From the category archives:

environmental

Lard Is Good … Seriously

February 6, 2009

Here is a lovely article by The Green Fooder James Temple (thanks to  The Green Fooder in Colorado for pointing me to the article), extolling the virtues and busting misperceptions of lard.
Few food terms have become as loaded as lard, weighed down by the connotation of excess and enlisted as a prefix in the harshest obesity put-downs. But [...]

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What’s the Walk Score in Your Neighborhood?

September 28, 2008

See how walkable your neighborhood is with Walk Score.

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Is Barack Obama’s “inflated tire” like “Jimmy Carter’s sweater?” Not even close.

August 7, 2008

John McCain tried to make light of Barack Obama’s suggestion that to save money on gas we should inflate our tires. His mockery reminded me of the mocking of Jimmy Carter’s sweater. Ah, but…
After mocking Obama, McCain says inflate your tires on Anderson Cooper 360º
And I hear tell that the amount of savings in gas that would [...]

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