Posts by Mary Wildfire
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Going Solar Mary Wildfire February 5, 2013Facing Energy AddictionForty years ago, I watched a junkie shoot up. He melted some white powder in a spoon and put the liquid in a syringe, then tied a rubber cord around his arm, pulling it tight with his teeth, before injecting the contents of the syringe. I haven’t thought about it in years, but lately that image keeps coming into my mind as I observe all the happy talk about the “new” energy sources that are “making America energy-independent.” MoreIssues: Extreme energy Essays Mary Wildfire January 31, 2001On Public SpaceThis spring I went across the border into Mexico with a fund raising group from the American Friends Service Committee. For me, the most striking images of the trip derive from our crossing back into the United States. More
