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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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The only surprise was that Van Jones was dumb enough to admit it in print rather than hiding it in leftish double-speak like most of the rest of the administration.
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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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Tom Adams, a Preservation Ranch official, made the inexplicable comment, "These forests can be cleared and preserved at the same time," and that struck me as emblematic of the delusional double-speak of too many who can't -- or won't -- make their picture any bigger than the myopia of self-service.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest? Lorraine Devon Wilke 2011
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