

THE HESCHEL-ORR PARADOX
A legend of the environmental world and key author in our introductory readings, David Orr, writes, “...philosophers have agreed with...
Dec 11, 20199 min read


"FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT"
It's happening again. A Forbes article, citing the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), is reporting that due to recent fires in Australia...
Nov 23, 20192 min read


"LONG BEFORE COLUMBUS"
There's this document that's been making the rounds: 10 Pieces of Evidence That Prove Black People Sailed to the Americas Long Before...
Nov 21, 201925 min read


TWO PERCENT?
Whenever I'm involved in conversations about intersex- or trans-related issues someone conflates trans with intersex and notes that one...
Oct 13, 20196 min read


IF BANANAS COULD TALK
PEOPLE: “Folks today expect bananas all year round!” BANANAS: “Oh Humans, we Bananas are not a seasonal crop. That's the first thing you...
Oct 4, 20191 min read


CLIMATE MARCHES or THE PRAXIS OF NOT GIVING A FUCK
How do we confuse ourselves less, avoiding getting things catastrophically wrong and making things worse for everyone? Could it require...
Sep 27, 20195 min read


WHY SHOULD IT SEEM?
PERSON 1: If we trust our senses, and just use our basic intelligence, we can tell that we live in a big, big world. Like, if I climb a...
Sep 26, 20194 min read


I HAVE QUESTIONS
For an assignment prompt we were asked to read the following article about the nutritional and ecological value and ethical superiority...
Sep 15, 20198 min read


BISON
Bison came up in conversation today as an example of a tremendous, almost miraculous, conservation victory. (Also, winner of best...
Jul 26, 20198 min read


MOVING
Before we could get keys and move in, our new landlord said he needed to have a plumber come. But he said he'd contact us shortly, as...
Apr 9, 20196 min read


SHOULD YOUR WORKPLACE OFFER DIVERSITY TRAINING?
With so much discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly school and workplace trainings, I thought I would see what I...
Mar 7, 20199 min read


DO WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS? (INSECT EDITION)
Seems every news and information source is offering that we are on the cusp of a global insect mass-extinctions threatening all life on...
Feb 14, 20195 min read


ANCIENT OR MODERN?
I'm constantly hearing about archaeologists digging up ruins and collecting artifacts from the ancient Aztec empire. Historians and...
Jan 30, 20195 min read


WRITE?
America's Authors Guild recently collected data from its own membership and the members of 14 other writers' organizations, including:...
Jan 5, 20191 min read


ATTACK OF THE MARAUDING POST-APOCALYPTIC ZOMBIE CHIMPS
“I don’t know, it’s like how people don’t seem to think about how things are made or what they’re for.” “They do, don’t they?” “No. I...
Dec 6, 20186 min read


EVERYTHING IS IN THE FRAMING
The caterpillar cuts a path of pure devastation through the ecosystem it is born into. It consumes everything it can find, eating...
Dec 29, 20171 min read


ON THE VALUE OF MIRRORS
Since 2016 there's been much said about Nazis. Yet, somehow, despite all the talk and tweeting and counter protesting I feel we've...
Jun 15, 201712 min read


DAVE DIED
In early 2016 my father officially retired and at the same time his cancer started acting up. His blood was funky and his liver was...
Oct 31, 20166 min read