Category Archives: Environment

Burning trees in the Amazon — to feed pigs in China

Posted on 07/19/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

We’re not the only nation that has become addicted to the most harmful, wasteful, and unsustainable diet in history; the Chinese are now going after our “Western” diet in a big way. From a recent Fast Company article (See link … Continue reading →

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Fish-Farming — A sad “solution” to an unnecessary problem

Posted on 07/17/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

Time reports on the “last wild food” of the human race. A little longer than our short daily posts, this is one you need to read carefully. It’s all about fish and how our appetite for them has damaged the … Continue reading →

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“Disenthrall ourselves” and think anew — Abraham Lincoln

Posted on 06/17/2011 by J. Morris Hicks

As I sat down at the Mystic Starbucks this morning, I received a message from a college friend of over forty years. After re-connecting with Stan through my new blog, it’s great to have him back in my life; he … Continue reading →

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