DEI panic comes for plants
This month, the Boulder County Nature Association put on an EcoSymposium. It was wonderful. It provided a balance of wisdom, humility, hope and caution related to the natural world we live in here in Boulder and depend on around the planet.
The one thing that shocked me, but I should have anticipated it, was a speaker who in a distressed voice stated that applications for grants now have to fear the word diversity. That’s right: Even in regard to plant communities — where diversity is a key component to health, stability and resilience — science is walking barefoot on razor blades.
There is hope and wisdom, but critical analysis of the world around us is hard work. That includes learning from the past and those wiser than ourselves.
I am reading:
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant
Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America by Paola Ramos
Animal Farm by George Orwell
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy D. Snyder
Think again, and again.
— Patrick Murphy, Boulder
Cut the businesses a break
I notice a lot of empty retail space around town, which indicates that the rent is too damn high.
It's a good time for the ultra-wealthy landlords — you know who you are — to do your part to support Boulder businesses by cutting rent in half. Haven't you made enough money already?
— From a letter mailed to Boulder Weekly's offices, signed by "Boulder Soul"
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