punk rock environmentalism

So I've never been one for athletics...but this past year I've been on my bike a whole lot, so I thought this summer I'd take a long bike-ride just to see how far I could push myself.  Read More »

So today I spent more time with Brokenfeather at his hunger protest....he's on day nine, and although he's noticeably thinner, he's doing pretty well. He's going to end the protest on day ten (tomorrow,) and I have nothing but respect for him at this point.  Read More »

So I've been going almost daily to spend time with the hunger-striker in front of the Northwest Naturals building...and I have to say, by day five he has much more polished responses to the questions being directed to him.  Read More »

So today I didn't have a whole lot going on..except perhaps that I could have been working on a study-guide for microbiology..so I went downtown to sit with this guy who is doing a hunger-strike in front of this building where shareholders meet about LNG (liquid natural gas.)  Read More »

So while tabling for Earth First! at Last Thursday, which is a big art event here in Portland, I ran into my friend Patrick and learned a new term. Patrick is a six-foot something Irish rewilding dude with long wild blond hair and nice tan for someone who is 100% Irish. Patrick was telling me why he'd left Ireland. The conversation went something like this.  Read More »

So lately, I've been thinking a lot about these four things:

a) Becoming a momma/parenting
b) World population
c) HIV/AIDS orphans/war orphans/orphans in general
d) Giving birth.  Read More »

So the baby formula research is proving to be a whole lot harder then I first expected.  Read More »

So I volunteered at Sunday's Earth First!  Read More »