Tag Archives: Elizabeth Maginnis

Portland Protests Coal Exports

I rarely gave coal a thought or regarded it as anything more than a resource that miners extract from the mountains of

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Oil Spills in Lower Mississippi River Valley

Please click on the following link: http://lmrk.org/issues/oil-and-chemical-spills/overflight-of-leaking-taylor-wells.html

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Fighting the Plastic Pollution Menace — Kyra Sedgwick Takes the Lead

Anyone who knows me knows that I faithfully watch MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” news program every weekday morning. The show’s guest list frequently includes

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And Furthermore About the Bureau of Land Management …

Today’s edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal contains an Associated Press article describing the uphill battle that wild horse advocates face

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Cash Mobs — What a Great Idea!

Has your area been hit by a cash mob? If not, plans for one may be brewing; the cash mob phenomenon is rapidly spreading across the United States and Canada.

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Independent Book Stores Can Survive – Good News for 2012

Perhaps the unfortunate demise of chains like Borders Books has opened the proverbial window of opportunity for independent bookstores to step in

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Is the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Humane?

The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently ran an article exposing so-called “humane” methods that government contractors used

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Save the Clean Water Act!

The Waterkeepers Alliance website recently published a link to a New York Times op-ed describing the challenges facing the Clean Water Act.

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Support Small Business Saturday®!

What are you doing November 26? Holiday shopping? Instead of patronizing big box stores and mega-malls, please consider paying a visit to

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The Joy of Farm Markets

Yesterday afternoon, we visited a nearby farm market for pumpkins, which is one of our favorite autumn traditions. This year’s excursion didn’t disappoint

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