Dear Folks: September 22, 1991
Dear Folks, Let me introduce you to the two newest members of the Foundation Farm family — who aren’t new to those of you who have been reading these letters for a long time.
They are John and Brenna Zimmer. They lived here before for three years — from the time Brenna was 8 until she was ll. Now she’s a tall, [...]
Fighting for Democracy Abroad and at Home
By Donella Meadows
–September 19, 1991–
Last week at a conference in Hungary a Lithuanian showed pictures of the people of Vilnius bringing their vehicles to block their TV transmitter from Russian tanks. He showed thousands of candles lit in protest at national shrines. He translated the hand-lettered signs: “In the forest the vicious animals are wolves. In the jungle they’re tigers. [...]
Politically Correct, Academically Correct, Scientifically Correct, Bigotedly Correct
By Donella Meadows
–September 12, 1991–
Young people are now streaming back to universities all over the nation, where they will be shot down by the label “politically correct” whenever they try to be decent. At an age where social acceptance is everything to them, they will learn that what makes them acceptable is cynicism. Any gesture they make in the direction [...]
National Energy Policy — Write Now
By Donella Meadows
–September 5, 1991–
“Now, let me get this straight. Energy efficiency — good. Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — bad.”
So says President Bush in the men’s room at the end — the very end, as the last credits are rolling — of the movie “Naked Gun 2 1/2.”
I would not have gone to see Naked Gun 2 [...]
Drift to Low Performance
By Donella Meadows
–August 29, 1991–
At least 1400 times last summer authorities closed U.S. ocean beaches or warned swimmers away from them because of pollution. There were 338 beach closings in California, 228 in New Jersey, 218 in Connecticut.
The states with the most closings weren’t necessarily the ones with the most polluted beaches. States have different beach policies. New York declared [...]
