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For the Love of … You Know
Religious leaders urge Congress, Bush to act on climate change After millennia of mistrust and conflict, the world’s religions might be united by … climate change? In an open letter […]
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U.S. tries to sentence eco-activists as terrorists, and more
Read the news items highlighted in this week’s podcast: Trouble With a Capital B Murdoch, She Wrote Or Are You Just Happy to Sue Me? Clarion Caller Remember When Driving […]
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Umbra on cane toads
Dear Umbra, I’m currently studying in Australia. I was recently in Queensland, where as you probably know, cane toads are a huge problem. There are over 200 million of the […]
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Friday music blogging: Dolorean
You know what’s nice on a sleepy Friday afternoon? A love song. Here’s one of my favorite love songs of the last decade: “Dying In Time,” by Dolorean. (They have […]
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‘Close your eyes’
Don’t miss Tom Engelhardt’s elegiac graduation speech. I cringe to think what I might have to tell a graduating class in 10 or 20 years.
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So That’s Why Their Little Hearts Beat So Fast
New hummingbird species discovered, imperiled by cocaine trade It’s hard out here for a gorgeted puffleg. The hummingbird species with the fabulous name was just discovered in southwestern Colombia, where […]
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U.S. dilutes G8 climate draft, and more
Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Let’s Give ‘Em Something to Not Talk About Friday Never Felt So Right Sheddy Mercury Doin’ What Comes Unnaturally So […]
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Umbra on graduation gifts
Dear Umbra, The recent question about a senior gift to the school got me wondering: what are some green gift ideas for graduates? Misty Boyd Tahlequah, Okla. Dearest Misty, Cash. […]
