revolution A Declaration of Interdependence: Re-imagining Independence Day 2 Jul 20114 Jul 2011 Re-imagining Independence Day It's that time of year again. Here in our little coastal paradise, hordes or barbarians descend to get out of the inland heat, char some animal flesh, and blow…
heroes… Dreams and Dreamers, Big Lies and Deep Lies 24 Jun 2011 Watching Van Jones makes me simultaneously angry and delighted (rebuildthedream.com). To be more clear, he gets me in touch with my rage by clearly articulating some of the fundamental problems…
money culture… Saying TATA to TINA (without looking like some kind of loony) 10 Jun 201110 Jun 2011 The Money Culture, Part 5 As the Cold War drew to a close and the Soviet Union began to collapse, Maggie Thatcher said of capitalism and the Washington Consensus "There…
disasters… “My bet is on the hairless monkey.” 29 May 201129 May 2011 From the Center for Pattern Literacy (Permaculture visionary and Gaia's Garden author Toby Hemenway's site) comes this refreshingly sober and calm blog entry on the realities of Peak Oil: Apocalypse, Not | Pattern…
disasters… Embracing the Anthropocene 25 May 201125 May 2011 Embracing the Anthropocene - NYTimes.com. An important look at our capacity to change our home planet, and how we choose to think about it. Revkin's thoughtful comments include: Earth is…
education… Treehuggers and Torture Devices 10 May 201110 May 2011 "That diabolical old torture device, the comfy chair." - Spike, BtVS As apes, we are by our very nature treehuggers. It's how we evolved. It's our birthright. Well, sort of. We actually…
justice… Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities 29 Apr 201129 Apr 2011 As part of Cabrillo College's 5th Annual Social Justice Conference, I'm hosting a discussion of issues of environmental justice and the connections between social justice, environmental health, the rights of indigenous peoples, social equity and sustainability. Here…
disasters… This Earth Week: Taking America Back From the Polluters — Green For All 20 Apr 201111 May 2020 This Earth Week: Taking America Back From the Polluters — Green For All. Excerpts from a stirring speech by Green for All's CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins on the 1 year anniversary…
money culture Taxing Issues 15 Apr 20118 Aug 2011 This was originally posted on my old Apegrrl blog here: 5/14/03 Taxing Issues. It seemed fitting to repost, just in time for Tax Day. It's unedited, save for the removal or…
education Second Nature: Sustainability in Higher Education 11 Apr 201111 Apr 2011 Share the Second Nature story!. - Excellent little video about why we can't wait to make sustainability THE priority at colleges and universities.
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 