Good Nature Notes

2011-10-16T20:53:00.001-07:00

Good Nature Publishing's natural history art Bestsellers in September 2011

2011-09-28T14:13:00.000-07:00

Good Nature Notes for Sept 28 2011 1. Good news! Good Nature's Bumble Bee fine art by Dugald Stermer is free if you order now while supplies last. Just pay for shipping and we'll get the last of the first edition out the door to you. Please share this link with friends of pollinators http://www.goodnaturepublishing.com/bumblebee.htm Great gift! 2. Good Nature's Top 5 Poster Field

New York City & East Coast SHell Shocked by Big Storm: Will Oil Companies Pay For the Damages or You and Me?

2011-08-26T20:44:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Irene is going to hit NYC and the East Coast starting tomorrow. President Obama declared a state of emergency before the storm hits. The East Coast is going to be SHELL shocked. Are the oil companies paying attention? You betcha. There is no direct evidence yet that this storm was caused by oil companies Shell, Exxon Mobil and other companies that make their profit by selling

Hedgerows story by Jennifer Jewell- Read on!

2011-07-19T16:55:00.001-07:00

Hedgerows in California story NW Hedgerows poster on sale! Buy 1 get 1 FREE

Reverence by Julie Cadwallader-Staub

2011-07-19T14:16:00.000-07:00

By Julie Cadwallader-Staub The air vibrated with the sound of cicadas on those hot Missouri nights after sundown when the grown-ups gathered on the wide back lawn, sank into their slung-back canvas chairs tall glasses of iced tea beading in the heat and we sisters chased fireflies reaching for them in the dark admiring their compact black bodies their orange stripes and seeking antennas as

Rain Garden poster reprint in July $2.99 ea per 100

2011-07-14T17:05:00.000-07:00

7/14/2011: Beautiful educational SALE on bestselling Rain Gardens poster reprint. $14.99/$25 lam 30+ for $5 ea Get 100+ for $2.99 ea 500+ for $2.50 ea Over 60% sold to conservation districts, master gardeners, storm water agencies, and fans of rain gardens. Call Tim Colman @ 206 271 3490 or email me for more info. Hurry! Offer will sell out. Last printing of 2011. Order by July

Healthy food posters idea with Mark Bittman

2011-06-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

I want to make a series of healthy eating posters that are inspirational and beautiul, too. I like the idea of stretching out, so I am going to ask Mark Bittman to help me. Bittman is my favorite food writer today. And this combination-- Good Nature's art and Mark's brand will do a lot of good teaching and inspiring people to change their food habits for the better and for good. Wish me

Good Nature Publishing Business For Sale

2011-04-23T14:49:00.000-07:00

Good news! Green art and educational publishing business for sale. See Good Nature Publishing For Sale Small business in Seattle for sale. Do you have experience publishing? Want to run a great little business? Over 30 titles and 500 flora and fauna painted. Serious inquiries only please. Call 206 271 3490 or email. best wishes, Timothy

Complete Plant List/ Good Nature's Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Wildflower poster sale today

2010-12-31T15:02:00.000-08:00

Good News from Kew Botanic Gardens and an international effort by botanists to name all the plants known to us. Flora fans celebrate! I thought you'd enjoy a painting of one of our biggest flora on Earth! See Good Nature for more than 500 illustrated flora and fauna painted by award winning realist artists. Buy 1 Get 1 FREE today See Good Nature's Giant Sequoia art for sale here

All Good Things Must End Sale Buy 1 Good Nature Publishing native flora poster, get 1 FREE

2010-12-28T17:54:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,Happy New Year!We're just past Solstice, Christmas, and welcoming the New Year here in Seattle.My wife and I have been talking on and off about future directions in this short life together -- and have decided to close up Good Nature Publishing in 2011, and move onto other things.*And to celebrate, we're having a Buy 1 poster get 1 FREE sale-- our best ever way to share our love of

