2016-03-19 18:53
Despite the fact that over 30 cities and counties, the bulk of California's senators and representatives, the state Assembly, and over 28,000 citizens oppose the aerial spraying (according t… Read More
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Small Failures sets out to prove that living sustainably and living well are not mutually exclusive. Offering tips, guides, resources and information about everyday sustainability.
2016-03-19 18:53
Thurs, May 8 (tonight!): Town Hall MeetingTime7:00 pmLocationSan Francisco: Hall of Flowers/County Fair Bldg. in GG Park (9th & Lincoln)DescriptionA panel of etymology experts and severa… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The following article may be reprinted for informational purposes only with full author attribution and a link back to this site.Members of the Senate passed a resolution introduced by Sen… Read More
2008-04-25 01:57
The aerial spray controversy as played out in the media and among citizen groups has so far been framed as a health and environmental debate, and a California Supreme Court judge has brought… Read More
2008-04-22 22:30
Well, the word is certainly getting around, which is great. As with any media story, some folks are better than others at getting the facts straight, but the general consensus seems to be th… Read More
2008-04-22 16:27
From PlanetSave:"...California officials fear LBAM poses a potential threat to the state’s agriculture, but their own projections state the greatest environmental impact as:'Establishm… Read More
2008-04-19 01:33
The previous flyer I posted specifically references San Francisco, so if you live in one of the dozens of other cities to be sprayed, here's a California version you can download and distrib… Read More
2008-04-18 18:10
This was my letter to Gov. Schwarzenegger; feel free to adapt it when contacting your local politicians.Dear Mr. Governor,I am writing as yet another concerned citizen and small business own… Read More
2008-04-18 17:53
Last year, areas along the Central Coast were sprayed with CheckMate LBAM-F and CheckMate ORL-F. The State plans on using a reformulated (but yet undisclosed) version of this spray on us thi… Read More
2008-04-18 17:02
Even if you don't live in California, you ought to be concerned about the State's plans to aerially spray its urban populations with chemicals. The USDA has initiated a survey of all 50 stat… Read More
2008-04-18 16:54
A lot of folks have been asking about who they should contact. Good question. You've got a lot of options, but the following contact methods are presented here in their most effective order:… Read More
2008-04-18 03:49
Join the tens of thousands of other residents who refuse to be sprayed! You don't have to become an activist, and you don't have to give up your valuable time. Just pick and choose from the… Read More
2008-04-18 03:30
The following groups are all actively working to stop aerial pesticide spraying of urbam residents:Stop the SprayLBAMspray.org (Central Coast)California Alliance to Stop The… Read More
2008-04-18 03:19
The following information is intended to provide an overview of the State's plans to spray California with an undisclosed chemical. I'll be posting more in-depth analysis as I can, so please… Read More
2008-04-18 01:42
For those of you who live in California and want to spread the word, please help yourself to this poster. Download a PDF of either version by clicking on the image. Then take it your local c… Read More
2008-04-14 19:27
Beginning this summer, airplanes will fly 500-800 feet over California, spraying hundreds of thousands of California residents with an untested pesticide called CheckMate. This will start on… Read More
2007-11-14 21:57
If you're one of the thousands of consumers who likes to know what chemicals go into your food, Pennsylvania has a big screw you for ya:"Effective Jan. 1, dairies selling milk in Pennsylvani… Read More
2007-10-31 01:44
Whatever you personal feelings about Al Gore, he must be doing something right (you don’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, after all, for failing miserably). Thanks in no small part to Gore… Read More
2007-09-20 21:26
Ain't life grand? Before I address my absence, I'd like to give you a huge THANKS for your interest in, participation in, and general support of Small Failures. I continue to be bowled over… Read More
2007-08-30 19:45
Before I start posting regularly again, I just want to remind everyone that the EatLocal Challenge starts on Saturday. I'm going to try and participate even though I hadn't done any of the p… Read More
2007-08-09 20:01
It's easy to create drama on the internet, to make more of something than it really is. On Friday, August 3rd, I was in a car crash. I've called it an accident on occasion since, when discus… Read More
2007-08-03 00:49
There are, of course, a huge number of calculators online that offer visitors the chance to discover just how nasty or nice to the environment our living habits actually are. My beef with th… Read More
2007-08-01 22:29
If you want to see something really scary, check out the interactive map of the factory farms living throughout the U.S., provided by Food and Water Watch. Click on your state, zoom into you… Read More
2007-07-29 21:09
You might turn the lights off when you leave the room and replace your standard bulbs with CFLs but unless you're living by candlelight, chances are you're still using plenty of electricity… Read More
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