Within our current Culture of capitalism having good paying jobs makes sense. We are told that money and stuff will make us happy, and if we aren’t happy, we don’t have enough money and stuff. Believing this, we desire lots of money so we can buy lots of stuff. Good paying jobs provide us with…
I recently read an article about the Pygmies in Central Africa. For thousands of years they took great care of the forests they lived in. They listened to the forest and were able to improve the conditions of it, and receive the sustenance they needed to live. They believed the forests were an extension of…
We have a group of people strongly committed to the Rights of Nature, and in our case, the Rights of the Ohio River Watershed. We are CROW; Citizens for Rights of the Ohio River Watershed. We have spent many hours learning about the Right of Nature movement and how we can be involved in it.…
Joseph Biden won the presidential election. It is a relief. With him we will have less bad. But, as William McDonough says in his book, “Cradle to Cradle”, less bad is still bad. We need to change the system. We need to change the way we think, the way we see things. We are in…
Here is a great article about composting your old clothes (they have to be from natural materials of course). http://www.yuzumag.com/can-you-compost/old-clothes
RIGHTS OF NATURE I have been thinking about the situation we are presently in. For me it is a call for change. If we don’t this will be only the beginning of a future that will radically change the human presence here within the Earth Community. And this change will be anything but pretty. We…