See must watch video on About page... About site: We are interconnected with nature, and with each other. What we do to the planet and its living creatures, we do to ourselves. This is the fundamental truth guiding our work at the David Suzuki Foundation. Founded in 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation is a national,... Continue Reading →
BONN, Germany, Jan 13 (IPS) - 2021 is going to be critical, not only for curbing the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic, but also for meeting the climate challenge. But as Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) was clear to point out, the climate challenge is essentially an energy challenge. And... Continue Reading →
Renewable Energy Transition Key to Addressing Climate Change Challenge
The planet is facing a “ghastly future of mass extinction, declining health and climate-disruption upheavals” that threaten human survival because of ignorance and inaction, according to an international group of scientists, who warn people still haven’t grasped the urgency of the biodiversity and climate crises. The 17 experts, including Prof Paul Ehrlich from Stanford University,... Continue Reading →
Top scientists warn of ‘ghastly future of mass extinction’ and climate disruption
Never before have we had to deal with a problem that is this detrimental to society and lacks bipartisan support. The whole situation is a policy problem from hell, and in order to enact change, we need total support from pretty much everyone (the reason it’s really a problem). I could go on about the... Continue Reading →
The Last Climate Change article you need to read…
Humans once lived in harmony with the natural world. Consider timekeeping. Until relatively recently, the human notion of time was based on the natural rhythms of nature. Time was measured by a new moon, the first snow, a migrating bird, or the ebb and flow of a river. Time meant situating ourselves as part of... Continue Reading →
Human Have Rights and So Should Nature…
The events of the past few days are shocking in their novelty—the glory of seeing the first Black Democrat ever elected to the Senate from the South, the shame of seeing a President incite a mob to storm the Capitol. Who knows what drama will come next, except for one constant: the unrelenting rise in... Continue Reading →
Our Best Chance to Slow Global Warming Comes in the Next Nine Years
some suggested readings…
I thought I might (if it is OK with you readers) share some suggested readings or more over what I deemed to be the top Climate Change Books and crucial reads, especially the two on the Green New Deal (offsite), if I might. They are as follows: 1. No One Is Too Small to Make... Continue Reading →
Early humans adapted to major environmental change in 'Cradle of Mankind' 2 million years ago New evidence unearthed at the Oldupai Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Tanzania known as the "Cradle of Mankind," has revealed that "environmental adaptability and pioneering behavior were in place two million years ago" in early humans, said lead... Continue Reading →
Early humans adapted to major environmental change…
humanity’s transformation of the ecological landscape
“Were in the middle of the largest mass extinction of species in sixty-five million years.”3 Dr. Will Tuttle told me during an interview. There have been five previous mass extinctions. Scientists believe that each of these five extinctions was caused by events such as large meteors and asteroids colliding with the earth, volcanic eruptions, or... Continue Reading →
WHAT DOES “PERMACULTURE” MEAN?
The term “permaculture” was originally coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in their book Permaculture One (1978) as a contraction of “permanent” and “agriculture.” Its etymology reflects the early concept of permaculture as primarily focused on agriculture. By the early 1980s, the definition had expanded in scope to broadly encompass the ways in which... Continue Reading →
Down to Earth (full movie…)
(GO TO FILM) (fyi: I noticed this site did not load correctly under Linux...) ABOUT THE FILM DOWN to EARTH is a mirror to humanity, a poignant and timely reflection on our civilised world. The movie invites us to see the world through the eyes of the Earth Keepers. It takes us on an inner... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 