Hey everyone. As many of you know, my name is Lori Ehrlich and I'm running for the 8th Essex State Rep seat in Marblehead, Swampscott, and part of Lynn. I've been a practicing CPA for over 20 years, environmental activist, blogger, wife and … [Read more...]
Running shoes required: It’s looking like a sprint!
While I live in Marblehead, I gave this speech on the property line of Swampscott (the town in which I grew up) and Lynn (where I was born) with a cold ocean breeze and a warm curious crowd: A Fresh Look Campaign Announcement for Lori … [Read more...]
Cooler than Greenland! Lynxgirl on CNN!
Click here for the CNN Student News newscast. The newscast and accompanying photo album are both terrific. Have you, your kids, your students, your grandkids, your neighbors, your friends, made squares? If so, be sure to find their … [Read more...]
The Simpsons Movie: WHERE’S BLINKY?
This doesn't really have anything to do with the Simpsons Movie but the bridge has been built so alas, I will walk across. For those of you in the Boston area, be sure to stop by The Museum of Fine Arts for the Hopper exhibit (click … [Read more...]
Washington Post: Inaction on Warming will be Costly
The study, called "Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast." was done by Cambridge, MA based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), 50 scientists and economists and was peer-reviewed. It's the most in-depth report produced to … [Read more...]
Boston Globe: Forget Hypocrisy, Live Earth brought message to BILLIONS
(I haven't seen this cute little Smart Car posted anywhere but every single concert goer passed it on the way in. Wouldn't it be awesome if everyone could downsize like in Europe? Unfortunately for us, this little car looks like … [Read more...]
Subsidies for “UNKILLABLE DRACULAS”
Bela Lugosi's got nothin' on Big Coal, but the parallel is humorously appropriate when you consider blood sucking air pollution, global warming, mountaintop removal, strip mining, coal slurry ponds, acid rain, and such. From today's … [Read more...]
SOS: Sad Fish Video
Thanks to ZackK's Official Live Earth Blog for sharing children's unvarnished thoughts about global warming from Director, Malcolm Venville. I think I've encountered the parents of that little "water vapor boy" before. Also, Al … [Read more...]
Earth Day 2007 in 3-Ply
And now another treasure from Italy not seen in any museums, but certainly zipping all around them. Cozy and adorable although at first glance for us Americans, they're freakishly small. As I took in great works of the last couple … [Read more...]
15 Inches
In Beth Daley's article in The Boston Globe today, "US lags on plans for climate change" that just by it's very title indicates that it's time to think about adapting. We must be in what Al Gore calls, "A time of consequences." … [Read more...]