How global warming works

These days the fact that climate change is happening is a given (and yeah, we say "climate" change becaue when you say "global warming" people tend to point to a cold snap and say, how is THAT global warming?  Because, climate change.) But can you explain how the global warming/climate change phenomenon works? No worries, this cartoon will do it for you in under a minute. '   Continue reading 

How to 86 in Eugene

"Hey, man. Don't steal her purse (that's how you talk in Eugene, where everyone's a hippie)," says former Eugene bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler on the Small Screen site as he tells the story wearing a Red Agave T-shirt. Morgenthaler has a show on the site called The Morgenthaler Method, born out of his longtime blog.  Continue reading 

Uruguay legalizes pot

Crowds cheer as Uruguay Senate legalizes the production and sale of marijuana. President Jose Mujica called for legalization as a way of combatting the illegal drugs industry that has been disastrous for parts of the country. The measure now goes to the president for his signature. Continue reading