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  Thanks, Lady Bird

      I'd like to say a few words about Lady Bird and her legacy.  
      I live in Austin.  Tonight I went for a run on the Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail.  In the 1970's Lady Bird was the driving force behind the trail and the preservation of the land around Town Lake, which is a dammed-up section of the Colorado River that runs through the center of Austin.  There is still a constant battle between developers who want to "improve" the lake and those of us who want it to stay the way it is.  That battle would have been lost thirty years ago if it hadn't been for her.  Today we would be looking at the Paris Hilton Austin and rows of tacky condo towers on the shore instead of a long and beautiful trail through the trees and the wildflowers.
      At the time there was a movement to name the lake after her, but she adamantly refused.  Now that she's gone it looks like the lake will finally be renamed Lady Bird Lake.  That will be a fitting tribute to a remarkable woman.  
  On The passing of the former first lady (sorta) missed by enviros posted 2 years, 3 months ago 5 Responses

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  Those Smokin' Hot Spice Girls

  Until now I thought the high methane content of the Spice Girls' music was causing global warming.  I stand corrected.On From Spice to Spin posted 2 years, 3 months ago 5 Responses

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  Those Hot Spice Babes

  Until now I thought the high methane content of the Spice Girls' music was causing global warming.  I stand corrected.On From Spice to Spin posted 2 years, 3 months ago 5 Responses

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  The Most Glaring Omission of All

  Somehow everyone has forgotten the greatest environmental movie of all time:  Waterworld.  How can any list of environmental films fail to include Costner's masterpiece?  In this prophetic film the cities are drowned museums and the very existence of dry land is a legend.  This is almost as much of a slight as the snubbing of the film (and its brilliant cast) by Oscar voters.  Isn't it time for the sequel?On 15 Green Movies posted 2 years, 4 months ago 52 Responses

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  Keep It In Perspective

  There are a number of candidates here who would do a good job of dealing with climate change.  That's good to see.  But we should keep things in perspective.  The next president will be working with Congress in about two years to develop a national strategy.  By then there may be changes in available technology, climate data, public opinion and other factors.  The details of the candidates' current positions are less important than their willingness to deal with the problem constructively.  And there's a danger in pushing candidates to adopt stronger positions to earn support from environmentalists:  they might wind up losing support elsewhere.

  I think we should remember that it's better to support a winning candidate with a good record on the environment than to support a losing candidate with a great record.On More useful posted 2 years, 5 months ago 4 Responses