Category Archives: Global Warming

Operation Foggy Monocle

By Mark | July 8, 2012

In the wake of a global warming-related rant that I posted a few days ago, it occurred to me that nothing is likely to change, at least not in a substantive way, until the men at the top begin to feel the same oppressive, painfully searing heat that the rest of us have been feeling [...]

Also posted in Environment, Special Projects, Sustainability, Uncategorized | Tagged air conditioning, call to action, crazy ideas that just might work, direct action, global climate change, Global Warming, Mark's art ideas, Mark's big ideas, Operation Foggy Monocle | 10 Comments

Invasivore efforts to install a nutria colony in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park

By Mark | January 3, 2011

The New York Times Magazine had an interesting piece yesterday on the budding invasivore food movement. For those who missed it, here’s a clip: There’s a new shift in the politics of food, not quite a movement yet, more of an eco-culinary frisson. But it may have staying power; the signs and portents are there. [...]

Also posted in Environment, Food | Tagged asian carp, Canada goose, coypu, Eating Aliens, ecology, garlic mustard, giant rodents, Huron River, invasive species, invasive species and how they taste, invasive species diet, invasivore, Jackson Landers, Kentucky tuna, kudzu, lionfish, locavore, Louisiana, mouse-beaver, Myopotamus coypus, nutria, Rachel Kesel, Riverside Park, rodents, White Castle | 31 Comments

Ypsi Cycle-Powered Cinema update, volunteer meeting April 1

By Mark | March 21, 2010

On Thursday, April 1 we’ll be meeting at the Corner Brewery in Ypsi at 6:00 PM to discuss the future of the Cycle Powered Cinema project. If you think you might be interested, please come out, have a beer, and meet the rest of the team. And feel free to encourage anyone else you know [...]

Also posted in Alternative Energy, Art and Culture, cycle powered cinema, Education, energy, Environment, Other, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Tagged Ann Arbor Arts Alliance, Ann Arbor Film Festival, bicycles, bike power, bike powered movies, blocking rectifier diode, Corner brewery, cycle powered cinema, DC to AC inverter, Donald Harrison, fundraising, fuses, generators, marine battery, Michael Flyn, Riverside Park, VG Kids | 10 Comments

Join the 700 Club this weekend

By Mark | December 11, 2009

Within the last 48 hours, I’ve become aware of two really great projects that refer to themselves as “Three Fifty.” First, my friend Erica is organizing a global warming vigil here in Ypsi tomorrow (Saturday) evening. It’s scheduled to take place at 6:30 PM, on the section of Michigan Avenue that runs over the Huron [...]

Also posted in Environment, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Tagged 3/50 Project, 350, 387, 700 Club, carbon dioxide, Copenhagen, Erica Choberka, global climate change, Haab's, Materials Unlimited, Michigan Avenue, parts per million, Shop Ypsi for the Holidays, UN Climate Summit, vigils | 5 Comments

Michigan asks Washington for $830 million to establish Detroit-Chicago high-speed rail

By Mark | August 24, 2009

Remember how, a while ago, I told you that the feds had set aside over $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, and Michigan was joining with other states in the vicinity of Chicago to make a request? Well, today was the deadline, and it appears as though we’ve requested $830 million from Uncle Sam. At [...]