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Don't Write Us Off Yet Readers write in about presidential candidates, green lists, and Grist's 'suck-it' chauvinism		17 Aug 2007	Letters
Readers write in about presidential candidates, green lists, and Grist's "suck-it" chauvinism 17 Aug 2007 Write your own letter. Re: How Green Is Your Candidate?, Grist Feature Dear Editor: OK, John Edwards seems to have a really good plan, so why cast doubt on his sincerity? ("What mixture of genuine sentiment and political calculation is behind that strategy only he and Elizabeth know...") We can't be sure what any candidate has in his or her heart ...
Topics: Letters (all these topics)

Writing Our Wrongs Readers write in about violent fires, violently bad puns, and more		02 Jul 2007	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Or Are You Just Happy to Sue Me?, Daily Grist Dear Editor: How significant is the difference between one idiot burning a building full of rare plant tissues, research, writing, curricula, slides, and books all regarding the worthy goal of a better understanding of the natural world and the idiot who burns a church because it is occupied by a group of people they don't l ...
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Letter Down Easy Readers write in about April Fools' stories, ungreen magazines, seal clubbing, and more		20 Apr 2007	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Cover Story, Arts and Minds, by Sarah van Schagen Dear Editor: To my astonishment, the story about the proliferation of "green" issues of magazines like Glamour, Sports Illustrated, and Town & Country made no mention of the paper these magazines use. Where is the cynicism, irony, and humor in the face of outrageous hypocrisy? With only ...
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Lettering It All Out Readers write in about lucky bastards, 'clean coal,' disparaging veggie burgers, and more		22 Mar 2007	Letters
Readers write in about lucky bastards, "clean coal," disparaging veggie burgers, and more 22 Mar 2007 Write your own letter. Re: Somewhere, Stalin Is Chuckling, Daily Grist Dear Editor: I am sorely disappointed and disgusted by Grist's use of "humor" to report the mine explosion in Siberia. Yes, coal is dirty and coal-mining practices are terrible. But neither of those facts gives you the right to blatantly minimize the value of the 106 lives lost. It ...
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Bad Hair Daze Readers write in about sexist hair-color remarks, microwaving tea, eco rock concerts, and more		02 Mar 2007	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: It's Official: He Rocks, Daily Grist Dear Editor: So Cameron Diaz is more luscious as a blonde than a brunette? Since when does Grist publish this type of sexist garbage and then not remove it from its website, despite the protests of readers? Our family has supported Grist in the past but will no longer do so. From now on, I'll rely on environ ...
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A Frank Discussion Readers write in about GOP pollster Frank Luntz, whaling activists, and more		21 Feb 2007	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: And Now, a Word From Our Detractor, Main Dish, by Amanda Griscom Little Dear Editor: I read your interview with GOP uber-flack Frank Luntz last week and thought, "Poor Frank. Losing on all fronts, rejected by his party and outsmarted by his opponents." Luntz was dis-invited from the GOP's cool-kids caucus after the election because, in a comprehensi ...
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Letter Be, Letter Be Readers weigh in on trusting scientists, planting trees, the Super Bowl, and more		02 Feb 2007	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Whereof They Speak, Ask Umbra, by Umbra Fisk Dear Editor: Umbra, thanks for the discussion of the scientific process. It seems a good portion of the general public does not understand the rigor of science; progress in the field relies acutely on peer review. An idea won't make it far unless it: a) has substantial quantitative support and b) is supporte ...
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Do the Write Thing Readers write in about coal's villainy, eating locally, sexy eco-geeks, and more		12 Jan 2007	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: One Nation, Under Terry, Main Dish, by David Roberts Dear Editor: I read Terry Tamminen's book, and overall I think it's a very credible effort by a very good guy. He does a bang-up job laying out the case against petroleum. But he's guilty of a serious (possibly fatal, given his position and influence) error in saying that petroleum is the enemy rather t ...
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Facts and Friction Readers write in about factual boo-boos, fish-eating fish lovers, and more		20 Dec 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: The Great White Hopeless, Daily Grist Dear Editor: The closing line ("The baiji thus receives the dubious posthumous award for being the first large aquatic mammal to be killed off by human activity") in your recently published story on the baiji is incorrect. Ever heard of the Steller's sea cow? Thanks, Bob Grant New York, N.Y. Editor's note ...
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Biofuel Me Once Readers talk back about biofuels		15 Dec 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Fill 'er Up, Main Dish Dear Editor: With all the talk about biofuels, the single most efficient and productive plant is always left out of the equation: hemp! Henry Ford built and fueled a car with it, one acre of it equals four of timber, and you harvest it every year. Before its demonization during the 1930s, it was the single most useful plant known to humans -- there are over 25,000 known uses. Fuel ...
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All the Write Moves Readers talk back about elections, ethanol, respecting our elders, and more		17 Nov 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: How Green Was My Election?, Muckraker, by Amanda Griscom Little Dear Editor: Things are clearly not as bad now as they were before Election Day. However, we should temper our celebratory mood by considering: 1. Nancy Pelosi, the next likely Speaker of the House, supported the war until her constituents in San Francisco made it politically impossible for he ...
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Write or Wrong Readers talk back about property rights, extraneous vehicles, toxic schools, and more		03 Nov 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Give and Takings, Main Dish, by Dan Whipple Dear Editor: I'm glad you took up the story of the extreme private-property initiatives put on Western states' ballots, but was taken aback by the tenor of the story. I rely on Grist for news that understands the environmental impact of policies, but this story seemed to swallow almost whole the story the propo ...
