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Dear John
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It’s not easy to get to the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., without driving. But if you were determined to do so, you’d take the Metro from downtown, then transfer to the B2 bus. There’s no...
View ArticleOn the Environment, Leisure, and Loathing
What are poets doing to lessen their carbon footprint? — Lisa G., St. Louis, Missouri Dean Young’s “Whale Watch” captures the sentiment of many poets regarding the Earth’s environmental condition, no...
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Dear John
November 19 is one of the only unsung days of the year Hallmark hasn’t yet exploited: World Toilet Day. We spend about three years of our lives sitting on a toilet. Though we in the Western world may...
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The Case for Ecomodernism
In recent years many scientists have come to use the term “the Anthropocene” for the geological era that started when human beings began to alter the earth’s environment in a major way — defined...
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The Face of the Earth
On the day we went to see the Great Serpent Mound, the rain plunged from the sky. Lightning shot down to the cornfields and made the cornfields roar. Everything was dark. Guides recommend that you come...
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Countdown to Extinction
According to the online website The Death Clock, a man born on my birthdate can be expected to die 20 years from now in 2036. This assumes, however, that the entire human race does not become extinct...
View ArticlePower Hungry
It’s not easy to get to the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., without driving. But if you were determined to do so, you’d take the Metro from downtown, then transfer to the B2 bus. There’s no...
View ArticleOn the Environment, Leisure, and Loathing
What are poets doing to lessen their carbon footprint? — Lisa G., St. Louis, Missouri Dean Young’s “Whale Watch” captures the sentiment of many poets regarding the Earth’s environmental condition, no...
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Looking over a typical day’s selection at the fishmonger, you might notice that the light pink flesh of a fluke, $12 per pound, looks remarkably like that of the pricier sole, at $16 per pound,...
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In recent years many scientists have come to use the term “the Anthropocene” for the geological era that started when human beings began to alter the earth’s environment in a major way — defined...
View ArticleThe Face of the Earth
On the day we went to see the Great Serpent Mound, the rain plunged from the sky. Lightning shot down to the cornfields and made the cornfields roar. Everything was dark. Guides recommend that you come...
View ArticleCountdown to Extinction
According to the online website The Death Clock, a man born on my birthdate can be expected to die 20 years from now in 2036. This assumes, however, that the entire human race does not become extinct...
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