November 21, 2017: Refining Perspectives

Refining: oh so many things My commute to work, each morning and evening, takes me past Refinery Row. In the winter months, the cold air makes visible the heat and material waste expelled into the atmosphere during the process of…

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November 16, 2017: The Drive-Thru & Auto-Mobility

Yesterday’s write-up had me thinking more today about the origins of the drive-thru. The first one, according to Money magazine, was a hamburger joint called “Ten things you didn’t know about the fast food drive-thru” Red’s Giant Hamburger, in 1947….

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November 13, 2017: Women and the Car

In yesterday’s post, I talked tangentially about auto-mobility. It got me to thinking about the role that the automobile has played in Western women’s lives, and the role it continues to play. If you Google ‘women and cars’ you get…

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November 12, 2017: Eating, Consumption, and Energy Transition

I’m still thinking about the argument made by  Mercy for Animals around going veg because it is less carbon-intensive than meat eating. That argument is sound. And, there are many other good reasons to become vegetarian or vegan, not the least…

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November 4, 2017: Good Night Sweetheart

“Good night sweetheart , well it’s time to go. Doh doh doh doh. I hate to leave you but I really must say, good night sweetheart, good night“. That was the song playing in my head as I struggled to…

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