texas
The Ugly American?
30/03/08 21:01
At least one branch
of my family arrived in North America in 1607 -- we
are now entering our fifth century on the
continent. And several family branches have lived
in Texas for almost two centuries. We are truly of
the South, intertwined with its colonial
development and history. And I am clearly from the
US and Texas.
But by my countrymen, I am almost universally considered a terrible example of all three categories and quite unrepresentative. Generally, this sense of being rejected by a region I love and feel electrostatically drawn to saddens me, but I've had a long time to get used to the feeling. About three decades now. Read More...
But by my countrymen, I am almost universally considered a terrible example of all three categories and quite unrepresentative. Generally, this sense of being rejected by a region I love and feel electrostatically drawn to saddens me, but I've had a long time to get used to the feeling. About three decades now. Read More...
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Tough Talking
30/03/08 21:00
I'm just back from a
quick three-day trip to Austin, Texas, where I gave
a talk with a Hewlett-Packard manager to some
undergrads. I gave three of these talks in
Pennsylvania about a month ago at three different
universities. The basic point of these talks can be
summarized as an answer to the question, What is
anyone doing about climate change? I'm describing
climate adaptation, and then talking a little about
my work in China. Then the other person -- Pierre
in PA, John in TX -- talk about HP's climate
mitigation work to reduce the company's carbon
footprint.
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