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Lost on Earth Day
By KIMBERLY ANDERSON
On Earth Day 1990, I took a class trip to Washington, D.C., with my high school history and civics instructor. Not everyone went—just those who could afford it and those really interested in the environmental movement. I fell more in the former group. At 16, I jumped at the chance to get… »
Leery or Weary of Earth Day?
5 reasons to celebrate, and 5 ways to do it
EARTH DAY
By BOBBI BUCHANAN
Maybe you’re a global warming skeptic. Or you don’t like the face of the environmental movement. Not an Al Gore fan? Had your fill of Michael Pollan? That’s okay. You don’t have to be a liberal or buy expensive organic… »
Driven to Slow Down
EARTH DAY
By LESLIE SMITH TOWNSEND
When I was 23, I spent the winter in the stripping room of a tobacco barn in Gravel Switch, Kentucky. The year was 1976. I joined a movement of young people concerned about environmental issues and sustainability who were taking to the hills to start organic gardens and build off-grid homes.
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Unplugged and Lovin’ It
FROM THE EDITOR
As a kid I looked forward to tornado season in Kentucky. Every spring brought the promise of stormy weather and, with it, the likelihood of losing our lights for an evening.
Nothing beat the thrill of watching those dark, ominous clouds roil in the western skies and hearing thunder crack so loud it… »
