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Public Health and Medicine in an Age of Energy Scarcity

Brian Schwartz Cindy Parker Aug 9, 2011   

Cindy Parker and I, the Post Carbon Institute’s two Health Fellows, have partnered as co-editors with Jeremy Hess at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control, and Howard Frumkin, … >>

Tire incineration is not “renewable energy”

Brian Schwartz Cindy Parker Apr 7, 2010   2 comments

[Excerpt] How do you solve a problem like David Miller? According to the Chicago Tribune, he is the Illinois representative who last month, with little fanfare and notice at the time, attempted … >>

Fear and Loathing in Ohio

Asher Miller Mar 26, 2010   8 comments

The passage of health care reform legislation in the House of Representatives last weekend was met with such a crescendo of hyperbole and vitriol on both sides of the political aisle that even … >>

Who L'eggo My Eggo?

Asher Miller Feb 20, 2010   3 comments

This is old news, but new news to me: Eggo Waffles Facing Shortage Until Mid-2010. My brother and his family are in town for the weekend and we were talking last night about their breakfast … >>

Blue Shield to Nonprofits: Drop Dead

Asher Miller Feb 9, 2010   13 comments

I need to get something off my chest. Last week we received a notice from our health insurance provider, Blue Shield of California, letting us know that our insurance costs were about to almost … >>

Is Too Little Better Than Too Late?

Asher Miller Dec 15, 2009   3 comments

Right now, on two different fronts, political progressives face a horrible choice: Accept a severely compromised political agreement or stick to their guns and run the risk of getting nothing. … >>