Pearl Harbor was the defining event in my life. It shaped who I am, and all of my hang-ups and my drives, I think, stem from that.
We now have access to so much information that we can find support for any prejudice or opinion.
Our identity includes our natural world, how we move through it, how we interact with it and how it sustains us.
Birds are, especially canaries, are super sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and sour gas.
The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.
Many organic practices simply make sense, regardless of what overall agricultural system is used. Far from being a quaint throwback to an earlier time, organic agriculture is proving to be a serious contender in modern farming and a more environmentally sustainable system over the long term.
Plastic bags are bad and for the most part unnecessary.
The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.
Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.
Faced with the evidence, many deniers have started to admit that global warming is real, but argue that humans have little or nothing to do with it.
Feeding our energy appetite is top of mind for many people these days.
Humanity is facing a challenge unlike any we’ve ever had to confront. We are in an unprecedented period of change.
Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.
The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.
If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.
It’s not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren’t the worst problem with fracking.
In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it’s for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.
All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.
The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.
One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.