Items by Paolo Bacigalupi — 8 items
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The persistence of bigotry, Western-style
A father of a biracial child listens to the casually racist jokes of his rural Colorado neighbors.
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Nov 26, 2008 -
The Tamarisk Hunter
In the desert Southwest of 2030 Big Daddy Drought runs the show, California claims all the water, and a water tick named Lolo ekes out a rugged living removing tamarisk.
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Jun 26, 2006 -
It’s true: Guns don’t kill people
The writer says Vice President Cheney’s gun "accident" is a mischaracterization
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Feb 13, 2006 -
Just push it
The writer lauds the human-powered lawn mower
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Jul 12, 2004 -
Have another pig-brain/beef-blood/chicken-spine hamburger
Now that mad cow disease is here, even carnivores have to think twice before biting into a hamburger, because the odds are that it’s not really a hamburger after all
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Jan 19, 2004 -
Have another pig-brain/beef-blood/chicken-spine hamburger
Paolo Bacigalupi looks inside his last burger and vows, "No more!"
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Jan 05, 2004 -
Living on the sharp edge of diversity
In a small Western Colorado town, dark-skinned people stand out with the clarity of bull’s-eyes.
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Feb 03, 2003 -
A NIMBY and proud of it
The term "NIMBY" is used as a term of abuse, but the writer says that when it comes to things like coalbed methane drilling on Colorado's Western Slope, he is eager and proud to declare: NOT IN MY BACKYARD.
by Paolo Bacigalupi, Sep 02, 2002






