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Belfast riots renew calls for Protestant-Catholic dialogue
… most tense neighborhoods. In an effort to break up the fights, police fired at least 66 plastic bullets but made only one arrest: a young woman was detained on suspicion of possession …
The Big Here: an education in place
… what direction do storms generally come? -- Where does your garbage go? -- Who uses the paper/plastic you recycle from your neighborhood? -- Point to where the sun sets on the equinox. How …
The fine-tuned universe -- part one
… circle. It’s hard-core science fact, as reliable as the chemical formula for producing glue or plastics. If the gravitational constant were infinitesimally different one way or the other, the …
Paper or plastic?
… and culture might be this one that we hear often on our visits to the supermarkets: “Paper or plastic?” These three words sketch out a key dilemma. Just a few years ago, practically all grocery stores routinely stuffed our groceries into paper sacks. Then plastic bags began to replace them. Now they seem to be running neck and neck; most stores … Some customers prefer paper because they stand upright and are biodegradable. Others prefer plastic because of their handles and waterproof character, and point out that while they don’t …
52 arrested protesting nuclear weapons plant
… arrests. Officers tapped those being taken into custody on the shoulder one-by-one and placed plastic zip-ties around their hands. Moments before joining hands with those being taken into …
Widening our practice of mercy
… pain of the hurting planet, what it must be like to be an ocean coping with over-acidity and plastic trash, overwhelmed plants trying to take in excess carbon dioxide, animals suffering and …
Ways to celebrate Easter
… and lots of sweets, all the things the doctor tells us to avoid. Many times it’s served on plastic plates because no one wants to wash dishes. Then there’s the rest of the paper, plastic, and bottles thrown into the trash or perhaps recycled. You might consider a more …
10 compelling reasons for frequenting farmers' markets
… and sustainability. 4) You are buying food that comes without packaging, thus eliminating plastics, cellophane wrapping, Styrofoam cartons, and more. And if you bring a cloth bag and forgo the plastic bags merchants offer, so much the better. 5) If you buy organic, you eliminate all the …
Living simply to simply live, and let others live
… and energetic effort to live simply. Myra and John live in the suburbs of Chicago. They put plastic bins in their garage for recyclables. Both choose to ride public transit to their jobs …
\"Limitless\"? That's what you think
… isn't doing so well but he's not doing drugs or alcohol. As they part, Vernon gives him a tiny plastic bag with a clear pill in it along with a card with his address. Eddie resists but takes …
The modern dilemma -- paper or plastic?
… Carol Meyer … I’m wondering what our forebears did long before plastic and paper bags were created. My educated guess is that they only bought a tenth as many … Earth supposed to do? Here are my solutions in order of preference: 1) Take neither paper nor plastic bag if possible and put your hands and arms to good use 2) Use a durable cloth bag 3) …