Friends of Parks Limited Time Offer Buy 10 get 10 FREE

2010-12-12T14:33:00.000-08:00

"Inspired, beautiful art!" Val Easton, Plant Talk"Horticultural fine art!" Sunset MagazineGood Nature Publishing is having a volunteer appreciation sale. Decorate your park, your watershed council walls, give gifts to key people with beautiful educational art. Perfect end of year gift for green non profits.Here is the scoop of the week: Order any 10 posters for $9.99 ea. Doesn't matter if

Live in the masses and sell to the classes

2010-12-02T09:42:00.000-08:00

Dear Small Business Fairy, Why do I hate December sales pressure? It is such a short month. I get up and enjoy my work-- there is enough creative stuff going on with writing and working with great artists to make me happy. But holiday sales seem to bring out the best of times and the worst of times. I get no orders while big stores are shipping everything free. And then I get a lot of

Teach clean water practices to kids-- Low Impact Development Buy 1 get 1 free

2010-10-19T09:48:00.000-07:00

Sale this week-- order 100 Love Your Stream posters for teaching kids around Puget Sound 8 clean water practices, Get 100 Low Impact Living posters FREE. Offer good while supplies last. Order today by email or call Good Nature Publishing @ 800 631 3086 BONUS: FREE COLORING PAGE WITH YOUR ORDER.

October green note card sale: 500 5" x 7" note cards w envelopes FREE $.99 ea/ 1000 @ .69 cents ea

2010-10-06T09:25:00.000-07:00

Do you want a professional custom note or greeting card for your art, for work, promotions and thank you's? I am going to press on a run of Good Nature 5" x 7" note cards and can help you get a great price and the best printing in America. Use our art for free or send me your own. Offer good while there is space, so hurry! Call today 206 622 9522 or email me @ Good Nature Best prices start

New from Good Nature: San Juan Islands Wildflower, Habitat, Trails, Park Finder Map

2010-09-30T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hot off the press! A beautiful new satellite map with trails and parks of San Juan Islands on the front, Wildflower and island habitat guide on the back. Retails for $9.95 in metro Seattle @ Globe Books @ Pioneer Square, Metsker Maps online and @ Pike Place Market, and Wide World Maps and Books in Wallingford neighborhood Seattle, University Bookstore. Wholesale available.

Good Nature's Climate Impacts on Olympic Penninsula poster in the news

2010-09-14T14:44:00.000-07:00

Will Olympic Peninsula Forests Become drier with climate crisis? Last of the Olympic Marmots?

2010-08-06T11:29:00.000-07:00

Grateful when a customer takes the time to write: "I want to purchase the posters from Good Nature Publishing because Good Nature produces very high quality, educational posters. US Forest Service and other land management agency personnel have been involved with development of the posters, including writing or editing text and commenting on the content. I believe that the posters tell an

Trees: Uses, Habitats, Fun Facts, BTU's chart

2010-07-14T14:03:00.000-07:00

New from Good Nature for Eastern North America's forests New Trees: Uses, Habitats, Fun Facts Chart for education, PLT, botanists, forest service, woodland owners and master naturalists. Over 7500 ordered first week. Limited quantities available. Order today and save 90% off retail price. Just $2.99 cents ea per 100. Order 2500 for .99 cents ea. Ask me about getting your logo FREE on

Tree Cycle Seattle Arborist for your next tree work

2010-06-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

Tree Cycle:We love trees here in Seattle. And I love people who can help me care for them. Kelsey Gruenwoldt and her husband Peter run Treecycle in Seattle.Green businesses are all the buzz, but these two have really been at it for years and personify what I like to support in a small business. They can give you a free estimate, and trim trees. But if needed, you can hire them to saw a tree up,

1,000 Paintings: Three Figs

2010-06-01T10:35:00.000-07:00

Check out thisBeautiful artwork: 1,000 Paintings: Three Figs

ENN publishes story Climate Impacts on Olympic Peninsula Forests poster

2010-05-31T13:19:00.000-07:00

ENN wrote a brief story on Good Nature's newest poster "Climate Impacts on Olympic Peninsula Forests." Grateful. Mahalo.One of the many blessings of webworld is the other blogs and green news services that pick it up, post and help get the word out.And this is before any major daily newspaper has written a story.Off and running. Read more here. (Press release written by intern Eleanor Leonard.

