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Ban the Bag Portland!

July 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, health & well being, lifestyle, money, sustainability

The following is a guest post by Hanmi Meyer, Diamond-Cut Life’s site admin. Portland Rise Above Plastics Single-use plastic bags represent one of the greatest environmental catastrophes of our generation. It is estimated that 60-80% of all debris in the ocean is plastic. Plastics take hundreds of years to break down at sea and most [...]

Tale Of Wildlife Brought Back From Collapse

May 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · nature, sustainability

I cleaned up my desk at work right before leaving for Opal Creek Ancient Forest for the weekend, where I am now. I’m so proud of finally cleaning my desk it almost warrants a post of its own. But a single sheet of paper I found in that process vibrates with life and trumps all [...]

The 99th Day Of A Greenish President

April 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · energy, politics, sustainability

Thankfully, President Obama is getting it. He may not exactly embrace a diamond-cut life (for instance, he keeps his thermostat up and drinks bottled water), yet that’s nothing in light of the bigger-picture changes he has been initiating at a lickety-split pace. The below, rounded up from Huffington Post, are in addition to Michelle Obama’s [...]

The Nature of Desire: Promises Are Not The Problem

March 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · lifestyle, sustainability

Why would “The Nature of Desire” be the theme of a serious environmental lecture series like Illahee? What is the connection between desire and the environment? As Illahee director Peter Schoonmaker explains, “Because desire drives consumption, and consumption is destroying the earth“. I agree with Peter. In fact, I see the diamond-cut life as being [...]

Vanpool As Study Hall

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · community, sustainability, transportation

I’m back after a week-long break from Diamond-Cut Life. I’ve been reading Bill McKibben’s excellent book Deep Economy . . . . . was delighted by President Obama’s speech last night (clean energy, what a concept!) . . . . . attended a good Illahee lecture about desire . . . . have been organizing [...]

Wishes Aren’t Horses

February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability

When I was a girl growing up in Southern California, I was horse crazy, absolutely. I saved my allowance to go riding on Sunday afternoons after church. It cost $2.50/hour and of course we always asked for Dusty or Peanuts, the horses that would run. I wished to own a horse of my own, but [...]

Man And Machine On Mount Tabor

February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · community, energy

I feel uncomfortable about my topic today; it’s not all love and light. I have a conflict with my machine-loving neighbor here on Mount Tabor, whom I’ll call Lenny. I like Lenny and he’s a top-notch neighbor in most ways. He volunteered to my husband Thor to change our flat tire last weekend. Lenny and [...]

Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Eve

January 19th, 2009 · No Comments · energy

Happy Martin Luther King Day! It seems serendipitous that the civil rights leader’s birthday falls on the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration. I like Jesse Jackson’s recounting of Dr. King’s final birthday, and I can only agree with him that Dr. King, if alive, would be beaming at this moment in history. Concerning president-elect Obama’s [...]

Wendell Berry & Wes Jackson: Support the 50 Year Farm Bill

January 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · food & drink, home & garden, sustainability

Do you prefer cereal for breakfast, toast, or both? I love whole wheat toast from Portland Bakery, while my husband is crazy for oatmeal from Bob’s Red Mill. (Oatmeal is too gloopy for me. Mornings call for a crunching motion, I feel.) Our dinners often include pasta with delicious things on or around it, or [...]

Top Ten Tips For Living With Others, Part II

January 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · community, lifestyle, relationships, simplicity

Note in March 2013: Also see here for my updated tips on living with others. Everything I read about the year ahead of us refers to a tighter economy, including widespread job losses. Interestingly, I haven’t seen any buzz about a very sensible economic option if you’re one of the millions of Americans who lives [...]

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