Anything Wendell Berry writes is worth the time it takes to digest…My recommendation is to go spend some time today with the man…
The general reaction to the apparent end of the era of cheap fossil fuel, as to other readily foreseeable curtailments, has been to delay any sort of reckoning. The strategies of delay, so [...]

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Paul Krugman’s latest column focuses on food. Wander on over and check out his thoughts…
Grains Gone Wild - New York Times

These days you hear a lot about the world financial crisis. But there’s another world crisis under way — and it’s hurting a lot more people.
I’m talking about the food crisis. Over the past few [...]

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This was in my morning email news feed from Grist…

 
 
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Al Gore will run as Independent for president, Bloomberg tapped as veep
You might want to sit down for this: Al Gore has announced his candidacy for president. Wait, [...]

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In the business world the dollar is the religion of choice, with it businesses are able to buy politics. This years political buy has started in the dirtiest business in America.
Coal Industry Plugs Into the Campaign - washingtonpost.com
A group backed by the coal industry and its utility allies is waging a $35 million campaign in [...]

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