Author Archives: Eric Dieterle
Making a List
Spending the day inside staring at the computer with TweetDeck running in the background is no substitute for a day out gazing at the landscape, but with one of my deck’s columns devoted to “enviro” it’s possible to maintain some … Continue reading
Case Study
Ten quiet minutes walking on a dirt and gravel path winding among a stand of pines won’t vanquish the full frontal assault of contemporary life on my soul and sensibilities. But I’ll take it. For now, I’d rather stitch together … Continue reading
Change in the air
As we breathe the fumes of a poisonous political atmosphere, there is plenty of reason to worry about our long-term health. We are reminded daily of the growing conviction that the answer to our country’s economic crisis is to assault … Continue reading
Transition
As a child of the sage-steppe plateau of eastern Washington–someone who has spent a lifetime explaining, “No, actually, it’s the part of Washington that is not green, or alpine, or near the ocean, and it is not covered in pine … Continue reading
An Observation
At a lecture on campus recently, the director of the National Science Foundation, Subra Suresh, referred to our being in “a new era of observation.” As he explained, at least from the NSF perspective, one of the most powerful developments … Continue reading


