by Dan Kingsley. Fairy Creek isn’t a fairy tale. It’s a tragedy born from last century’s values that bespeak of our need for a new story. Imagine cutting down an old growth forest (2.7% remaining intact) to be akin to cutting down your grandparents because you can get all their inheritance, all to yourself, and… Continue reading Fairy Creek – Save the Old Growth Forests
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Our Christmas tree: musings on mortality
by Erlene Woollard One might well wonder why I would bother taking such a photograph during this pandemic when our craving for beauty and positive distraction is so great. However, as I walked towards our still beautiful live Christmas tree waiting in our back alley to be picked up and sent off to its next… Continue reading Our Christmas tree: musings on mortality
Hope amid these times is for chances to help decide what follows
This is the all-time challenge for our species. Will we show the wisdom to act with the guidance of science? Will we have the compassion to help those most impacted by the unavoidable global warming already happening? Will we have the intelligence to find new opportunities in transforming our sources of energy and the way… Continue reading Hope amid these times is for chances to help decide what follows
Grounded
by Lillian Ireland Please join me as we walk together on this rocky trail, Emerald moss, sun-lit ferns, skunk cabbage along the way, Far from city busy-ness and panic in the stores into the forest quietness and calm near river shores. There’s a need to feel the wind’s cool breeze and hear returning birds.… Continue reading Grounded
Humanity and nature are not separate – we must see them as one to fix the climate crisis
by Heather Alberro It’s no coincidence that almost every single sector of industry is contributing to the planet’s downfall, either. A deeper issue underlies each one’s part in the malaise enveloping the planet’s ecosystems – and its origins date back to long before the industrial revolution. To truly bring ourselves into harmony with the natural… Continue reading Humanity and nature are not separate – we must see them as one to fix the climate crisis
Would you rather have a fish or know how to fish?
by Jonny Robinson Imagine the following. You are living a life with enough money and health and time so as to allow an hour or two of careless relaxation, sitting on the sofa at the end of the day in front of a large television, half-heartedly watching a documentary about solar energy with a glass… Continue reading Would you rather have a fish or know how to fish?
The Green New Deal in Canada: transformation to better stewardship and a restoration economy
by Josef Kuhn & Ray Travers Climate change, unhealthy ecological and economic systems, and human conflict require a fresh approach to business and government in the twenty-first century. A rapidly growing number of Canadians and like-minded people in many countries around the world are working to create an innovative approach to our decision making. The… Continue reading The Green New Deal in Canada: transformation to better stewardship and a restoration economy
Going green is all about what you gain, not what you give up
by Kate Laffan According to The New Republic magazine in June this year: ‘You will have to make sacrifices to save the planet’, while the US newspaper Metro asks: ‘What would you give up to end climate change?’ These headlines, read from my desk in London where I carry out research in environmental psychology, present… Continue reading Going green is all about what you gain, not what you give up
Generations Rising: Inspiring Climate Action
by Diana Ellis and Stan Hirst In the fall of 2018 David Suzuki dropped by the monthly meeting of the Council of Elders in Vancouver, B.C. Some weeks earlier the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had issued its IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. The report’s essential messages were being widely circulated.… Continue reading Generations Rising: Inspiring Climate Action
GLOBAL CRISIS – THE VIEW FROM NARAMATA
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. ******************************************************** Naramata Centre: A green, leafy place on the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake, British… Continue reading GLOBAL CRISIS – THE VIEW FROM NARAMATA