Monthly Archives: August 2008
Biodiversity and the limits to growth
We hear frequently in the news these days that earth is in the midst of a mass extinction. To many people this is difficult to believe, thanks in part to the vigorous efforts at obfuscation by the likes of Bjorn … Continue reading
An administration that believes in science
“Imagine — in four months we could have an administration in Washington that believes in science.” That was our former Governor, who brought both parties together to save Virginia from the disastrous policies of previous Governor Jim Gilmore; the favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Science, Sustainability
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Arise patriots: Leave no child inside!
Alright, all you people who have been fondly recalling your idyllic childhoods lying in old fields, catching lightning bugs, plunging into the swimming hole, and chucking rotten apples at each other in the old orchard, and lamenting that kids nowadays … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Biophilia, Education, Politics, Sustainability
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Friday poetry: Your Catfish Friend
[Editor's note: Shortly before we left California in 1994 and headed east to settle on Timberneck Creek in Tidewater, Virginia, where we remain to this day, I happened across the writer Richard Brautigan. He was from California, evidently, at least … Continue reading
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The blue and the green
Carnivals, that is. The latest incarnations are now online. Blue at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sea Notes blog. And, on a related note, oceanophiles may also enjoy checking out Rick MacPherson’s links to various marine-themed blogs he likes here . … Continue reading
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Timberneck Biodiversity Restoration Project: update
How time flies. The fresh new breezes of spring were beginning to blow — three whole months ago — when I painted the shed door green and started the herbaceous phase (as opposed to the woody phase, which has proceeded … Continue reading