Cruisin' The Fossil Freeway exhibit Seattle Times

2010-05-29T16:39:00.000-07:00

See Burke Museum this Memorial Day weekend in Seattle -- Seattle Times Review

Creativity Coach Tatyana Mishel

2010-05-20T05:50:00.000-07:00

My friend, writer and coach Tatyana Mishel consults with writers, small business people, teams @ MSFT and other companies. If you know someone or you yourself want to talk with a pro about managing your creative process, getting unstuck (oh no -- really Tim-- my creative juices flow all the time! ;) please check out her website and get in touch with her. Tatyana is a gifted poet, and has been

PRESS RELEASE: Climate Impacts on Olympic Peninsula Forests poster field guide premiers

2010-05-17T11:28:00.000-07:00

May 17, 2010 Climate Impacts on Olympic Peninsula Forests PremiersFor Immediate Release Contact: Timothy Colman, publisher Good Nature Publishing: 206 622 9522 What Will Olympic Peninsula Forests Look Like in 100 Years? “Climate Impacts on Olympic Peninsula Forests” vividly portrays the ongoing effects of climate change on our beautiful native plants and animals, through the interpretation

BP: Ideas from the rest of us to solve your spill problem

2010-05-16T17:47:00.000-07:00

Crowdsource solutions to oil spill. Interesting but the real deal has to cme from organizing, protests, and democratizing our energy system. TSC

Partnership for Puget Sound posters: Why don't I like them?

2010-05-16T16:53:00.000-07:00

Partnership for Puget Sound has tons of bucks -- at least relative to many grassroots green groups I have worked with in my life. They have a great mission - to clean up Puget Sound. They have good people on staff. They have us-- people who live around the Sound -- the Salish Sea-- that want to see it clean and green forever.So why do they have so much crap for poster art? Here is PSP's poster

Mount St. Helens Blow 30th Anniversary: New Habitat Everywhere

2010-05-16T08:50:00.000-07:00

Seattle Times writer Lynda Mapes is one of my favorite reporters. You can read why if you have a chance to read this fine story about what scientists have found out about LIFE ON EARTH since the volcano blew up over 200 square miles of forest- clearing everything down to a bald mass of ash. See Mt. St. Helens story and let me know how many new amphibians names you learned. One of my favorite

New poetry anthology in the works

2010-05-12T09:22:00.001-07:00

I am making a new illustrated poetry anthology book. We're using another blog to post poems selected for the first draft. Feel free to browse, and post your own or your favorites from other writers in the comments section. Thanks. Timothy

So you want to get your book published?

2010-05-07T12:20:00.000-07:00

How To Publish Your Book I get called every week from writers seeking advice on publishing their book. This is understandable, since I made a mistake of calling what is basically an art design business "Good Nature Publishing" and get listed by Yellow Pages, Google, etc...under the generic title "publishers." So motivated self directed writers interested in getting published do what seems

Good Nature Publishing's "Climate Impacts on Olympic Peninsula Forests" poster field guide Premiers Earth Day 2010

2010-04-20T14:11:00.000-07:00

New art from award winning artist John C. Pitcher premiers Earth Day 2010 What will Northwest Forests look like in 100 years? What plants and animals are on the move because of climate impacts? How fast are glaciers changing? What about invasives? Can you tell local vs. regional climate impacts? Good Nature's beautiful educational painting by John C.

Lower Wolf Trail Wildflowers in bloom already!

2010-04-02T14:50:00.001-07:00

Washington Trails Association Trail Report click to enlarge the photos.

Portland Sewers Right as Rain -- USA Today

2010-03-29T10:56:00.000-07:00

USA Today story on Portland Oregon rain water policies saving clean water and big bucks.

