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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...