Our Plastic Future is Now
“I just want to say one word to you. Just one word.” "Plastics" scene from The Graduate. “Yes sir?” “Are... Read More
Not Hell OR High Water, But Hell AND High Water: Acknowledging and Adapting to the Anthropocene
Oroville Dam in Northern California during last winter’s flooding; its main spillway had been damaged and water was pouring across and eroding... Read More
On Turtle Independence Day, No Fireworks, but Lots of Love
On the 4th of July, the annual Turtle Independence Day will be celebrated at Hawaii’s Mauna Lani Resort, a tradition that began... Read More
Nature’s Peace, Quiet Shattered by Noise
Some years ago, when I lived in New Mexico, I had the privilege of backpacking in the Gila Wilderness of the Gila... Read More
In An Otherwise Divisive Election Year, Last November American Voters United to Approve more than $6 Billion for Local Parks, Natural Areas
And Californians Did Their Part Last November, in spite of one of the most heated, contentious campaigns in American history, conservatives and... Read More
Today is Endangered Species Day
Let’s Not Forget the Main Driver of Species Disappearance: Too Many Humans One of the most flagrant and far-reaching impacts of human... Read More
Overpopulation Overpowers Ocean
Two-thirds of once-vast sea now stressed by exponentially increasing human activity National Geographic – April 2017 magazine cover “The Next Human” …... Read More
Finally, California’s Brutal Drought is Over
What Next? At long last, a winter of record-breaking rainstorms and Sierra Nevada snowstorms has vanquished California’s record-breaking drought. It took record... Read More
California’s Crappy Air Quality
Population Overwhelms Pollution Control USA Today reports that six of the top ten cities with the most polluted air in America are... Read More
Western Consumption is Deadly
Boosted by Immigration-Driven Population Growth, our Gluttony is Linked to Thousands of Deaths Worldwide One of the topics addressed in a 2016... Read More