Earth & Moon: Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Posted on February 28, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

I first learned about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us. Today, I ran across the TED by Charles Moore, the captain who “in 1997 steered his aluminum-hulled catamaran into a Texas-sized part of the western Pacific [...] filled with cups, bottle caps, tangles of fish netting and monofilament line, [...]

Anthony, You May Want to Take Notes

Posted on February 19, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

As Swiss citizen, today I probably ought to write a blog post on the recent evolution regarding the United States of America vs. UBS AG conflict. Having lived and worked in the US in 2008, having enjoyed a constant and mostly enriching exchange with people of diverse opinions at work and in public over an [...]

Why Can’t We All Be Friends

Posted on February 19, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

As part of a worldwide project, Anthony Pape, 10, of Du Bois, Pa., offers his hopes to the “new guy in the White House,” on Presidents Day, Washington’s Birthday, I hope that we will have no war ever again. I mean why are we fighting why can’t we all be friends. (Anthony Pape, DailyNews) Presidents [...]

Earth & Moon: Agent Orange

Posted on February 16, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Agent Orange has a history of over half a century and side effects that span over multiple generations, as it has been and still is a cause of environmental and health problems. Yet, I only recently read about Agent Orange. I don’t know what is worse about Agent Orange. Perhaps, that it is a code [...]

Excusez-moi?

Posted on February 12, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Recently, Obama’s national security team went to Munich to unveil the new administration’s approach to America’s relations with the rest of the world. As the NYT reports, In return for making nice on climate change, reaching out to Iran, shutting down the military prisons at Guantanamo, pledging not to torture, and sundry other things which [...]

08/14 – We The People

Posted on February 12, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

Alla cieca viaggio nuovamente verso sud. Fuori città non c’è quasi nulla. Autostrade large, diritte, ogni tanto qualche cartello, qualcuno in macchina. Però è verde. Ho salutato Philly, la città che mostra orgogliosa a chi sosta la sua ricchezza storica. Risale all’anno 1776 quando proprio a Philadelphia il popolo americano dichiarò l’indipendenza dall’Inghilterra. Una città [...]

Sound of Water – Noise of Cars

Posted on February 10, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

I’m thinking while I cross the bridge. It brings people from one side of the river to the other. Some walk, some drive, some ride a bicycle. I use my feet. Suddenly, I stop thinking. Suddenly, my mind and my senses are receptive for what surrounds me. I note the sound of water under my [...]

Seed in Spoon of Honey

Posted on February 7, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

How many times must a honey bee fly for a spoon of its sweet creation? How many bees must work together for the golden fluid to reach its impeccable quality? How strong must a bee fan its wings to evaporate to perfection the water from nectar? It starts with the nectar of flowers. It is [...]

Hi Jamie, …

Posted on February 6, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

I think, it was June 2008 when I bought my Virgin Mobile cellphone with a US number. Since, I have been the receiver of calls from people and businesses looking for Jamie. A few times CVS called for Jamie. A recorded voice alerted Jamie on drugs that were ready to pick up. The most memorable [...]

Earth & Moon: Clean Coal Technology

Posted on February 4, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

The concept of “clean coal,” which had been repeatedly mentioned by both Obama and McCain during the US presidential election in 2008 as an alternative energy generation technology with low carbon emissions, still echoes in my mind as it has been made to stick like a perfect advertising slogan. I’m certainly not the first and [...]

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