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Walls: How We Build Them and Why It Matters
It’s pretty basic: wall building—a fundamental of human occupancy for awhile now. In our two net zero home-builds, I have come to ponder walls. In fact, as we began to add studded uprights to accomplish 11-inch-thick walls for our Bend Passive House, I was...
My Grandparents Got Slaves As A Wedding Gift—How Could I Not Have Known?
John Pitney, my grandfather and founder of the Pitney Century Farm, was married to Elizabeth S. Wayland in Licking County, Ohio, Mar. 24, 1834. They were given negro slaves as a wedding gift and I was told a few years ago by Warren Hammonds (relatives in Fayette, Mo.)...
Oh Yum! Oh Yum!—We Know Where Our Food Comes From!
Several years ago, we were living in Eugene, Oregon and I was on the Board of the Willamette Farm and Food Coalition. Under the direction of Megan Kemple (A bonafide Local Food Genius!) we started the Farm to School project for the schools and farms of Lane County. ...
There’s Always A Second Parade
The murders of 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has fully occupied...
Swords To Plowshares & Pipelines To Panels (4 of 4)
The time is coming soon when they will beat their swords into plowshares and spears...
How To Become A Climate Hero (3 of 4)
This is Part 3 in a series of articles on the Clean Energy Jobs Bill being considered...
Pricing Pollution: Building A New World (2 of 4)
This is Part 2 in a series of articles on the Clean Energy Jobs Bill being considered in the...
Making The Powerful Blush (1 of 4)
From the greatest to the least of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain. They heal the wound of...
We Are Better Than This! Or We’re Not!
Yesterday morning I promised to follow up my blogpost about the February 14 trifecta of...
The Trifecta of Loves
Today is February 14, a day of love in popular culture, of little flying Cupids and heart-shaped...
Finding Our Way Home
(This is the final post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3...
Chargers and Hornets, Sweet Joseph, Oh My: Wallowa Or Bust!
(This is the fourth post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and...
Range Anxiety: We’ve Got An App for That!
(This is the third post in a series on our Electric Vehicle. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.)...
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