June 21st, 2020 | by Brie | published in Ecology | Comments Off on Green Progress in Ireland
Funding for cycling and walking schemes will be ramped up in Ireland . . . https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/06/15/former-bike-shop-owner-soon-to-be-irelands-prime-minister-secures-1-million-a-day-for-5-years-boost-for-walking-and-cycling/#38e32af5c012
March 16th, 2019 | by Brie | published in Ecology | Comments Off on Swedish Teen Climate Activist Nominated for Nobel Prize
Three Norwegian lawmakers have nominated Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg, who has become a prominent voice in campaigns against climate change, for the Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-swedish-teen-climate-activist-greta-thunberg-nominated-for-nobel-peace/
August 8th, 2018 | by Brie | published in Ecology, Slideshow | Comments Off on Real Sustainability
The most important #resistance.
April 2nd, 2018 | by Brie | published in Ecology, Top Stories | Comments Off on Biodiversity oblivion
Trump buffoonery was on the front pages every day for four years. And coverage of the Bitcoin folly seems endless. Meanwhile, rarely covered, is the very serious matter of the catastrophic decline in bird and insect populations. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/21/europe-faces-biodiversity-oblivion-after-collapse-in-french-bird-populations
May 21st, 2014 | by Brie | published in Ecology | Comments Off on Fukushima and the Future of Life on Earth
By Romi Elnagar . . . . “American sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan at sea off the coast of Japan sailed into the plume of radiation emitted by the Fukushima Daiichi plant and then were ordered to help the Japanese with the disaster. They… are now suing the Government of Japan…” The disaster at […]
April 14th, 2014 | by Brie | published in Ecology | Comments Off on Upsurge
Earlier this summer, the Weekly Packet, a newsletter published in Blue Hill, Maine, reported on a speech by Maine food/farm expert John Piotti. We append it here to the article by Maynard Kaufman as further evidence to corroborate Kaufman’s vision of a favorable future for us — as, and if, the strong trend to resurgence […]
December 10th, 2013 | by Brie | published in Civic Engagement, Ecology | Comments Off on The Global Challenge: eOS
By Steven Schmidt Founder of GreenPolicy360 and Green Institute Online . . . Green Horizon raises the question – how can greens rise to the challenge of global politics and have substantive and meaningful impact globally? Clearly, the times in which we live demand green values and solutions.
January 18th, 2013 | by Brie | published in Ecology, Slideshow | Comments Off on Ecological Wisdom: What Does It Really Mean?
By Morgen D’Arc It means what it means — which is what? About ten years ago, I was working with a candidate who was preparing for his campaign. He was reviewing the Green Party’s Ten Key Values. Like many Greens, he couldn’t cite them all without looking at the list for prompting. He did know […]
January 18th, 2013 | by Brie | published in Ecology, Slideshow | Comments Off on Saving the Earth…in Our Backyards
Editor’s Note: This article is based on a talk given by the author on Earth Day, 2012, at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum in South Haven, Michigan. When we speak of saving the earth we usually mean saving life on the earth. The earth as a geological reality has already been ravaged for the resources […]
January 18th, 2013 | by Brie | published in Ecology | Comments Off on Back to the Land, Too
Two Generations Living Lightly on the Land in Maine . . . By Brian Kent . . . Little did we think that 38 years after we settled on our wooded land on Oak Hill, in Maine, that a second wave of “new immigrants” or “back-to-the-landers” would follow. Along the way we’ve thrived and learned […]