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Category Archives: Notes
The Need for Conversation
In a previous post, I included a text which quoted Gus Speth, former dean of the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies at Yale as saying “The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed, and apathy.” That statement is especially true … Continue reading
Earth Day April 22, 2024
New England is known for its unpredictable weather, but thankfully it’s blue skies today here in Boston on Earth Day. Celebrations and activities are happening around the globe. Here’s an excerpt from today’s edition of historian Heather Cox Richardson‘s Substack … Continue reading
Ecospirituality
Throughout the history of religions, spiritual practices have been sources of compassion, empathy, and hope for individuals and communities, especially in turbulent times. In this time of climate crisis, people are turning to new forms of spirituality or ecosprituality as … Continue reading
Are Modern Science and Indigenous People’s TEK Compatible?
A recent article in The Guardian * described efforts of scientists working with members of New Zealand’s indigenous people, the Māori, to save the kauri (Agathis australis). It’s a species of tree native to New Zealand which can grow to over … Continue reading
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Jane Goodall – A Messenger of Hope
Some days I find it hard to be positive about our planet’s future. A recent front page headline in the Boston Globe (5/21/27) read “Early heat a sign of what’s to come.” The forecast for that day was 92 degrees or … Continue reading
A Great Pause
In a January 28th article in the New York Times, author and journalist David Quammen, whose 2012 book Spillover examined emerging diseases, wrote: We are faced with two mortal challenges, in the short term and the long term. Short term: … Continue reading
A Diminuendo of Birdsong
The increasing numbers of species that have become extinct or threatened with extinction was the main message delivered by the recent report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Here are some of its findings specifically … Continue reading
Our Nation’s Changing Views of Nature: An Exhibition
We love art because we enjoy the beauty of what artists create, but art can also be appreciated as a record of human cultural values and beliefs. An excellent example of this approach is Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment, … Continue reading
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And how are the children?
Forms of greeting vary around the world. In India, you would say “namaste” and bow. In Ukraine, it’s the triple kiss, left-right-left, etc. Masai warriors in Kenya, even those without children, greet each other with “Kasserian ingera” which translates as … Continue reading
She walked in the world to love it . . .
Soon after her death on January 17th of this year, the loving eulogies and appreciations began appearing in the media universe. Whatever critics might think about the plainness of her style (which she consciously aimed for), many readers of Mary … Continue reading
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