“That Feeling of Climate Doom? It’s Called Eco-Anxiety.” The headline over a full-page piece in the Sunday NY Times made me think maybe Jason Horowitz was going to satirize the medicalization of every problem we…
Posts published in September 2023
All things considered this annual Burn wasn’t that bad. If Burners in Black Rock City stayed put in camp during the rain and didn’t try to bike or drive they did not become clay mud…
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The city of Ukiah prides itself on belonging to a Northern California public utility system that relies on renewable energy sources and hydroelectric plants to provide nearly 80 percent of the power local customers consume.…
I’ve lobbied for years for the Board of Supervisors to hold meetings outside of the county seat, so this past Tuesday’s session in the town of Mendocino should mark the start scheduling more of the…
Most travelers can recount airplane “flights from Hell.” But of course, there are also Satanic cab and bus rides. Sometimes, even a pleasant-looking ferry will stray across the River Styx. Taxi terror, for me, will…
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Introduction The water supply for the southern half of inland Mendocino County is dependent on water from the Russian River. The West Fork begins on Tomki Road in Redwood Valley. The East Fork begins at…