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Zed, last of his species, in "Wakey Wakey!"
What’s two-feet-tall, yellow, funny, and desperately looking for a date? Introducing Zed, a critter who’s the last of his species, thanks to global warming. He’s now the star of a weekly Grist Magazine comic strip.
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Do the Right Thing
I’ve been bewailing the short-term, sound-bite, soul-less way in which the U.S. media greeted the turn not only of a century, but of a millennium. (You know — lists of the top 10 athletes of the century, ads for the soft drink of the new millennium.) Then in from the Internet came welcome news of […]
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Run of the Mill-ennium
When I was a kid I looked ahead to the date 2000, so unimaginably far away, with excitement. “Wow, I hope I live to see it! I wonder what it will be like! Imagine being around for the turn of a MILLENNIUM!” So now it’s here. By the grace of God I’ve lived to see […]
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Sherry Bosse reviews Fighting for the Forest by Gloria Rand and other reviews
Sometimes it can be difficult to see the forest for the smog, but the natural beauty revealed when the haze clears can be a good deal more powerful and inspirational than mere words (such as those in this sentence). So it goes with photographs and illustrations, which often make for the best storytelling. Books with pictures can help foster the environmentalist in the child, and inspire childlike wonder in the environmentalist.
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Such Stuff as Dreams Aren't Made On
My heartfelt advice to you: Never move. If you must move, never move to a place with lots of storage space, such as a farm full of old barns and sheds. If you must move to such a place, never move away from it. Guess what I’ve been doing for the last month? Right, moving […]
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Water, Water Everywhere
5 gallons of water, on average, go down the drain if you leave the tap running while you brush your teeth 30 gallons of water, on average, go down the drain if you leave the tap running while you wash dishes 50 gallons of water per day can be wasted by a small faucet leak […]
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A gardening guru gives new meaning to a golfing green
In a world beset with environmental and economic horrors, a golf course is a disturbing sight. Okay, it’s not as disturbing as an oil slick on Prince William Sound, or the Cuyahoga River bursting into flames, or the coral reefs off Sri Lanka bleaching and dying. Evil green monster (a traditional golf course). But the […]