From Scratch

For this Monday mornings breakfast, Pollan cooks up the perfect combination of eggs and FDA regulation. I truly love hearing this guy talk about food. Go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/opinion/29schlosser.html?hpw

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704868604575433620189923744.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5 Ok, I know that I'm simply re-posting other writers' articles, but I like to think I post the creme de la creme of environmental articles. Maybe you don't want to sift (ehem, read through) all those green articles out there. I'll do the heavy lifting for you. Creator of the Dilbert cartoon, Scott Adams, wrote a light-hearded, half satirical piece on his green building experience. I thought he touched on a lot of good points that I'm fairly familiar with in regards to the green building industry. There's a lot of certainty in what you're actually doing, and a lot of experimentation with materials. --All this while maintaining environmental- consciousness. In green building, the goal is to be aware of nature, as oppose to ignoring and overpowering it (ie: window placement, air conditioning in houses etc.)

and all is well, equilibrium has been achieved: maybe you're wrong! Gulf Oil Plume Is Not Breaking Down Fast, Research Says By JUSTIN GILLIS and JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF Published: August 19, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/science/earth/20plume.html?_r=1&hp Really, how could an oil rupture of that capacity be completely dispersed after just a couple weeks of containment? Either way, food for thought. It is politically sound to insist that the Gulf will be a safe haven again soon enough, but it just does not make sense. Oil oozed into the Gulf for months, and it only take a few weeks of ocean tides and additional bacteria to turn the area back to normal? It's inane; and what about the flooding in the South? Will the heavy rains have an affect on the state of the Gulf? Always; flooding has a substantial affect on the nearby bodies of water. I know that in Los Angeles it's unwise to go near the popular beach/sewer drainage spots right after heavy rainfall.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/business/energy-environment/15coal.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=coal&st=cse This would be ideal. C'est possible?

I recall one of the first concerts I attended in Cleveland. It was a Girl Talk show at the Grog Shop back in early 2007. Tickets were $5 and the show was my first encounter with zealous, hardcore Cleveland music fans. If I went to see Girl Talk in Los Angeles, I would have paid $30 and been mauled in a crowd of emaciated hipsters. Growing up where you can't order a cup of coffee without meeting a music producer or guitarist of an "up-and-coming" band, I noticed two defining features of Cleveland's music scene: this town boasts assorted, intimate venues, and due to six-month long weather constraints, concerts are one of the few sources of solace when it's 10 degrees out. I admit that in moving to Cleveland I expected a dry spell in concertgoing and discovering new music. But to my overjoyed surprise, most of the bands I listen to actually stop in this city. In fact, due to the minimal prominence of hipness and trendiness in the Cleveland area, I've actually be...

After hearing about organic farming practices in Tasikmalaya, West Java, a skeptical young entrepreneur took a trip to the region to see the farms. When she arrived, instead of finding well-structured agricultural practices, she met desperate farmers lost in the bureaucratic scuffle of organic certification and export regulations. Inspired by their plateaued dreams, Emily Sutanto decided to take on the project as their leader. Sutanto, the director for Bloom Agro International, was born in Indonesia but moved overseas when she was 9 and has since lived all over the world. “I studied mass communication and international management while at university in Los Angeles, [but] I was never interested in the environment or ecosystems before visiting the farms in Tasikmalaya,” she said. Sutanto was initially convinced that the claim of organic farming in the region was just a front, an advertising technique. “This is Indonesia and there are so many fraudulent organic products out there that hav...

Revamping a restaurant can be challenging. To achieve this, Puro Ristorante e Bar has compiled a recession-friendly menu, inviting the challenge of maintaining quality food while cutting both prices and its snooty attitude. The restaurant may have achieved this, but it all depends on the loyalty of Jakarta’s younger crowd. Two weeks ago, Puro ditched its “Pure” fine-dining theme and attempted to transform itself into a hip and trendy hangout. Transformation efforts included abandoning an all-white decor by garnishing the dining area with plastic vines, vases filled with colorful fruit and most notably brown, cardboard menus. According to Fina Pardede, a representative of the Ismaya Group that Puro is part of, “We used to only attract people 40 years and up, now we’re trying to attract primarily the younger crowd.” Puro, tucked away in the back of City Plaza, is out of sight to pedestrian and car traffic, so planning ahead for the night out is a must. Puro’s seclusion — a disadvantage f...