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New Roots in Music City
New Roots in Music City: the growth of urban agriculture in Nashville, Tennessee NASHVILLE, T.N. – “The chicken came first for us.” Jason Adkins, Trevecca Nazarene University professor and Environmental Projects Coordinator, clutches one spotted and one yellow chicken in each thick black glove. His denim overalls are frayed at the edges and spattered with […]
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The politics of environmental justice
The politics of environmental justice By Summy Lau After four years in office, President Obama looks ten years older as he takes center stage at the White House for his second inauguration. New creases line his mouth and eyes, his hair has turned peppery gray, and freckles and spots dot his once smooth, bright skin. […]
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Sweating without a Plan
Sweating without a Plan: How Nashville’s inaction towards climate change could be the biggest risk of all by Summy Lau | 29 January 2013 Humidity, dehydration and a constant sheen of sweat characterized the few weeks I spent in Nashville during July 2010. As a Chicago native, I didn’t realize that the scorching summer temperatures […]
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me & global warming
note: i’m back and blogging after a winter break hiatus! here’s a bit on my background and how I came to understand global warming as the defining issue that will make or break our species… I first learned of global warming during my first summer of high school, in your typical mind-numbing summer school health […]
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Time to Change the Road We’re On
Hey there literature lovers, it’s been awhile. Let’s just say the obvious: it’s my fault, not yours. I haven’t kept up with you as a good friend should, and all I can offer you are my few feeble excuses. I blame my blogging truancy on the combined forces of post-finals burnout and a holiday-treat-induced torpor, […]
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Posted in bill mckibben, climate change, environmental crisis, Literature, writing
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David Roberts (Grist.org) Skypes Vanderbilt
Let’s be clear about this. Scientists consider 3.6 degrees catastrophic. There are serious scientists who doubt that human civilization can endure at all in the face of 7.2 degrees. And we are headed for 10.8. We simply haven’t come to terms with what empirical science is telling us. We all sound like pundits, going with […]
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Four More Years – Congratulations, President Obama!
First I would like to extend my hearty congratulations to President Obama on a predictable* re-election! So much Chicago pride right now. I also want to offer sincere condolences to those whose candidate did not win, Stein and Johnson fans … Continue reading →
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A Spooktacular Frankenstorm – Hurricane Sandy shouts in the face of climate silence
Not one week after I posted about the peculiar phenomenon of climate silence during this year’s presidential debates, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the northeastern seaboard and left devastation in her path. Yesterday morning, people across the affected regions woke up … Continue reading →
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THINGS: Hurricane Sandy Is (kind of) Like a Werewolf
Happy Halloween, everyone! In honor of this spooky holiday, it seems only appropriate to devote this week’s post to the most frightening topic of the day.Hurricane Sandy, with her 85 mph winds and 450-mile reach, is certainly a monster. No … Continue reading
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THINGS: Hurricane Sandy Is (kind of) Like a Werewolf
Happy Halloween, everyone! In honor of this spooky holiday, it seems only appropriate to devote this week’s post to the most frightening topic of the day.Hurricane Sandy, with her 85 mph winds and 450-mile reach, is certainly a monster. No … Continue reading
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