
by kevin, on March 13th, 2010
Two weeks ago Aleida and I took a dreadful red-eye flight from LA to Miami. I hate red-eye flights. We flew with Virgin America this time, which was a new experience for us. Having an internet connection while en-route helped me wrap up the final details of a show I was scheduled [...]

by kevin, on March 3rd, 2010
US Biobased Product Companies
On October 8 2009 President Obama issued Executive Order 13514 – Federal leadership In Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance. The order sets new policy for the United States which requires all Federal agencies to “increase energy efficiency; measure, report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from direct and [...]

by kevin, on December 7th, 2009
When I visit a city and get a chance to explore, I look for two things – great restaurants and cool grocery stores. Attitudes toward food and how people choose to eat is very instructive in learning a little bit about how residents spend their leisure time and disposable income. When I was recently [...]

by kevin, on October 16th, 2009
Of the major southwestern cities – Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas – San Diego’s battle for water independence has been the longest and hardest fought. Thirst for Independence: The San Diego Water Story by Dan Walker is a marvelously entertaining and detailed accounting of that struggle. The primary difference that sets [...]

by kevin, on September 7th, 2009
The farmers market is currently the fastest growing urban food venue in the nation. According to the USDA, there are more than 4,800 markets operating throughout the country, with forty-four in New York City alone. [...]

by kevin, on July 19th, 2009
What we need is a deep economy instead of a fast growing one.
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king corn
For anyone who doesn’t know, the majority of the food you eat is composed of corn. Cows, chickens, and pigs are all fed corn. Which means they eat the corn, process it, store it in their bodies, and pass it on to us. The sad thing is that none of those animals are genetically [...]