Rain Garden poster special offer

2010-03-26T14:19:00.000-07:00

Good Nature's Rain Garden Special conservation district and stormwater outreach and education offer: $14.99/$25 ea laminated Buy 2 get 2 FREE Order 30+ for $5 ea $2.99 ea per 100 --save 80% $2.50 ea for 500+ Over 14,000 sold. Get yours today to promote clean water practices Order yours by calling 800 631 3086 or write Tim@ Good Nature Publishing Rain Garden poster teaches better

Chesapeake Bay Rain Garden Native Plant Species List

2010-03-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

Starter Kit for Chesapeak Bay Rain Garden Poster.Every good poster must start with a horticultural dream scene. What better way to seed dreams of beautiful plants living in rain garden Eden than these species? Here is a list from Chesapeake Ecology Center to start us off.Common Name Scientific Name Basic Growing Requirements Average SizeFernsCinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea Sun to shade; wet to

Chesapeake Bay Rain Garden poster -- 90 days

2010-03-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

Work has begun on a cool new Chesapeake Bay Rain Garden poster. I have been smitten by rain gardens-- I didn't know much about them a couple years ago. Making a rain garden poster for a team of ten agencies in Oregon and Washington changed all that.This seemed like a novelty project and funny way to keep rain water clean. But then I learned about the many benefits to us when we let rain water

Brainstorming about new poster design projects

2010-02-26T15:16:00.000-08:00

Five Projects I want to get off the ground in 2010There seems to be a missing piece in the climate impacts narratives we illustrate.No people integrated into the scenes.I am daydreaming about a streams of scenes painted by the same artist to show off.What would they show? I think the posters should make an effort to make the invisible visible. Gender, poverty and climate -- more specifically

Michael Pollan's links to good food sources

2010-02-05T10:28:00.000-08:00

Michael Pollan has a great post on his page for links that take you to resources onlineCheck it out!

Campaign to save tropical forests failed by food giants - Green Living, Environment - The Independent

2010-01-27T14:44:00.000-08:00

Campaign to save tropical forests failed by food giants - Green Living, Environment - The Independent

Climate Impacts on NW Forests: John C. Pitcher- A genius artist at work

2010-01-26T16:58:00.000-08:00

My friend and fine artist John C Pitcher has an incredible talent for making a concept like Climate Impacts on NW Forests so beautiful, one forgets the subject matter. Here are four images (going back in time) to see the this artist at work.I thought you might be interested in seeing the progression of art as John starts to get into, then immerses himself in his work. A second scene showing

Earth Portal: Temperate Rainforests written by Howard Silverman, Ecotrust

2010-01-26T11:17:00.000-08:00

EarthPortal � Archive � EIF 142-Temperate Rain ForestsGet great art on the coastal temperate rainforest plants and animals from Good Nature Publishing

rain garden art designed to teach, inspire and change the world of low impact development:

2010-01-26T10:24:00.000-08:00

rain garden poster field guideKill these words: Low Impact Development. You can say these words and actually feel the right side of your brain going to sleep the way your computer screen does.I think you kill these words with art. Hire an artist to translate the 10,000 word BORING manual that no one opens for a single picture that helps translate and connect people to your passion for clean

Learn About Native Wildflowers-- save 80% off through January 31 2010

2010-01-23T13:37:00.000-08:00

Native Wildflowers poster-- save 80% for limited time-- until January 31st. Award winning artist John C. Pitcher painted this custom designed poster field guide to 28 natives found from the Mississippi east.Thousands sold to native plant societies in Ohio native plant, Vermont native plant society, New Hampshire native plant society, Maine Native Plant society, Virginia master naturalist, North

Special Love Your Stream poster 80% discount through February 28, 2010

2010-01-20T14:58:00.000-08:00

Dear Friend,"Beautiful & educational. Our teachers love Good Nature's fine art!" -- Audubon"Horticultural fine art!"-- Sunset MagazineHi from Good NatureLIDS FOR KIDS! Do you want to teach people stormwater pollution prevention practices? I have eight clean water tips for kids K-5th grade illustrated by award winning artist Sherry Neidigh. She makes great art for Good Nature, National Wildlife

Sightline Institute asks: How much petro spills into Puget Sound?

