Category Archives: Environment
Is there Manuka Honey for Tea?
When Captain James Cook anchored in New Zealand after a long voyage across the Pacific Ocean he was probably dying for a cup-of-tea. It was already a popular drink in England by the 18th Century when he sailed from Whitby, … Continue reading
Posted in Bee-line, Environment, Health, Other
Tagged Captain James Cook, cup of tea, Kanuka, Manuka honey, New Zealand Beekeeper's Association, tea tree
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If Snow be Black
After last week’s monster storm that left Eastern USA snow white, the snowbanks slowly melted into pools and streams. But what if snow were black? The Bard liked nature the way he saw it, but he loved to mock our … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Nature
Tagged Candide, melting glacier, Shakespeare, snow
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Chimps Head for Retirement
In 1871, the now-extinct Hornet magazine published a cartoon of Charles Darwin looking like a human-ape chimera. It was not meant kindly. We might suppose that progressive Victorian thinkers would have embraced chimps, gorillas, orangs, etc. as newly-found cousins. Perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Environment
Tagged animal rights, Charles Darwin, chimpanzee, St. Francis, Thomas Berry
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Glycerinate Fall Leaves
Here’s a cheapskate suggestion for decorating the table at Thanksgiving or giving at Christmas to people who have everything. Fall leaves! While other families in the neighborhood are filling bags with leaves from their yard for collectors to cart away … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Seasons in Virginia
Tagged fall leaves, glycerin
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Inferno in Indonesia
Indonesian forests are burning. It happens annually, but this time the inferno is far worse. On some days, the fires evolve more carbon into the atmosphere than the whole of America (whose economy is 20 times larger), and the smog … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged El Nino, forest fire, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, West Papua
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 