Art and the Anthropocene

Ange can’t sleep.  She tosses and turns and worries. About her daughter Lily’s grim future. About the dead chicks they … More

Schools and sprawl

Listen, I’m not going to quibble over whether the school board paid too much for the site of a future … More

Searching for Florida

In April I was all set to give this presentation at a Bike Florida conference on bicycle tourism. But of … More

The forever war

Listen, Donald Trump’s war on Iran could save hundreds of American lives. Maybe thousands. But not against acts reprisal or … More

The fire next time

Growing up in the “shadow of the H Bomb” and being a teenage boy, I naturally gravitated to nuclear apocalyptic … More

Our dirt cheap water

Fifteen years is a lot of water under the bridge. And every year that water got a little dirtier and … More

Who are we anyway?

What do you think when you think about Alachua County? Aren’t we that special place “Where Nature and Culture Meet”? … More