Occasionally I see this question, usually in a social-media forum: If you were to eliminate one thing, what would it be? For me, there is no question: ownership. The living planet faces many predicaments. To me, most seem to be…

by oldgrowthforest,  a senior citizen living near Wasilla, Alaska. She lives with a tiny standard poodle named River, and a devastatingly handsome but troublesome mutt named Arlo.   I lost a great love recently. It was sudden. The eldest of…

by Reese Jones Whether one believes in climate change or not, or that humanity can indeed scale back greenhouse gas emissions and maintain stable, livable global temperatures, there still seems to be a prevailing undercurrent of sadness, hopelessness and even…

by td0s at Pray for Calamity One of the great dangers of the life indoors, is the anesthetizing effect it has on a person. When we aren’t out in the world, we aren’t present to watch the dying. Attempting to…

by Bud Nye Introduction Most people find the idea of the extremely high probability of near term human extinction (NTHE) as a result of global heating with its associated abrupt climate change, general ecological collapse, and nuclear power plant collapse…