2010-01-13T20:25:00.001-08:00

Read and weep: From Sightline here in Seattle

Help Haiti

2010-01-13T17:25:00.000-08:00

Help Haiti

Climate Impacts on NW Forests art preview

2010-01-13T17:12:00.000-08:00

John C. Pitcher is painting two masterpiece scenes for upcoming Climate Impacts of NW Forests to show citizens what the world will look like in 100 years.Want to make some art like this for climate impacts in your region? Let me know

PAUL VOLKER FOR TREASURY SEC'Y

2010-01-11T19:10:00.000-08:00

SIMON JOHNSON speaks for me here in a review of Paul Volker's need to step up and lead our country again. Wake up Obama. you have been hijacked by bankers. Break up the big banks, and tax the bloodsuckers like we did in 1913.

Culture & Society Articles | GIS Mapping Shows What Discrimination Looks Like | Miller-McCune Online Magazine

2010-01-04T13:50:00.000-08:00

Culture & Society Articles | GIS Mapping Shows What Discrimination Looks Like | Miller-McCune Online MagazineWhy pictures change lives! This story is an example of how artwork changes the world.

Funny New Ray Troll Art Premiers: Washington State Fossils Map

2009-11-30T11:27:00.003-08:00

I call it ROCK STARS OF THE PLEISTO SCENE -- just having the art work makes me laugh.And now you can order it online @ Good Nature Publishing Call for wholesale. Washington State Fossils Map premiers December 1st. Make sure you check out the great show coming up @ the Burke Natural History Museum coming December 19th

Dan Pink on Getting motivation at work right-- surprising

2009-09-12T12:18:00.000-07:00

Check out the little TED talk by Dan Pink-- found through Metafilter. Interesting, thought provoking, fun to watch. Good speaker, and former speech writer for Al Gore.

Salmon Mermaid poster preview art by Chris Witkowski

2009-07-24T11:38:00.000-07:00

Check it out!Beautiful, sexy icon of the sea with my favorite fish in her hands.

Bellevue Art Festival this weekend

2009-07-24T11:35:00.000-07:00

Seattle metro area-- a juried art show that several friends, including fine artist Shane Miller are going to be at this weekend. Times are 9:30 AM -9:30 PMCheck out Bellevue Arts Fest for a great range of artists.Some artists wait five years to get in to this show.Best fishes,Timothy

New Love Your River poster for streamteams, Project WET

2009-07-08T14:40:00.000-07:00

Great new Love Your River poster by Children's illustrator Sherry Neidigh http://www.sherryneidigh.comPictures are powerful ways for kids (of all ages) to get excited and learn about the new permeable green cities we are building in the world.And this poster's focus is Low Impact Development practices kids can take home from school and do at home. Art in service to a cleaner greener and more

Low Impact Development poster -- new oil painting by Teresa Fasolino

2009-07-08T14:32:00.000-07:00

Call Tim @ 800 -631 3086 for more info and ordering.See art at Good Nature

Kurtz Bros., Inc: Royalton Supply: Rain Garden Event

2009-06-01T10:01:00.000-07:00

Kurtz Bros., Inc: Royalton Supply: Rain Garden EventCool business in Ohio building Rain Gardens

Spectacular Photography: Presque Isle River | Porcupine Mountains Wilderness, Michigan

2009-04-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

Photograph: Presque Isle River | Porcupine Mountains Wilderness, MichiganFlip through this artist's site-- awesome work.TSC

Opinion | Goodbye first lawn, hello first garden | Seattle Times Newspaper

2009-03-27T10:24:00.000-07:00

Opinion | Goodbye first lawn, hello first garden | Seattle Times Newspaper Great op ed piece on lawns and their enormous consumption of resources. Thanks to Ellen GoodmanTSC

Sea levels rising twice as fast as predicted

2009-03-12T03:36:00.000-07:00

Sea levels rising twice as fast as predicted

Daily Kos: Wall St. Bailout: Is A Massive Scandal About To Unfold?

