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Fear and environmentalism: quote of the day
War swallows up lesser distinctions. That, God help us, is what so many people like about it.
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Hemp in the U.S.?
I guess if any state would be the first to overturn the cosmically absurd prohibition on hemp farming, it would be California.
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Gristmill maintenance
Hey there Gristmillers. Gristmill underwent some maintenance Sunday evening which will most likely require that you login again. If you experience any problems, please email Grist's webmaster.
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How to be Cary Grant at an enviro party
Want to keep the enviro party going? Tired of being labeled a Gloomy Gus? Need to say something light and charming to keep that blonde giving you sultry looks from walking away?
Here are a couple of charming Cary Grant-ish items to keep the conversation light and frothy:
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E.O. Wilson pleads for a Christian environmentalism
Legendary biologist E.O. Wilson makes "a scientist's plea for Christian environmentalism." I'll be talking with Wilson in October.
(The article is on The New Republic and requires a sign-in. Cough.)
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‘Tis the Season (for dealing with pests, great and small)
My parents were way ahead of the curve when it came to employing Integrated Pest Management for tending their garden. They would send me (henceforth referred to as "the pest") out into the garden to weed, partly to control the weeds and partly to get me out of their hair. The problem was, from my point of view (then and now), I was only four years old.
Some four-year-olds might be able to handle being out in a garden by themselves, but I was not one of them. It wasn't the weeding itself that bothered me -- it offered the same easy satisfaction one enjoys when picking at a scab, something I relished at that age -- and it wasn't the feel of the dirt on my bare knees, although it's true I didn't care for that very much. It was the bugs that got to me. There were so many of them and they were everywhere.
I liked some of them. Ladybugs were acceptable to me and I knew how to pick up earthworms and cut them into two to make two new worms. I have never minded ants (even after watching The Naked Jungle) but I hated, and still hate to this day, flying, stinging insects and spiders.
