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  Cows in India

  Here is my photo of cows eating plastic- taken in a suburb of Mysore, India, in 2005...:
  http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xfZj-9bxSWPN0alNwHaH ...
  (I guess you'd have to copy and paste the link? I am a Luddite, sorry!)On Images of an evolving world by artist Don Simon posted 9 months ago 12 Responses

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  No, thanks for asking, EOIN!

  I was wasting precious minutes scrolling back through the (hilarious and useful)post to see what DFH was!  Reminds me of when I was at a 2002 protest in Colorado Springs when the Cheneys were there for a reunion at my college (Laura is an alumnus):  the pro-Bush/Cheney folks were yelling, "Go home and smoke some dope, ya aging hippie!"  Much to my surprise and chagrin, I realized this was aimed at me- the only white-haired person on the Get-Out-Of-Vietnam... oh, wait...deja vu all over again... Side of the Street.
  Thanks, Sharon- my father daily explains climate change and peak oil to his fellow "inmates" at his assisted living- he'll love this...

  An ounce of practice is worth twenty thousand tons of big talk. -Vivekananda

  On Target your peak oil message to your audience posted 1 year, 5 months ago 24 Responses

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  lead wheel weights

  It is my understanding that there is still lead in wheel weights on trucks and other large vehicles and that lead dust from these contaminates the air and soil around roadways- any information on this? On Umbra on lead and gardens posted 1 year, 6 months ago 8 Responses

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  Lynching? Linching?

  Oh well... I agree with you, Canis, anyway... I read a book the other day which I think you'd like:  Lapham Rising by Roger Rosenblatt.  It has an strong/depressing environmental message about consumption and excess (set in the Hamptons)but also the narrator of the tale has a little dog, a Westie, and talks to him (and the dog talks back most amusingly).
  KarenOn Captured sea lions on Columbia River assassinated posted 1 year, 6 months ago 13 Responses

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  Folding bikes

  I just got an IZIP EZGO which can be used as a regular bike or electric/rechargeable.  I am hoping this will enable me to go almost car-free.  I tried biking here (SW VA) but the hills were killing me, so I am hoping this will be the answer!On Eco-conscious gizmos for the enviro to lust after posted 1 year, 6 months ago 14 Responses