Ahead of Rio+20, yet another major report is released detailing the human impact on the planet. Every couple of years, WWF International produces a Living Planet report. Chock full of data and illustrations about ecosystem stress, threats to wildlife, and … Continue reading
Must we choose people over the planet? This is the question addressed by two essays that caught my eye in The Huffington Post during Earth Week. The first is Why Im Not An Environmentalist by Lisa Curtis (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-curtis/environmentalism_b_1443311.html?ref=green) and the … Continue reading
Like many of you, I am shocked and saddened by the shootings in Arizona. It is both tragic and ironic that we celebrate Martin Luther King’s life and sacrifice shortly after another political assassination in the United States. My best … Continue reading
From July 17 to July 23, 2008, I took part in a six-day “Whole Thinking Retreat†sponsored by the Center for Whole Communities at Knoll Farm in Fayston, Vermont. The twenty-plus participants and facilitators were a multi-racial group of environmental … Continue reading
This April 4th is the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King. I was just 12 when it happened, but I remember vividly the heartbreaking day when King was shot down in Memphis while supporting striking garbage workers … Continue reading
Last Wednesday I received five emails from different people telling me about a hot new Internet movie called “The Story of Stuff.” Everyone claimed that this movie is a short, funny, easy-to-understand, and compelling look at why environmentalists need to … Continue reading