Lascher at Large » Politics http://lascheratlarge.com Stories Told Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:40:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 All Things Not Considered in NPR’s Oil Drilling Coverage http://lascheratlarge.com/2010/04/01/all-things-not-considered-in-nprs-oil-drilling-coverage/ http://lascheratlarge.com/2010/04/01/all-things-not-considered-in-nprs-oil-drilling-coverage/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:18:25 +0000 Bill http://lascheratlarge.com/?p=1640 Yesterday afternoon President Obama shocked the country when he announced plans to open parts of the Atlantic and Alaskan coasts to oil drilling. Though the Pacific Coast was left untouched, the move could open up huge expanses of ocean elsewhere.

Many environmentalists treated the news as a betrayal and yet another delay in the move [...]]]> http://lascheratlarge.com/2010/04/01/all-things-not-considered-in-nprs-oil-drilling-coverage/feed/ 3 A life, a career, a world repurposed http://lascheratlarge.com/2009/10/21/a-life-a-career-a-world-repurposed/ http://lascheratlarge.com/2009/10/21/a-life-a-career-a-world-repurposed/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:30:04 +0000 Bill http://lascheratlarge.com/?p=875 What are you doing this Saturday?

Perhaps you’re taking a stand to help slow climate change by participating in one of more than 4,000 actions in 170 countries being organized by 350.org. The number, as the organization will tell you, represents the parts per million of carbon dioxide thought to be the upper limit for [...]]]> http://lascheratlarge.com/2009/10/21/a-life-a-career-a-world-repurposed/feed/ 1