The guilted age
What on Earth
Environmentalists personalize environmental impacts, using them as weapons against the general public. Do you want to avoid this guilt, they ask? Better become a vegan.
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Fighting for the environMANt
What on Earth
Once an institution is set in its ways, it can be hard for it to change. White men established their environmental boys’ club and were loath to give it up.
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Genetic modification technology benefits smallholder farms
Three letters can quickly turn lackadaisical shoppers at a farmers market, diners at a restaurant or families at dinner tables quite sour: GMO. When challenged to expand this acronym into its full form, vehement oppositionists to this technology are often found fumbling for the words “genetically modified organism.” What is
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The climate of change
On the Mark
“There should be a regular column on climate change, like there is a sports section,” my friend commented on one of my recent social media posts. The post generated a lot of debate among my friends. I compared people’s resistance to criticism of their personal acts of environmental degradation to
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Santigold performed color, goofy set at Treasure Island Music Festival
Santigold has left her alt-rock days behind for sunnier pastures. When she obliged the audience by performing her biggest hit, “Disparate Youth,” it felt awkward and out of place, like a goth wearing Lisa Frank clothing.
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Alicia Dattner shines in comedy of ‘One Life Stand’ at The Marsh
Dating, politics, yoga pants, dieting, Alicia Dattner’s stand-up show covered all of these topics and more. Her captivating confidence drove the whole show.
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Chancellor Christ — the sustainability hero we’ve been waiting for?
Chancellor Christ has a powerful opportunity to become the champion that helps the campus rise to its potential as a global and national sustainability leader
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More meat, more problems in ‘Cowspiracy’
There’s something environmentalists aren’t telling you, and there’s something the U.S. government is hiding from you. The investigative documentary “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret” had its world premiere in San Francisco on Thursday, revealing hidden truths that will shock even the most informed eco-warrior. And yet the question is simple: What
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Soaring soundtrack but shaky plot in animated ‘Rio 2’
The promotional tag for “Rio 2” is “It’s on in the Amazon.” The only thing that was “on” about this sad heap of an animated film was the soundtrack, featuring amazing vocal work from the likes of Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars and B.o.B. Otherwise, the sequel to “Rio” (2011) was
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The man behind the world’s safest house
A real caped crusader lurks on Berkeley’s streets. Meet Eugene Tssui. With a resume that overshadows even the Dark Knight, the four-time master’s Olympics all-around gymnastics champion is, all at once, a flamenco guitarist, a Harvard University research scholar, a ceramicist, an author of seven books, a professor at Peking
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