I live and work at opposite ends of the state of Massachusetts. And while I’d prefer to live where I work, I can’t. So like many of you, I travel long distances every week. Anyone who travels for a living … Continue reading
Interpretive policy analysis involves a combination of hermeneutics, practical ethics and qualitative methods (or their analogues). It is indispensable for policy makers wanting to understand the ethics and value-laden nature of environmental disputes and resolutions. Unfortunately, the interpretive approach is … Continue reading
Last week I participated in a live broadcast that focused on the ethics and politics of killing some animals for the benefit of others. For example, should we kill sea lions to save salmon, coyotes to protect sheep, wolves to … Continue reading
When we talk about the recovery of wolves, what do we really mean? By reading the literature and listening to people talk, I hear several distinct meanings. You may have heard others as well. To my ear, the first meaning … Continue reading
This past weekend I had the great pleasure of attending the annual conference of the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts in Portland, Maine. The theme of the conference was “coding” and I spoke on a panel with Ronnie … Continue reading
Those of you with an interest in wolves and human culture will find this series by the PBS show ‘Nature’ to be fascinating. cheers, Bill From the PBS website, www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/dog/index.html…. NATURE’s two-part special DOGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD tells … Continue reading