Category Archives: Ecology

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Book review

An extensive review by Ptery of Robert Whitaker’s book Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America, with a personal history. Continue reading

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Hands Across the Sand

Anchorage was among six Alaska communities that held a Hands Across the Sand event today calling for an end to offshore oil drilling and for clean energy. Photos & slideshow.

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The Daily Tweets, 2010-06-08: A Green evening

A Green evening: Green Tea Party, & then heard Charles Wolforth talk on his book The Fate of Nature. Then back home, where I am still Green, for a movie. Yeah.

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Sarah James & Michael Pollan at Bioneers 2009

The 2009 Bioneers conference is going on right now. I can’t go this year, but thanks to them livecasting some of the plenary sessions, I got to hear Sarah James & Michael Pollan this morning. Four more keynoters will also be livecast.

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Chemical food

The Environmental Working Group reports of the foods most contaminated by pesticides.

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