Paul Christensen: Rain
It’s raining out, a cold, soaking rain that has been mumbling in the rain gutters all morning and afternoon. The light is full of polished steel gleams, though flat and … Continue reading
Christine Cusick: Earth Justice and the Inescapable Network of Mutuality
In the early 1970s, ecologist Barry Commoner defined as a ‘law of ecology’ the simple precept ‘everything is connected to everything else.’ Implicit in his definition and in the evolution … Continue reading
Indiana University School of Medicine: Pesticides In Water Linked To Birth Defects And Developmental Problems
A study published in the medical journal Acta Pædiatrica reports that birth defect rates in the United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer. The researchers also … Continue reading
Mayo Clinic: Why Choose Organic Foods?
Many factors influence the decision to choose organic food. Some people choose organic food because they prefer the taste. Yet others opt for organic because of concerns such as: Pesticides. … Continue reading
Timons Esaias: It Only Takes One
It only takes one really good lie to get the truth off your back. Just insist, for instance, that the Earth is merely an over-elaborate metaphor. Just … Continue reading
Factory Farming and the Environment
With over nine billion animals raised and slaughtered for human consumption each year in the U.S. alone, modern animal agriculture puts an incredible strain on natural resources like land, water, … Continue reading
George Monbiot: The Zombie Doctrine
Crisis after crisis is being caused by a failed ideology. But it cannot be stopped without a coherent alternative. It’s as if the people of the Soviet Union had never … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Revolution is in the Air
WASHINGTON, D.C—The sustained, daily civil disobedience at the Capitol by demonstrators denouncing the capture of our political system by corporate money is part of one of the largest and most … Continue reading
Why Vegan?
For the animals Preventing the exploitation of animals is not the only reason for becoming vegan, but for many it remains the key factor in their decision to go vegan … Continue reading
Video: How to make three delicious vegan desserts
Nikole, from Healthnut Nutrition, shares three delicious vegan dessert recipes that are super easy to make. A DOUBLE CHOCOLATE GLUTEN-FREE CAKE TOPPED WITH COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM, RASPBERRIES AND MINT. A SIMPLE … Continue reading
Paul Christensen: Vigilance at Sea
My wife and I once sailed on the Mariel, a Chinese-made freighter with five cavernous holds loaded with lemon peels soaked in molasses, bought from an orange juice factory in … Continue reading
Video: The Old Mill (Walt Disney production — 1937)
The Old Mill is a 1937 Silly Symphony cartoon produced by Walt Disney depicting the natural community of animals populating an old abandoned windmill in the country, and how they … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Turning Point in Climate Fight as AGs Unite to Target Exxon Crimes
In a move many are hailing as a “turning point” in the climate fight, 20 state Attorneys General on Tuesday launched an unprecedented, multi-state effort to investigate and prosecute the … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Voting with our feet
Bernie Sanders’ political corpse in the presidential race is still warm, but some of his prominent liberal supporters already are urging us to flee to Hillary Clinton. Sanders, who knows … Continue reading
