (you've been reading them right, because I've little inclination to provide links to the stockpile o' studies) have shown that fish stocks all over the world are in serious, serious decline. As in, 90% of the big fish have plumb disappeared. That is, disappeared into our bellies. ... http://todbrilliant.com/no-really-the-fish-are-almost-gone/ READ ON: The Big Break Not that there are any global warming denialists (is that a word? is now, as a word is merely an utterance than conveys a meaning), but, my oh my, are we no paying attention or not? It's often said that humans need to see the speeding ... http://todbrilliant.com/hope-you-dont-live-in-a-coastal-city/ I admit I'm a fan of Jeffrey Sachs. He runs around with Bono (whose cultivated persona always makes me laugh), does his best as an economist to solve the world's problems, and writes in a compelling manner. But could it be that he's a touch too hopeful? That however much ... http://todbrilliant.com/sachs-end-of-poverty-time-for-a-rethink/ This just in! While Obama and Clinton favor NUCLEAR power, wind is looking more and more the smart person's play. FYI - Ralph Nader is a big wind (now don't say "bag"!) supporter. But, hey, the great news is that no matter who you vote for (Clinton, Obama or the ... http://todbrilliant.com/earth-policy-update-167-record-breaking-windpower/ My favorite political blogger (and good friend), Gail Jonas' blog can be found at THINKING OUT LOUD. Click the link, bookmark the page. You'll be happy you did. Unlike Salon and the big poli-blogs, Gail's voice is reasoned, passionate and individual...you won't find her spewing the same old party lines. Today, ... http://todbrilliant.com/guest-blog-thinking-out-loud-w-gail-jonas/