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" Our ecological emergency demands proactive choices, not reactive sideswipes. "
Timothy Morton
Emergency
Proactive
Choices
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" Since when did scientific evidence become a reason to shy away from ecological action just because it wasn't popular? "
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" My mates Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe have put together thirty one episodes of a really really nice podcast at Rice as part of the Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The 'Cultures of Energy Podcast' is so good! "
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" I find it beyond stunning that there is a school of thought or two out there that swears we are into solids and that solids are bad and liquids are good. "
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" Humans can no longer ignore nonhumans: they end up haunting the words we use and interrupting everyday talk. "
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" If you're facing rejection right now, it's very important to realize, especially in a down market, that it's not personal. Really. Truly. The indifference of the system is also crushing. But perhaps it's better than thinking that someone was out to get you. "
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" When I make music, I often sound better singing as a woman, go figure, so I like to tweak the format and pitch and suchlike of my recorded voice. Sounds better. "
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