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Trees Are Individual Beings

April 11, 2024

In response to the question,  “How do you paint a tree?,” John Carlson wrote a beautiful …

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The Dam Issue

April 4, 2024

“The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. They carry our canoes and feed our children. …

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How You Can Help Bees and Butterflies

March 21, 2024

Bees and butterflies are responsible for pollinating the flowering plants that produce the food we …

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Why Honey Bees Are Not the Answer

March 14, 2024

When you think about saving the bees, I’m guessing you think about the honey bee. People have …

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5 Fascinating Facts About Bees

March 7, 2024

I started reading about bees for a painting I wanted to make. What I found was so interesting I had …

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The First Rights of Salmon Case

February 14, 2024

In 2022, salmon went to court for the very first time. They of course didn’t actually go to court; …

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Environmental Rights and Wildfires, Thank You, Canada

June 14, 2023

On May 30th Canada voted to include the right to a healthy environment in federal law; eight …

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The Climate Conversation Has Changed

November 1, 2022

It’s no longer just about net-zero carbon emissions. Now it’s about net-zero carbon emissions AND …

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A More Dignified Way of Life + How the Medicine Man Learned From Animals

July 8, 2022

For weeks after I read this book, I couldn’t speak about it without crying. Not because I was sad …

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The Gaia Hypothesis, Part 4

June 20, 2022

In the first 3 parts of this series, we learned what the Gaia hypothesis (now Gaia theory) is; what …

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The Gaia Hypothesis, Part 3

June 14, 2022

In part 2 of this Gaia hypothesis series, we ended with the question: How to prove that Mother Earth …

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The Gaia Hypothesis, Part 2

June 7, 2022

In part 1 of this Gaia hypothesis series, we left off with the question: What led Lovelock to …

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Musings, notes, and the occasional essay on nature, art, and living a more purposeful life.

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The Equinox Has a Gift for You

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Invoking Gratitude the Haudenosaunee Way

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How I Learned to Not Hate Crickets

A Way to Deal With Bugs

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