2009-03-08T21:09:00.000-07:00

Daily Kos: Wall St. Bailout: Is A Massive Scandal About To Unfold? Read and weep. Could affect Obama and not in a good way. Bad news.TSC

King County wants to hear ideas of farming’s future

2009-03-06T08:49:00.000-08:00

King County wants to hear ideas of farming’s future Here is a great opportunity to influence the future of agriculture in King County.Your presence is requested to make a difference in the future of farming. I want to see King County fund purchase of conservation easements across rural Snoqualmie Valley to preserve this land in perpetuity for farming.How about you?Hope you can make one of these

Obama Suspends Bush Rule on Endangered Species - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-03-03T16:35:00.000-08:00

Obama Suspends Bush Rule on Endangered Species - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com Very good news. You say elections don't matter. Here is a full two months of elections matter a lot! Right on President Obama.Basta Timothy

Daily Kos: Climate change will be much worse than you think

2009-02-23T07:59:00.000-08:00

Daily Kos: Climate change will be much worse than you think Interesting look at best case scenario from the latest UN panel on climate crisis. Read on ...

Seattle Great City Initiative

2009-02-22T11:01:00.000-08:00

Seattle Great City Initiative Check it out if you are in Seattle area.

NOAA History - Art and Poetry/Art Gallery/Historic Weather Art

2009-02-21T13:45:00.000-08:00

NOAA History - Art and Poetry/Art Gallery/Historic Weather Art/wea00001: "cloud illustration"Beautiful old map of cloud types from the 1800's by a German artist.

Low Impact Development Video | Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) | US EPA

2009-02-20T14:19:00.000-08:00

Low Impact Development Video | Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) | US EPA Good overview from EPA on green practices to keep water clean.

WaterBlogged.org Green Roofs - EPA Webcast Feb 18, 2009

2009-02-20T10:15:00.000-08:00

WaterBlogged.org Green Roofs - EPA Webcast Feb 18, 2009 Good site on ecosystem services -- low impact practices we can start today to stop storm water, restore groundwater and change the way we think about urban/suburban living.best fishes,Timothy

Observatory - Detecting Brain Injuries in Salmon From Hydroelectric Dams - NYTimes.com

2009-02-13T10:41:00.000-08:00

Observatory - Detecting Brain Injuries in Salmon From Hydroelectric Dams - NYTimes.com Next time you bang your head on a wall, consider life of a salmon swimming past those dams-- head injuries! Who would have thought? Well -- it turns out the salmon that are have brain injuries give of a little protein. This has led to discoveries of similar proteins found in soldiers who get head trauma in

Salmon Safe Wine Tasting at The Local Vine!

2009-02-11T11:53:00.000-08:00

Salmon Safe Wine Tasting at The Local Vine!: "logoF.jpg"

Cornell Chronicle: Gandhi portrait made of grass

2009-02-11T10:22:00.000-08:00

Cornell Chronicle: Gandhi portrait made of grass Wild art project: Ghandi's picture in a grass wall hanging. Whoa!TSC

Coming Home by Mary Oliver

2009-02-11T06:39:00.003-08:00

Coming Homeby Mary OliverWhen we're driving, in the dark,on the long roadto Provincetown, which lies emptyfor miles, when we're weary,when the buildingsand the scrub pines losetheir familiar look,I imagine us risingfrom the speeding car,I imagine us seeingeverything from another place — the topof one of the pale dunesor the deep and namelessfields of the sea —and what we see is the worldthat

Iskra Design - Portfolio: Publishing and Film

2009-02-10T19:32:00.000-08:00

Iskra Design - Portfolio: Publishing and Film Cool artist who designed the calligraphy for Good Nature's Hummingbird Garden

Economic Quote of the Day: From NYT

2009-02-10T18:18:00.001-08:00

February 10, 2009 7:14 amLinkGeithner's efforts are all well and good but one has to keep perspective on the possible best case scenario. What does an "unfrozen" credit market even look like now? The reason for this catastrophe was that banks made irresponsible loans to both irresponsible and simply ill-equipped borrowers. These "toxic" assets didn't just appear. They are the result of our entire

Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration

2009-02-10T17:38:00.000-08:00

Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration Cool site to check out

Bankers Debt Leads to Socialism: Predicted in 2009? 1967? 1867? By who?

