Archive for the ‘Oil spill’ Category

Merry Christmas 2010

28 years ago, Rosie and I were expecting our first child, Vera. On a mid-December day, not unlike today, I was worried about our child’s future and how Rosie and I might do and make do as parents. A sudden thought crossed my mind: Jesus was born in a stable. It hit me hard – […]

December 21, 2010 · Leo Denton · 19 Comments
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OCEAN-OIL Website Created for Gulf Oil Catastrophe

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Boston University, Louisiana State University, and the National Council for Science and the Environment have created the Online Clearinghouse for Education And Networking: Oil Interdisciplinary Learning (OCEAN-OIL). The site, part of the Encyclopedia of Earth website, is open-access and peer-reviewed allowing scientists, teachers, and concerned citizens to make contributions. […]

December 3, 2010 · Leo Denton · No Comments
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Freedom from Fear – The Strong Heart of Aung San Suu Kyi

“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Most Burmese are familiar with the four a-gati, the four kinds of corruption. Chanda-gati, corruption induced by desire, is deviation from the right path […]

November 13, 2010 · Leo Denton · One Comment
Posted in: Dreams, Making noise, Oil spill

Gulf Seafood not Known to be Safe

I love to fish and love to eat the fish I catch. But I and others have been involved in some correspondence taking place between Captain Chris Bryant of Bayou La Batre and Jim McCallum, a policy analyst with the National Fisheries Service. A key fact coming out of these communications is that the seafood […]

September 25, 2010 · Leo Denton · No Comments
Tags:  Â· Posted in: Community, Oil spill