Linda Parsons: Two Poems
Glad as I was to see
the wasp squirm in the web, shields aquiver,
lance of its ass lowered, I was not prepared
for her glittering approach.
Paul Christensen: What the Rain Says
She would die soon but neither of us knew that. Right now, the precious hours were dissolving in the pale afternoon light, just as the rain began again.
Joe Loria: Factory Farming Is Killing Our Planet. Here’s How.
To protect the planet, we need to protect farmed animals.
William Wordsworth: Lines Written in Early Spring
Have I not reason to lament
What man has made of man?
Doug Anderson: Six-thirty AM
And the black lines the trees made at sundown yesterday
in one direction now point the other, saying
see what you missed in your life that was there all the time.
Derrick Z. Jackson: Biden’s new moonshot — An offshore wind industry to rival Europe’s
Today, Europe has 5,400 turbines rising from the ocean with a capacity of 25 gigawatts, of energy – enough to power more than 8 million homes.
Dominic Kirui: How Wangari Maathai’s daughter carries on her mother’s bold fight for green spaces in Kenya
Following in her mother’s footsteps, Wanjira Mathai is empowering Kenya’s youth to lead the struggle to protect the environment.
Anne Keeve: 5 Climate Change Crisis Facts That Will Inspire Your Green Journey
Experts say that eliminating the consumption of animal products is the single greatest thing humans can do to alleviate climate change.
Vandana Shiva: Reclaiming Our Common Home
Expand the commons to include everything we need.
Michael Simms: American Ash (text and video)
Old warriors rarely
say anything about
people they killed or
horrors they saw
Yadvinder Malhi: Observing nature in your backyard is not dull but radically significant
Every decade is warmer than the last, spring is earlier and the weather more erratic. The web of life is shifting and reweaving in complex ways…
Video: The Last Honey Hunter
A sacred dream sends one man on the perilous trail of toxic honey in Nepal.
Paul Christensen: Rainy and Cold Today
The soul is hungry in spring, and there is only the crisp, silent air to feed it.
Dan Brook: The Cost of Meat
The costs of meat are impoverishing and killing us. We can save a lot by ditching meat and dairy, while creating a more compassionate, healthy, just, and environmentally-sustainable world.
