I recently returned from the natural foods market, which was abuzz with shoppers prepping for the holiday (I bought my first ever Tofurkey and I’m so looking forward to trying it). There was a lot of head shaking in the parking lot as cars seemed to be going every which way while everyone’s mind seemed […]

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I recently returned from the natural foods market, which was abuzz with shoppers prepping for the holiday (I bought my first ever Tofurkey and I’m so looking forward to trying it). There was a lot of head shaking in the parking lot as cars seemed to be going every which way while everyone’s mind seemed […]

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I recently returned from the natural foods market, which was abuzz with shoppers prepping for the holiday (I bought my first ever Tofurkey and I’m so looking forward to trying it). There was a lot of head shaking in the parking lot as cars seemed to be going every which way while everyone’s mind seemed […]

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Shameless. Disastrous. The international body responsible for “managing” what’s left of the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks has ignored scientific advice, the demands of Greenpeace supporters around the world, and the pleas of the governments of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Norway, South Africa and the United States to save the fishery from collapse.     Full […]

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ZipCar is about helping people wean themselves from car ownership. In the U.S.A. we have become car dependent and it’s difficult to live in our cities without owning a car. Strike that, it’s difficult to live here without having to occasionally drive a car to something or other. In many places it […]

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Grey water is perfectly reusable in certain ways. There are known standards and known practices that allow the use of grey water in a way that is safe. By using grey water you lessen water use, and extend the water supply so that more people can drink. Nature reuses water endlessly but […]

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Congressmen serving on committees dealing with aspects of research…are often well disposed toward support of scientific research…they cannot afford…to become vulnerable. They must take into account tides of public opinion.
As a partisan document, the article is a triumph. Research is confused with development..downgraded by citation of examples likely to seem ridiculous to the reader and […]

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Mr. Z and I went to see “Quantum of Solace” last Friday night. The cineplex was packed and teeming with Twi-hards. I went into the bathroom and found three of them before the mirror, primping and fixing their carefully coiffed hairdos.
And what hair they had! Long hair, thick hair, shiny hair, healthy hair. It was […]

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