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If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Write a Letter to Us Readers talk back about Wal-Mart, vegetarian jokes, hope for the future, and more		26 Jul 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: The Writing on the Wal-Mart, Muckraker, by Amanda Griscom Little Dear Editor: First let me say, I love Grist and appreciate the work you do and, mostly, enjoy the irreverent humor with which you do it. However, being a staunch liberal Protestant, a devoted environmentalist, and an ardent Democrat living in a deeply red s ...
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Organic Grinder Readers talk back about organic food, eco-sabotage, canvassing, and more		20 Jun 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: The Price Is Wrong, Ask Umbra, by Umbra Fisk Dear Editor: Umbra asserts that "organic food is more expensive because it costs more to produce." This is a dangerous generalization that is not supported by many scientific studies. The data argue that costs are generally comparable, only organics have a greater labor input while industrials have a greater cap ...
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Minding the Store Readers talk back about Wal-Mart, endorsing Republicans, stupid puns, and more		08 May 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Don't Discount Him, Main Dish, by Amanda Griscom Little Dear Editor: That's good news that Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott Jr. is taking his company down a greener path. But if he really wants to reduce his company's production of greenhouse gases, he's going to have to get his customers out of their cars. Retooling the big box is just part of the equation; ret ...
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Barack-lash Readers talk back about Obama, radicals, religion, and more		10 Apr 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: For Those About to Barack, Main Dish, by David Roberts Dear Editor: I used to have a great deal of respect for Barack Obama, but no longer do. He voted for the egregious bankruptcy bill and Dick Cheney's hideous energy bill -- neither are even remotely progressive pieces of legislation. Everyone is getting on the biofuels bandwagon, which is more than a bit self-serving for the ...
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Poor Power to You Readers talk back about poverty, the Forest Service, chocolate, and more		24 Mar 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Poverty & the Environment, Main Dish Dear Editor: Thank you so much for your series on poverty and environmentalism! The intertwining of these issues is of ultimate importance to me, and I think that the connections aren't drawn often enough. When asked the question "What do you think is the greatest problem with the world/environment?" in geology cla ...
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We Fuel Your Pain Readers talk back about ethanol, cell phones, home renovations, and more		10 Feb 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Kernel Ganders, Daily Grist Dear Editor: Thanks for covering the ethanol issue and our paper in Science. David Pimentel erroneously claims we didn't include energy for farm machinery in our analysis, and unfortunately his claim, though false, has been repeated several times in the media. Your article also attributes to our study the claim that "replacing fossi ...
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Cape Crusaders Readers write back about the Cape Cod wind-farm project and more		30 Jan 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: The Wind and the Willful, Muckraker, by Amanda Griscom Little Dear Editor: While I think RFK Jr. has been a huge and important presence in the enviro community, I can't agree with him on this one. This project needs to be built, and built now. He wants to send the windmills five miles farther out in the interests of the fishermen? Or is it because at five miles farther ...
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Dick's Tricks Readers talk back about hookers, condoms, and biofuels		13 Jan 2006	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: OK, We'll Just Drill Over Here Instead, Daily Grist Dear Editor: I thought your statement that Cheney and the energy task force treat ecosystems like a "two-bit hooker" was inappropriate, unseemly, slanderous, and entirely out of line. I'm sure those guys treat their hookers much better than that. Laura K. Oakland, Calif. Re: Buenos Bios, Main Dish, by Kelly Hearn Dear E ...
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Montreal the Rage Readers talk back about Montreal, nuclear power, holiday lights, and more		16 Dec 2005	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: All This Aggravation Ain't Satisfactionin' Us, Daily Grist Dear Editor: For the first time ever, you got a story completely wrong. Environmental groups just won a huge victory at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change and first meeting of Kyoto Protocol Parties in Montreal. You missed it. "Plenty of drama but little p ...
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Mug Shots Readers talk back about shade-grown coffee, composting toilets, veganism, and more		09 Dec 2005	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: Buzz Alterin', Ask Umbra, by Umbra Fisk Dear Editor: You say that shade-grown is not a make-or-break aspect of coffee choice. It is if you want to see the Baltimore oriole. The species is declining by 4 percent a year because the trees it needs are being replaced by coffee plantations. Monoculture coffee plantations are a disaster for many species of birds. ...
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Think Outside the Big Box Readers talk back about big-box stores, hot water, peak oil, and more		18 Nov 2005	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: The Wrong Target, Soapbox, by Daniel Akst Dear Editor: It's laudable that Grist would strive to include diverse viewpoints. However, I am disappointed that the editors would accept such a shoddy piece of journalism. Having a minority opinion (at least among environmentalists) is one thing. Failing to include and address crucial facts about one's subject is ...
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Missive Crisis Readers talk back about synthetics in organic food, gay jokes, and snottiness		28 Oct 2005	Letters
Write your own letter. Re: O Brother, Where Artificial Thou?, Muckraker, by Amanda Griscom Little Dear Editor: I am skeptical of the sturm und drang surrounding the 38 "synthetic ingredients" that the National Organic Standards Board allows in processed foods that wear the "USDA Certified Organic" label. Of the three examples cited in your article [xanthan gum, ammoniu ...
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Say It Ain't Soy! Readers talk back about vegetarianism and soy		21 Oct 2005	Letters
Write your own letter. Umbra's column on the environmental impact of soy vs. that of meat inspired readers of all stripes -- OK, mostly the stripes that are anti-soy -- to share their opinions. Here's a sample of the deluge that hit our inbox, and there's a whole lot more posted in Gristmill, our blog. Dear Editor: What a disappointment your defense of soy vs. meat is! You dismiss soy's harmful effects in one subordin ...
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