Peter Pogany

Sane environmentalism to save earth

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Our global culture is held together and connected by our economic system of money, laws and enforcement. This economic system is structured in such a way that it automatically and unintentionally motivates and perpetuates behaviors that are damaging to Earth. We can save Earth by understanding this destructive mechanism and then by acting to replace it with a creative, restorative one.

Just in case

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Officials or the media may or may not be overreacting. New diseases crop up all the time, and most are not serious. … This might become very serious, or not, but the risk of death to any of us is statistically low – except in the long run.

Down with raised beds

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The only raised bed I’ve ever found useful in sixty years of gardening is the one in my bedroom. And after I quit double-digging, I didn’t have to spend as much time there either. Or if I did, it was for reasons other than resting.