Those of you who have watched my work on 10 News or CBS 8 during the past 30 years probably know my true passions are nature, gardening and the environment. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to report on those things in addition to keeping people informed on weather changes. During [...]

How far are you willing to go to protect the environment? How about forgoing a little comfort in the private sanctum of your bathroom for the sake of old growth forests? The New York Times reports that the sale of super soft toilet tissue grew 40% in some markets last year. Americans seem to be [...]

For many years it has been obvious that there is a concerted effort to make human induced climate change seem like a left wing whacko plot. One needs look no further than the demonization of former Vice President Al Gore for proof. In some circles the mere mention of his name is a laugh line. [...]

I’ve recently discovered some San Diego companies you should know about. Blue Summit Financial and JPS Global Investments are offering investors environmentally sensitive investment portfolios. For those of you who have any money left to invest in your future, now seems like a pretty good time to put together investments in the upcoming boom in [...]

One of the oft repeated criticisms of those people advocating a smaller carbon footprint is that they will cause the California economy to suffer or crash. If you are among those doomsday theorists, please read Fred Krupp’s book, Earth: The Sequel. The book is an exciting chronicle of the myriad of technologies under development in [...]

A few years ago my entomologist friend Janet Taylor and I began writing books on organic gardening and lifestyle. Our first book, “Dead Snails Leave No Trails” is a handy guide on how to eliminate garden pests using far less toxic methods than spraying them with poison. The book has done very well worldwide. If [...]

With all the budget cutting coming, there will be many people criticizing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the coming months, so I’d like to buck the trend and say, “way to go, Govenator!”
 When he was campaigning for the job, he said he wanted to make California number one in the fight against global warming (climate change). [...]

The climate clock is ticking…
Assuming many of you are parents, I further assume you have uttered similar words to these that follow… turn off the lights when you leave a room. Please turn off the TV when you leave a room too. Please take shorter showers. We don’t own stock in the electric company you know.
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So why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it can actually be done!
When I was a kid, we used to play a game called “guess the mess,” where you tried to be the first kid in the car to name the animal dead in the road. As an adult, [...]

In the next couple months hundreds of thousands of roses will be sold and transplanted into San Diego gardens. After all, what would a garden be without a rose? Thus begins a love affair and the start of infinite frustration. What is that bug? Why are the leaves curling? Is that mildew? What is rust? [...]