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2007-03-19T01:47:55Z

I'm now blogging at river2sea72.wordpress.com - please join me there!

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Knowledge is power

2007-03-16T17:05:52Z

There are a number of sites for finding out how your community stacks up on a variety of environmental factors. Today I discovered Scorecard, which gives in-depth reports on toxics, water quality, air quality, and environmental justice in any zip...

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Chesapeake Bay Bald Eagles

2007-03-15T13:12:43Z

NPR has a two-part series this week on the comeback of Bald Eagles in the Chesapeake Bay area. The first part includes a lengthy interview with a biology professor from my alma mater, William and Mary (in the Center for Conservation Biology, whic...

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San Francisco to ban plastic grocery bags?

2007-03-14T13:54:16Z

Related to my post yesterday on plastic bag-hate. NPR had a good story this morning on San Francisco's proposed ban on plastic bags. The grocery industry opposes it. But their logic doesn't hold water. "In our opinion, it will frustrate our e...

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Plastic bag crochet

2007-03-13T17:29:01Z

This is the project that has been on my mind. A new genre of craft is emerging that utilizes recycled materials in part to create a use for things otherwise destined for the trash heap and to raise awareness of the vast quantities of waste we gen...

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Mountaintop Removal Mapping

2007-03-12T20:06:01Z

I didn't really intend to have two posts on mapping and the environment today; I actually have another project on my mind, but that's how it goes. Via Google Blog: A bird's eye view of mountaintop destruction with Google Earth Posted by Mary An...

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Worldmapper - A different view of the world

2007-03-12T17:38:02Z

One of my favorite books about mapping is How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monmonier which is not really about how to lie with maps but about how our worldview is constructed based on maps that have their own inherent flaws. Or in some cases, how map...

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My new china pattern

2007-03-12T09:21:22Z

For the Converted, and a Few Others By BRENDAN I. KOERNER SOME vegetarians exhibit a missionary impulse, forever trying to convince their friends that eating meat is cruel, unhealthy or wasteful. When spoken words — or a copy of “The Jungle” ...

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Green as a Thistle

2007-03-11T08:57:36Z

Just found this blog, Green as a Thistle, written by a Canadian journalist who is making one change a day for an entire year to reduce her environmental footprint. Good inspiration.

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Random housekeeping notes

2007-03-10T23:48:45Z

One of my resolutions for the year was to switch at least three conventional products to environmentally-friendly, cruelty-free products. Last week, I switched my laundry detergent. I have to be really careful about how I wash clothes because Davi...

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