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  Well said

  Please email/snail mail/fax/hand deliver this to the President.On How to build resilient communities in a chaotic world posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago 3 Responses

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  Thank you, Ted,

  for reminding me of a wonderful story, true or not.  Legend has it that Ralph Waldo Emerson found his friend Henry David Thoreau in jail and they had the above exchange.On Why I'm joining 2,000 people for a global warming mass arrest on Monday posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago 3 Responses

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  There's Nothing Like

  doing what you've always done and now it's suddenly Good for the Planet! Do you suppose the auto makers are figuring out how gas guzzlers are Good for Wilderness?On Eat fried food, save the planet posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago 3 Responses

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  The Way I've Always Done It

  Heat the water, unsalted, in a COVERED pot.  Amazing how few people cover the pot. When water reaches a boil, add salt and pasta (in that order -- I don't know why, but it definitely affects the outcome!).  Cover the pot.  When it reaches a boil again, turn off the flame.  Keep the pot COVERED.  Stir only occasionally and test for readiness whenever you feel you must.  In roughly the same amount of time it takes with the flame on under an uncovered pot of boiling pasta, you'll have delicious pasta.On A new low-carbon (if not low-carb) way to cook the Italian staple posted 8 months, 3 weeks ago 7 Responses

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  On Rapeseed Oil and Plastic

  Well, I didn't know that rapeseed oil was icky to begin with.  I was going to mention that a significant portion of canola oil in the US is now GMO.

  My resealable bags of Natural Value organic popcorn bought at the natural foods store are delicious.  I do use a microwave popper, although it doesn't have the "disc" others mention.  It consists of a tub with a bottom that resembles an inverted coffered ceiling and a removable lid with steam vents. No oil required.  It is plastic, but it's so easy.

  Lou, you are depressing and silly.  I very much enjoy your writing!On Why conventional popcorn sucks, and what you can do about it posted 10 months ago 20 Responses