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...why they want to allow their lawn to run wild. Ugh, really? This bothers me on two levels. Number one, I think this is a really good illustration of our conflicting relationship with nature and the environment. People will get all up in arms about global warming and recycling, but then will demand a perfectly manicured lawn, which not only makes great demands in terms of water, but is a lot less...

Regardless of how accurate you consider the narrative to be, this film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand contains powerful images that are both beautiful and bleak: Home Like Koyaanisquatsi , it provides...the complicated web of transport and production. Even if you prefer to mute the commentary for your own reasons, the visuals are vivid; the landscapes are majestic, and the colors are bold.

We're back from vacation (coincidentally, in the mountains). While this perhaps isn't the lead-off post I'd planned, it's too important for me not to mention. Thanks to Scott at Boy in the Bands for...issue. Use your voice: less electricity to save mountains I contacted my representatives (not that they in any way represent me) and my power company. This is happening practically in my backyard.

Six Things You Can Buy That Will Pay For Themselves In A Year We should totally get a couple of smart strips. I am diligent about turning my computer off, but I'm bad about leaving my speakers on because they're a bit hard to reach.

The Sierra Club sent me an e-mail about mountaintop removal devastating the Appalacias, and I sent an e-mail (using Sierra Club's online form) to my representative, David Wu. It's tragic and disgusting...uglification. But this is more than uglification: it is desecration and violence, and it is raping Gaia. Mountaintop removal not only uglifies mountains, but it also threatens hundreds of species