Tag Archives: forests
We Need Nature in Our Lives
If kids lived in Nature and meditated every day, and took a full year every decade to work the land, would they spend their lives pursuing profit and power? I doubt it. Nature would heal them, and they could heal us. Continue reading
Decolonize the Earth
Colonizers see conquered land as a storehouse of treasures they can exploit, leaving a wasteland behind. To the colonized, land is home, and its long-term health is a top priority. With climate change and mass extinctions, we are all colonized now., Continue reading
Two Guys Who Helped Earth Heal
Humans have pushed Earth to the brink of ecological collapse. But people can also help Nature heal. Some have created near-miracles by allying themselves with trees. Continue reading
We Need Economic Stability, Not Economic Growth
Growth is good up to a point. In the rich countries, according to economist Herman Daly, we are far past that point. The more we grow from here on, the worse off we will be. Continue reading
Giving It Away
“Live for yourself, you will live in vain. Live for others, you will live again.” – Bob Marley, “Pass It On” Elzéard Bouffier was a shepherd who brought a whole blighted district in Provence, in the foothills of the Alps … Continue reading