2009-02-10T17:26:00.000-08:00

Owners of capital will stimulate the working classe to buy more and more expensive goods and techonology , pushing them to take more and more expnsive credits until their debt becomes unbearable the unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks which will have to be nationalized- the first step to socialism.Karl Marx.Das Kapital, 1867

William K. Black: The Audacity of Dopes

2009-02-10T17:21:00.000-08:00

William K. Black: The Audacity of Dopes Read and weep-- a former S&L regulator's take on Bush Obama (read US) being played for fools by the banks.Basta!TSC

Very cool Seattle Artists Show Opens in Austin Texas Art Gallery Feb 21st

2009-02-10T15:09:00.000-08:00

Yard Dog Gallery features two of Seattle's best artists Julie Paschkis, Joe "Big Dog" Emminger.If you are unable to go to Austin to see their fine art, check out Grover Thurston Gallery in Seattle -- their home base here in the Northwest. Click on "Artists" to find their work at Grover THurston.Go now.Basta.TSC

naked capitalism: Financial Times' Martin Wolf: Team Obama "Too Politically Frightened" to Admit US Banks Insolvent

2009-02-10T12:10:00.000-08:00

naked capitalism: Financial Times' Martin Wolf: Team Obama "Too Politically Frightened" to Admit US Banks InsolventAs my friend said: Break Up the Banks!TSC

EarthPortal Archive EIF Week 93 - Eutrophication

2009-02-09T09:38:00.000-08:00

EarthPortalArchive EIF Week 93 - EutrophicationGood story on ecosystem responses to too much nitrogen and phosphorus. These two elements are a big problem for water ways and Puget Sound in particular.TSC

Op-Ed Columnist - The Destructive Center - NYTimes.com

2009-02-09T08:51:00.000-08:00

Op-Ed Columnist - The Destructive Center - NYTimes.com What is Obama thinking? You can't win negotiating with yourself. It isn't post partisan to cave in when you don't need to. It is bad politics.Next up a Bush lite give away to the banks -- more dissembling instead of disrupting the status quo. We need smaller banks that are much higher regulated. Taxpayers shouldn't be stuck with the

Black History Month: Harriet Tubman | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

2009-02-07T12:41:00.000-08:00

Black History Month: Harriet Tubman | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Chesapeake Bay Journal: Tale of two bays on opposite ends of the Earth reveals wonders, woe - February 2009

2009-02-04T09:30:00.000-08:00

Chesapeake Bay Journal: Tale of two bays on opposite ends of the Earth reveals wonders, woe - February 2009 Interesting story

Sustainable Landscapes - University of Delaware Botanic Gardens - College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

2009-02-03T22:41:00.000-08:00

Sustainable Landscapes - University of Delaware Botanic Gardens - College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Cool new botanical site from University of Delaware. Sustainable landscaping, storm water, biodiversity make us happy urbanistas.Check it out.Best fishesTimothy

Dry Ideas

2009-02-03T09:57:00.000-08:00

Dry Ideas Cool blog from Colorado focused on sustainable landscaping.Check it out!best fishes,Timothy

Daily Kos: Tired of Being Lectured by the Rich About Need for Austerity

2009-02-02T22:23:00.000-08:00

Daily Kos: Tired of Being Lectured by the Rich About Need for Austerity Fine rant-- wish I'd said it.TSC

Sea Shepherd Attacked By Japanese Whalers In Antarctic

2009-02-02T19:19:00.000-08:00

Sea Shepherd Attacked By Japanese Whalers In Antarctic

Lost Generation Prize winner movie u @ 50

2009-02-02T14:14:00.000-08:00

You might get half way through this as I did and say-- Thanks Mr Good Nature-- but hold on there Flicka! Watch the whole thing unfold.Best fishes,Timothy

Low Impact Living � Blog Archive � Your Eco-Friendly Home: A Guide to Your Dream Green Abode

