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‘They’ won’t let the planet fry, right?

By Sherry Ackerman | November 24, 2014

"Numbitol"/Sleep photo art

Did you ever wonder who they were? The “they.” The “they” that tell us that low levels of radiation and E.coli are safe. Or that extraction industries boost the economy. Or that fracking and tar sands are the only way to solve the energy crisis. They tell us that we don’t need labeling on our food. They tell us that the upswing in adult diabetes is normal. Sometimes they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: communication, Franz Kafka, groupthink

Kiss the hand that blows the leaf

By Erik Curren | October 23, 2013

men using leaf blowers

I've never understood the benefit of a gasoline-powered leaf blower over a rake or a broom -- except to create an ear-splitting whir whose only possible satisfaction must be to make the tool-wielder feel more macho. But yesterday I came to realize that the leaf blower, whose antique two-stroke engine technology enables such a small tool to make such a big noise, is not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: Franz Kafka, leaf blower, noiose pollution, Susan Glaspell, two-stroke engine

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