Activism
Regenerative Agriculture is our Common Ground in a Polarized World
It’s time to shift the narrative into solutions for the health of our planet and away from doomsday forecasts.
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How does Permaculture Create a Better Future?
If you often feel powerless or hopeless about climate change and social upheaval then this article is for you. With supply-chain interruptions, soaring energy costs, and climate change, we can find security through local and regional resilience. This boils down to abundant food, clean water, healthy ecosystems, and thriving communities. Read more…
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Whales and the Biosphere, an Unexpected Connection
As we seek solutions to healing our biosphere we have a lot to learn from the wisdom of Nature. Planet Earth is a finely-tuned living organism with a delicately balanced ecosystem. Yet the slightest force exerted at either end of a balanced scale can cause it to tip. Human activities like deforestation and fossil fuel Read more…
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How to Become More Self-Reliant and Sustainable Locally
Sourcing your food or products locally is less expensive and more healthy for you and the planet. Climate instability and supply chain disturbances will be catastrophic for places that aren’t connected to abundant farmland, water, and food sources. If you want to be resilient during global changes then learn the Read more…
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The Future of Cities is Green
We call them concrete jungles, but they don’t need to be. Dense population along with easy access to goods and services make cities desirable places to live. City-dwellers have the potential to consume less energy since they can ride bikes, walk and take public transportation. There are also some serious down-sides Read more…
Education
Exploring Intelligence in the Animal Kingdom
I had a life-changing experience in Hawaii recently when we were visited by a whale while kayaking. There is no doubt that this majestic being was coherent, aware of us, and enjoying our company as much as we were enjoying hers. We put our snorkeling masks on and jumped in Read more…
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Proposed Telescope in Hawaii puts Larger Questions Under Microscope
It’s about science, religion, the state, indigenous wisdom, the law, colonialism, and our environment yet it is about so much more. The embattled Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on the Big Island of Hawaii has brought forth some very important questions that are now being discussed globally. In this article we Read more…
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Summer of Love Turns 50 With a Global Call to Action
Martin Luther King stated that “hatred can not drive out hatred, only love can do that”, but what does that love look like when it is put into action? The Summer of Love in 1967 gave us a template for a great awakening of consciousness, love, and social action. 50 Read more…