By Amanda Bancroft U.S. buildings consume 72 percent of the nation’s electricity and generate 47 percent of all U.S. CO2 emissions, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute. Our homes have a role to play in reducing those numbers, as well as how much habitat is destroyed to make room for — well — roomy subdivisions…
eReader usage is on the rise, and the decision of which eReader to buy can feel like navigating a maze with a variety of choices and options. So, which eReader is the best? The answer is easy … It depends on what you want. In practice, it isn’t so clear. Here’s a quick summary of…
By Terrah Baker On Feb. 17, the largest rally to bring attention to the issue of climate change was held on the steps of our — your — Nation’s capitol, with more than 40,000 people, and thousands more in San Francisco and across the country. Oh … you hadn’t heard about it? Well neither have…
By Rachel Birdsell I received an email today from moveon.org member, Angelo Carusone. Mr. Carusone started a petition last year to boycott Macy’s until they stopped carrying Donald Trump’s 100 percent America-made clothing that is made in China. I know it’s confusing as to how something can be American made when the labels clearly read,…
By Rachel Birdsell Glory hallelujah, praise be and a multitude of other worshipful interjections! We’ve had a miracle. According to some people, who I’m sure are experts in their fields, it happened the other day when God struck St. Peter’s Basilica with lightning the exact same day that Pope Benedict decided to renounce his Popeablilty….
Dear Editor: During the Vietnam War, I was a professor in UAF’s English Department. Even as the years of the war mounted (two years, eight years, 10 years!) the university failed to respond to the killing — and devastation — of millions of people subjected to bombs, napalm and agent orange, their villages burned and…
Dogs are receiving increasing publicity for their worldwide conservation work,
“She figured that it must be this light, this warmth that reminds one of summer, of the tropics, smooth scents and blossoms of every color. That distracts from the pale winter, and shuns the thought of days spent behind heavy oaken doors, in halls of darkened portraits or corners stacked high with books. The light…
“Greed beyond need has driven gas producers to woo and win foreign investors with very deep pockets to help pay for over-expansion.
Ya’ know what I love? I love a good hot dog on the Fourth of July, bacon