Category: Treading lightly on our planet
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Change the Story, Change Our Future
In 1961, I was preparing to start college at the University of Tennessee, and it was time to choose a major. My dad, Mack Mulkey, was an electrical engineer, and I had previously thought, Maybe I’ll follow in his footsteps. But math wasn’t my strong suit, so I settled on pre-med—not because I wanted to…
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My Experience of Hurricane Helene and Its Aftermath (So Far)
For the past few weeks I’ve had John McCutcheon’s rendition of the song The Great Storm Is Over playing in my mind. Hallelujah! the great storm is over Lift up your wings and fly Yes, Hurricane Helene has passed, but I’m only gradually coming to grips with the storm’s aftermath. You see, we were basically…
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Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front by Wendell Berry
Be joyful though you have considered all the facts
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Think we Americans have enough stuff?
I’ve been curious for a while about the prevalence of storage unit facilities in the U.S. and whether this phenomena exists in other nations. So, here are the facts: The United States has more than 50,000 storage facilities out of a total of 60,000 storage facilities worldwide (including 3000 in Canada and 1000 in Australia).…
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Hieroglyphic Stairway, a poem by Drew Dellinger
it’s 3:23 in the morning and I’m awake because my great great grandchildren won’t let me sleep my great great grandchildren ask me in dreams what did you do while the planet was plundered? what did you do when the earth was unraveling? surely you did something when the seasons started failing? as the mammals,…