Will following the footsteps of Melville Jacoby, a World War II correspondent and my grandmother’s cousin, help me cover the gulf oil spill?
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April 1st, 2010 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 Read the rest of All Things Not Considered in NPR’s Oil Drilling Coverage October 21st, 2009 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 Read the rest of A life, a career, a world repurposed July 20th, 2009 A bevy of berries on display at the Wilshire Center/Koreatown farmers market above the Wilshire/Vermont Metro rail station. Settling into a life of self-employed writerdom has taken a bit of getting used to. Roadblock Read the rest of More and More June 14th, 2009 “Wheel is going green,” blared a television announcer during a Spring broadcast of TV’s popular game show “Jeopardy.” The wheel in question? “Jeopardy”’s sister show, the equally well-known “Wheel of Fortune.” Pat Sajak and Vanna White — icons for decades of American dreams of easy money — became the latest public Read the rest of Will Going Green be the Next Way We Go Bust? |
      
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