John McCain keeps up the global warming fight, Willie Nelson saves horses, The Governator terminates his bad rep, and more.
Last week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and British Prime Minister Tony Blair signed a mission statement to take "urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote low carbon technologies." Without mentioning specifics, the statement aligns California and the UK in their commitment to use market incentives to foster innovation in emissions trading and low carbon technologies, learn more about "the economics of climate change" and increase communication and collaboration among scientists and technological innovators. While the move sends an important message to President Bush, who has not acted aggressively on this issue, the pact itself is vague and non-binding. Is this just another empty gesture or does this partnership have what it takes to help save the planet?
Los Angeles deserves plaudits for many of its environmentally progressive initiatives – among them, fuel-efficient municipal vehicles and a pledge to generate 20 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2010. But much of this progress is rendered moot by the city's horrendous traffic-congestion problem, which stems from a sub-par – if not totally inadequate – public transportation system. Happily, The Governator and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are working on (or at least talking about) tackling the problem.
Interests: Anything with an ING: dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading, watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming, surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing, driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting, loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking. I love supermarkets in other places, lyrics to songs, seeking out gluten free food, responding to questions and surveys, finding deals and bargains, doing public relations for anyone/anything I believe in, good conversation, sociological observation, the beach, early mornings, condiments and spices, vitamins and minerals, alternative medicine, nutrition, holistic health, fitness gum, coffee drinking, gun chewing and sitting in the steam room.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their own battles and didn't give up.
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.