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...about climate change as if the climate were something that is not supposed to vary? The entire history of the planet is a history of climate change. Glaciers receding? My house is built where a glacier once was. The same is true for much older structures. Trying to stop Earth's climate from changing is as realistic as trying to stop Earth from spinning. Gordon Otto Calgary, Canada...
...friends know that I am passionate about the intersection of where athletics meets culture so there couldn’t be a more perfect opportunity for me,” Rennell, who is also a Crimson photographer, said.The Adams House resident also has a special concentration in ecology, earth systems, and visual arts. Others said that Rennell was a natural for the part. “Corey was born for this role. This is perfect for Corey,” roommate Lief E. Fenno ’07, who is also a member of the Mountaineering Club, said...
DESIGN TOUCHSTONE Loudermilk credits the environment for influencing her punkish, rock-'n'-roll style and hopes her clothing will help people bond to the earth. "Nature has more edge than we can ever create," she says. "I want to help people feel a connection to it on a daily basis...
...This pronouncement might seem a touch premature, especially to the 500 million people who will celebrate the 37th Earth Day this weekend—a collective “not dead yet” wheeze. However, these numbers mask the growing irrelevance of the environmentalist movement. Having lost its credibility with alarmist rhetoric and obsolete ideological ballast, the movement must develop a moderate discourse while challenging its previous assumptions and outdated theories...
...Alarmism—the environmental movement’s basic strategy—has led to this dead end. Since Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” the movement has been dominated by doomsday scenarios. Even on the first Earth Day in 1970, biologist George Wald predicted that “civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken.” Fortunately, such apocalyptic forecasts have repeatedly proven to be wrong...