As I implied in my last piece, our passive, sluggish response to the climate crisis is in fact the natural result of evolution. Or the lack thereof. The brain of the human animal is simply not equipped to handle the reality that homo sapiens (Latin for “wise man”) has become an immense, powerful, Earth-altering, geologic force.
“We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation and suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation...
Back in February 2014, I published a piece here at ANC about how I first learned about the famed clinical psychologist and researcher, Dr. Steven C. Hayes, a Professor in the Department of Psychology...
“The meek may eventually inherit the Earth but first we need the geeks to save it for them.” -Me “And I suggest…that your spirit grow in curiosity, that your life be richer than it...
For many people in the world, their religious or spiritual faith is a central or defining aspect of their identity and informs their relationship with the physical world. One definition of religion is “respect...
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” -Mahatma Gandhi Edward Davey has led an interesting life so far. He has...
“Progress is measured by the speed at which we destroy the conditions that sustain life.” –George Monbiot “Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and...
In 2013, the Rockefeller Foundation announced they were would be investing millions of dollars in helping to create 100 Resilient Cities. After reviewing over 1,000 applications from throughout the world, they announced their final group of cities in 2016.
I always have a Decomposition Book I write in and when the fire hit, I had two different ones going, one at home and one at work. On August 25, 2018, I wrote a piece I called Burned House Blues.
Here is an excerpt:
On July 19, 2018, Pamela died. One week later, our house burned down along with 1,078 other homes full of stuff in Redding, California.
“There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” Wendell Berry Dahr Jamail is one of my heroes and I don’t use that word lightly. To be a hero is...
