Climate Culture

Zed, last of his species, in "Vast Wasteland to the Max"

A Snowblower's Chance in Hell

Are we losing touch with good, simple things?

Years ago, when I went out to my new chicken house and found the very first freshly laid egg, I stared at it in awe. “How did that hen do […]

The Refrigerator Strikes Back

Zed, last of his species, in "Reality TV Bites"

What's wrong with those pretty holiday bulbs? Plenty

Pssst … want to know why the climate conference sputtered at The Hague? Published reports cited disagreements about trees. Well, the trees in question might well have been of the […]

Zed, last of his species, in "Carbon Culture Sink"

Is cheap meat worth the karmic cost of industrial animal production?

With Thanksgiving nigh, the question arises: What is the meaning of sustainable cuisine? Which came first? Kennedy with both a chicken and an egg. The word sustainable expresses the obligation […]

Zed, last of his species, in "Election Night of the Living Dead"

The key is learning to learn

During the weekend before Election Day, as midgets battled furiously on warped playing fields, two giants fell, both yielding their lives peacefully, knowingly, with dignity, to cancer. The better-known one […]