Some years ago, before caring for the natural environment had become semi-mainstream, I used to hear this wise mantra, “Think Globally, Act Locally”, being said all the time in the green circles I frequented. It has now been many a year since I have heard anyone utter it, much less seen anyone “green” live [...]

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On my last errand into town, the precious sight of this sign made my day with a healthy dose of uncontrollable laughter.
In light of where things are currently headed with the economy, it strikes me as darkly comical to build a brand new big shopping mall. With established businesses cutting back or closing down left, [...]

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(originally posted 11/14/2007)
One more serious cause of runoff and the resulting erosion is excessive herbicide spraying.  Earlier on, we saw the importance of maintaining full vegetative cover over the soil. In practice, herbicides are used 99% of the time to achieve the opposite effect: bare soil. You only need to take a quick look around [...]

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