http://www.santacruz.com/author/eric-johnson Eric Johnson - Author RSS Feed jpierce@santacruzweekly.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-22T23:48:+00:00 Apr 10, 2012 Eric Johnson http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/04/10/author_john_robbins_other_progressives_denounce_thrive http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/04/10/author_john_robbins_other_progressives_denounce_thrive Last fall, the acclaimed environmentalist and nutrition guru John Robbins was invited to the home of his friends Foster and Kimberly Carter Gamble, near Santa Cruz, to view the Gambles’ just-completed film, Thrive. Robbins, who makes a brief appearance in the film, says he was “overwhelmed” by what he saw.

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Tags: John Robbins ]]> http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/04/10/author_john_robbins_other_progressives_denounce_thrive#comments_top Politics 2012-04-10T23:57+00:00 Mar 13, 2012 Eric Johnson http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/03/13/the_right_libertarian_agenda_at_the_heart_of_thrive http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/03/13/the_right_libertarian_agenda_at_the_heart_of_thrive Dust off your tin foil hats! The locally produced film with the cult following claims the government is suppressing a mystical source of “free energy.” And that’s just the start of the wackiness. Thrive also lionizes radical libertarians, John Birchers and conspiracy theorists who believe a race of lizard people rule over us.

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More on News ]]> http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/03/13/the_right_libertarian_agenda_at_the_heart_of_thrive#comments_top News 2012-03-13T21:44+00:00 Feb 21, 2012 Eric Johnson http://www.santacruz.com/ae/articles/2012/02/21/banff_film_fest_winner_breaks_ground http://www.santacruz.com/ae/articles/2012/02/21/banff_film_fest_winner_breaks_ground As the camera pans away from the glare of the rising sun, jagged white and blue ice peaks fill the screen. The tallest catches the first pink light of dawn. In the foreground we see a climber encased in his red down survival spacesuit. He is walking very, very slowly, inching up a steep knife-edge ridge toward us. As the scene shifts to slow motion, we can see that he is stumbling.

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Tags: Banff Mountain Film Festival ]]> http://www.santacruz.com/ae/articles/2012/02/21/banff_film_fest_winner_breaks_ground#comments_top Arts Film 2012-02-22T03:42+00:00 Feb 21, 2012 Eric Johnson http://www.santacruz.com/ae/articles/2012/02/21/tar_sands_vs._the_spirit_bear http://www.santacruz.com/ae/articles/2012/02/21/tar_sands_vs._the_spirit_bear One Sunday last November, while 10,000 people encircled the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline, judges at the Banff Mountain Film Festival were giving an award to a powerful documentary about a less well-known pipeline.

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Tags: Banff Mountain Film Festival ]]> http://www.santacruz.com/ae/articles/2012/02/21/tar_sands_vs._the_spirit_bear#comments_top Arts Film 2012-02-22T01:58+00:00 Oct 28, 2009 Eric Johnson http://www.santacruz.com/news/2009/10/28/power_play http://www.santacruz.com/news/2009/10/28/power_play The electric car—quiet, fast and clean—has captured some media attention since the release of the sleek Tesla Roadster 18 months ago.  But it’s not a new idea. Some of the first cars ever built, going back to the 19th century, were battery-powered. And the contemporary push to break away from the internal combustion engine dates back more than 40 years.

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