Deeper Oakland
A monthly newsletter focused on the geology of Oakland, California and the world in general
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Deeper Oakland: Higher Ground (opens the original)
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Hello Subscribers,As I prepare a talk this weekend at the St. Albert Priory, I’ve been looking over the fence at the humanities more than usual. This non-Catholic has been heartened to watch the new Pope, Leo XIV, as our institutions—at least the responsible ones—turn to face the growing reality of climate change. In September the church took a quiet new step forward.There are different ways to say that some acts against nature are wrong. Science shows us those acts have predictably bad conseque
Deeper Oakland: Fake Lake Takes (opens the original)
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Hello Subscribers,Have you been feeling the autumn? Something about this time of year makes me want to wander. I think it’s the air—clarity, a growing crispness, a scent of turning leaves—and the shortening day. Our species evolved to be alert, and I try to stay acutely aware of the natural environment. The outdoors tempts me. Up at Mountain View Cemetery the other day, the parts where the deer and ducks go felt especially autumnal.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://subst
Deeper Oakland: When California Was Like Alaska (opens the original)
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Hello Subscribers,I almost missed blackberry season! Our quarry walk on July 18 passed some stands with enough prime ripe berries for all of us to have a taste. But I needed more than just a taste, so a few days later I paid another visit to that old railroad grade beside the Warren Freeway and checked out the berries—I mean the rocks. Starting at the Rockridge BART station and ending in Montclair Village for a snack, it was a good day out. (The hardest part is crossing Broadway Terrace at the e
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