A snippet from Palm Beach Post on organic juice sales.   Though I consume it in tandem with organic milk, organic juice availability just has not kept pace.   Looks like they finally are waking up in the Orange belt.  Tropica (worlds largest juice guru) only got into the game this Feb.   See how behind the ball the big boys can be.   Looks like it wont be much longer now.  I wonder what is next? 

For those down with Worm Proliferation in general, click here to check out the latest video snippet from our team in action at James Ford Rhodes. The clip is located 2 posts down on the North Coast Green Spieler Blog. 

wind turbine at Indian Lake High School in Lewiston, Ohio

Is There GOLD In That There Lake????

 
From: http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/117101544636680.xml&coll=2

ROLDO    has been talking sense to power for years in NEO.  Here he is,  with his indefatigable energy,  keeping at it here, on CoolCleveland with his views  on tax abatements.  Roldo, I hear you!

In what is more of a PR blurb than news article, Crain's Business today reported that "Port study completion docked until summer". As I recall, there had been plans for Cuyahoga County to fund a port study, for $100,000, and the Port was planning their own study, so I am curious which this is. More important, I wonder why the new director would choose to delay gaining professional, independent insight to help him "evaluate the port and its operations"... I'll be interested in Ed Hauser's take on this, which I'll post here shortly. 

First let me start off by saying that worms are one of the keys to hands sustainability education.  Capable of imparting lessons about landfills, organic waste landfill diversion, benificial reuse, food chains, composting, recycling, global warming etc etc etc, worms are an underutilized and cost effective resource for education. 

A unique opportunity to explore a piece of Cleveland’s lakefront - As part of an ongoing process to promote an appreciation and stewardship for Cleveland’s ecological systems and natural resources, the Dike 14 Environmental Education Collaborative will sponsor the:Cinco de Mayo Migration at Gordon State Park area of Cleveland Lakefront State Park (E. 72 St. and N. Marginal). Last hike begins at 11:00 AM and ends at noon.

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A growing share of municipal waste contains electronic or electric products. E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams and makes up approximately 4 per cent of municipal waste in the European Union. In the US, between 14 and 20 million PC’s become obsolete every year. The picture is similar all over the world and e-waste is increasing steadily.

Go "Citizen" Ed Hauser. Doing good to do good, so all may do well! Here is his latest mapping of the landscape of redevelopment of NEO as abstracted by the powers who be to do well for themselves and their friends. Reply requested! I agree with Ed's conclusion:

Looking forward to presenting innovative solutions for the future of development.  I'm so there.  Let's present the following in mind-blowing, art-form fashion:

This is the vision for :  A Sustainable Future - my exhibit to be first presented at Ingenuity Festival this July 19-22.   Don't miss it!  These also happen to be four ideas to spark regional economic evolution.  Here are some key ideas to change the world - starting with East Cleveland and NEO...

What's going on - this lawn looks like it has measles – how come there are some areas where the snow has melted, and other areas where the snow hasn’t melted?   I took this shot yesterday AM.   Salt has nothing to do with the melted areas...

How many people in NEO could have an uplifting, inspiring and positive documentary film made about them - how many people in NEO would come out looking all good... great? "Citizen" Ed Hauser is surely unique to Northeast Ohio, having stood up to many other "citizens", including NEO community and government "leadership", in a 9-year fight for what Ed felt was best for all in the community. The documentary "Citizen Hauser", about Ed's battle, which officially led to victory on March 02, 2007, has aired on public television in Northeast Ohio - an outstanding work by Blue Hole Productions - will be featured with other short films at the Cleveland Film Festival, as posted below.

Let's make this a victory party!

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Whiskey Island Land Uses - Resolved After Nine Years!

Al Gore: Our Next Step

These lead court cases our turing out to be one of the best if not zee best lesson in producer responsability.  EU laws are shaping / driving product take back.  These requirments are driving manufacturing to design for deconstruction and increasing the attention paid to inclusion of less hazardous components.   Back in the stone ages we used asbestos, lead based paint, and dont forget anti-fouling paint for boat bottoms.    Being on the hook for multi-billion dollar clean ups is going to turn some of these coating manufacturers up side down.  Perhaps thats what you get when you have the motto 'cover the earth'  blaaah. 

First off I cant believe I beat Norm to the Pb punch.  I consider it an honor.   So in honor of the Rhode Island retrial getting tossed out I bring you data regarding a global Pb victory.  The phase out of Pb in gas, almost globally.   I love visuals...

Spectrum – the Undergraduate Gay-Straight Alliance of Case Western Reserve University – and Case’s University Programming Board are pleased to bring the “Sex Workers’ Art Show” to Case on February 26, 2007.

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I just uploaded the latest in a series of ultra-low-rez pollution centric "shock and awe" videos.   Surf into Buckeye Sustainability Institute's blog, see the aerial photo of Sims Park, and watch the video of the pollution spewing out of an outfall there, a dead fish, and my 4 year old daughters observations.

Who Says That Solar Panels Have To Be Ugly???

I was asked to post a photo of my house in Cleveland Heights where I put up some solar panels (solar shingles) last summer: 

I like to think a picture is worth a thousand words.   And with all this discussions of green wind power, I felt like we could benefit from a reminder of the downsides of some alternitives.  Coal gets plenty of bad press with all those particulate emissions but how about nukes?