For a long time now, I've been concerned about the environment--worrying about my impact, worrying about the profligacy with which we burn through the natural resources of the earth, reading about climate change and conservation and all the implications of the millions of tons of carbon that we're sending up into the atmosphere with reckless abandon. This interest has led to, at times, some mildly obsessive behaviors, including trundling all the recycling from the grocery store where I used to work to a collection point (picture it, the entire back end of a Jeep crammed with unsold newspapers and plastic strawberry containers). While I like to think that my behavior in this regard is a little less obsessive than it used to be, I still try to do my part. I'm fortunate that where I currently live I can mostly walk to where I need to go, so I'm happy to let my car sit while I walk to work and out for the occasional bite to eat. I still recycle as often as I can, and do s...
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