Report on Global Warming’s Effect on the Economy
A bipartisan group of former federal cabinet secretaries and business leaders has overseen a report on the economic impact of global warming on the United States.The Risky Business report shows … Continue reading
DEEP ECOLOGY
From the age of 10 until I was 28 years old I spent none of my birthdays at home. August was always the time for travel: my 10th birthday in … Continue reading
Nisha Gupta: In Search of Beauty
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson On a hike between the mountains … Continue reading
WE ARE ALL ONE
This is a lovely piece of film-making that argues for a wholistic conception of nature, less a critique of current policies than an evocation of the beauty and inter-relatedness of … Continue reading
SOLDIERS DON’T FIGHT FOR A CAUSE?
Wars without purpose. Patriotism without sacrifice. I hate cliches about war. I am a Vietnam veteran. I always get this uncomfortable feeling when someone says, “Thank you for serving your … Continue reading
RUINED LANDSCAPES
“we are poor little lambs who have lost our way, baa, baa, baa…” — Rudyard Kipling. More sheep than people. I say this as a joke, intending to provoke a smile. … Continue reading
Robert Reich on America’s Koch Problem
Charles and David Koch, the fifth and sixth richest men in the world, have spent billions of dollars building a political machine dedicated to protecting their wealth. In this succinct … Continue reading →