Food for Thought
“Say nothing of my religion. It is known to God and myself alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life: if it has been honest and dutiful to society the religion which has regulated it cannot be a bad one.”
Thomas Jefferson
Monthly Archives: March 2007
The race is not always to the swift
I see the future, and it is . . . Nascar! (No, come to think of it, that’s the present.) OK, this is a personal confession. One of the windmills at which I’m tilting with the NP is to do … Continue reading
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Step it up Williamsburg!
It’s official! Williamsburg, Virginia will host a rally as part of the “Step it up 2007” National Climate Day of Action on Saturday 14 April 2007. The threat of human-induced global climate change is the major issue of our time (see … Continue reading
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Ocean biodiversity and the future of seafood
[NOTE: This is a copy of my essay in the April 2007 issue of Food Technology Magazine] Harvesting of wild fish and shellfish from the oceans provides a major source of protein to the planet’s population, and supports an industry … Continue reading
Forget the yellow pages – how about the green pages?
No matter how committed you are to good causes and saving the world, ya gotta eat. And ya gotta wear clothes. And most of us can’t get by without a car. And so on. We live in a material world and … Continue reading
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Green is also the color of money
How can we save the world from environmental destruction? If you are a traditional (yes, I mean liberal) enviro-type, your first reaction will very likely involve demonstrating against some evil corporation and/or demanding that the government pass this or that … Continue reading
A nation founded on Reason
I suppose I’m a little behind the times. At the advanced age of 46 I it is a challenge keeping up with the nanosecond-paced world of the modern blogosphere. So it is only recently that I’ve come across the bizarre … Continue reading
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