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It’s wrongheaded to protect nature with human-style rights

It’s wrongheaded to protect nature with human-style rights

by suzukiwebmaster | Mar 20, 2019 | Developing Resilience, Green Perspective, Opinions, Seeking Clarity, Species & Ecosystems

by Anna Grear How can the law account for the value of complex, nonhuman entities such as rivers, lakes, forests and ecosystems? At a time of runaway climate change, when the Earth’s biosphere is on the brink of collapse and species extinctions are accelerating, this...
A painful lesson in Zen and the art of honeybee reverence

A painful lesson in Zen and the art of honeybee reverence

by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 29, 2019 | Green Perspective, Personal Reflections

by Heather Swan Nearly every summer’s day, I visit honeybees. Some days, I sit and watch them floating in and out the hive. Other days, I pry off the hive cover to see them building their gorgeous wax home, packing the pollen and nectar they have gathered into the...
On enlightenment and orangutans

On enlightenment and orangutans

by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 8, 2019 | Advocacy, Green Perspective, Seeking Clarity, Species & Ecosystems

by Stan Hirst The year 2018 is now history and we are left with memories, unfulfilled intentions and  a lot of unread books.  By one estimate some 400,000 new books hit the market in North America every year, so its little wonder I am a bit behind. For me the ones...
GLOBAL CRISIS – THE VIEW FROM NARAMATA

GLOBAL CRISIS – THE VIEW FROM NARAMATA

by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Developing Resilience, Green Perspective, Our Changing World, Personal Reflections, Seeking Clarity

by Stan Hirst The following is a lightly edited reprint of a post which first appeared on this site in July 2012 (pre-Harvey, pre-Irma, pre-California fires, pre-Trump, pre-COP 21, pre-COP 24).  In the Blogmaster’s humble opinion it deserves a rerun....
Thoughts, prayers and protests: reflections on “spirited” action

Thoughts, prayers and protests: reflections on “spirited” action

by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Developing Resilience, Green Perspective, Our Changing World

by Bob Worcester “Thoughts and prayers” are a common response to tragedies like hurricanes and school shootings. For some it is merely perfunctory, for some it is genuinely heartfelt, and for others it seems to be a pale substitute for substantive action to address...
The rocky road to the common ground

The rocky road to the common ground

by suzukiwebmaster | Jul 21, 2018 | Advocacy, Developing Resilience, Green Perspective, Opinions, Rules of Engagement, Seeking Clarity

by Stan Hirst The Suzuki Elders have been at the environmental game for some 9 years now – gathering, talking, arguing, urging, advocating, educating, inspiring on and off, blogging and berating. As our website declares “we bring our voices, experiences and memories...
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