2009-01-30T06:33:00.000-08:00

Low Impact Living Blog Archive Your Eco-Friendly Home: A Guide to Your Dream Green Abode

Bloomberg.com: News

2009-01-29T09:40:00.000-08:00

Bloomberg.com: NewsGood story on study about climate crisis impact on invasive plants across Western US. "The Princeton researchers used models of atmosphere and ocean circulation to predict the ways climates in the western U.S. will be changing by 2100. The results point to the need for governments to plan for climate changes including warming expected in the coming decades, the study

Climate Change's Impact On Invasive Plants In Western US May Create Restoration Opportunities

2009-01-28T05:36:00.000-08:00

Climate Change's Impact On Invasive Plants In Western US May Create Restoration Opportunities

Clearing the Air: Obama’s Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards - NYTimes.com

2009-01-25T22:50:00.000-08:00

Obama’s Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards - NYTimes.com Yeah! Obama lets states clear the air. Automobile companies will now have to race each other to clean up their acts.And my bet is that a lot of disease goes away with cleaner and cleaner air. We'll get ot the point where smog's ability to reflect heat back into space is missing, and have to double down on the ways we stop dump

The Girl Effect: Cool thought making post you will like

2009-01-22T14:43:00.001-08:00

Environment Blamed in Western Tree Deaths - NYTimes.com

2009-01-22T12:45:00.000-08:00

Environment Blamed in Western Tree Deaths - NYTimes.com Nate Stephenson with USGS Western Ecological Research and Jerry Franklin are scientists with USFS PNW Research Station.I met Nate working on Good Nature's Giant Sequoia poster.Great to see Nate and Jerry get some press in the NYT.Best fishes,Timothy

Achieving Sustainable Site Design through Low Impact Development Practices | Whole Building Design Guide

2009-01-21T14:29:00.000-08:00

Achieving Sustainable Site Design through Low Impact Development Practices | Whole Building Design Guide Low Impact Living will require big shifts away from car centric development. Smaller roads, more sidewalks, more plants and trees, welcome back of ditches in the guise of bioswales. And it will be interesting to see how we transform our shingle rooftops from the botanical desert to gardens

Civil Rights and Environmental Responsibilities - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-01-19T12:11:00.000-08:00

Civil Rights and Environmental Responsibilities - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

Editorial - The Rural Life - Neighborhood of Zero - NYTimes.com

2009-01-18T21:34:00.000-08:00

Editorial - The Rural Life - Neighborhood of Zero - NYTimes.com One of my favorite writers has a post in the NYT Opinion page today -- about how fricking cold it is in the Northeast.Read with pleasure. Ewe will like it.TS

Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS

2009-01-16T19:22:00.000-08:00

Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS

Torture's Blowback--

2009-01-15T18:59:00.001-08:00

Torture’s Blowback - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com Read and weep.Then seek justice for the criminals who ordered our American troops to disgrace the flag, to break the law, and to gut the Constitution of the United States of America.Dick Cheney, George W. Bush: Time's up!We will speak truth to power, and you will pay the price for this crucifixion of American values."A time will come when

GREEN ROOFS: All You Need To Know

2009-01-14T17:32:00.000-08:00

GREEN ROOFS: All You Need To Know

TUALATIN RIVER KEEPERS: Stormwater Movie Contest for Portland OR High Schools

2009-01-13T09:42:00.000-08:00

TUALATIN RIVER KEEPERS Sponsors Fun Contest-- Make a Run off movie Great contest to get students filming where there stormwater from school goes to. Goal is for local high school students to create a 24 second television PSA to build awareness of street to stream runoff. This contest is sponsored by Clean Water Services & Tualatin Riverkeepers --but I say-- copy the idea. These movies will be

Contact | Sol Journeys: Journeys that Awaken Your Inner Adventurer

2009-01-12T10:59:00.000-08:00

Contact | Sol Journeys: Journeys that Awaken Your Inner Adventurer My friend Jill owns and runs this awesome Sol Journeys -- trips for women outside. Great opportunity to explore nature, spirit, food and exercise.Check her site out. Go outside!Timothy