Environment

Fork in the Road

May 25, 2009 No Comments

We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost’s familiar poem, they are not equally fair….

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Bring Your Own Fork

May 07, 2009 No Comments

I was on a conference call the other evening and we got to talking about those “invisible” conveniences we take for granted – “disposables” – especially those paper or plastic goods that help us carry our stuff … groceries, new clothes, leftover food from the restaurant, coffee. After kvetching about this cultural conspiracy that keeps us tossing out way too much stuff we agreed to change our own habits. …

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Every So Often I need OUT

Mar 25, 2009 No Comments

Every so often I need OUT…. I have to get away from everybody–away from all these people I love most in the world–in order to regain a sense of proportion…. Often I need to get away completely, if only for a few minutes. My special place is a …

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Polar Bears & Poor Kids

Mar 12, 2009 No Comments

Van Jones is the prominent spokespeople for the “Green Jobs Movement.”  Author of The Green Collar Economy and founder of Green for All, Van has a knack for connecting with people and connecting the dots between polar bears and poor kids.
If you haven’t come across Van Jones yet here are a [...]

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