In the summer of 1977, American poet, publisher, and innovative book seller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti joined the crew of the Greenpeace ship during the whale campaign and he wrote an historic poem…
Dorothy Stowe would be 100 today. She passed away peacefully ten years ago in Vancouver, where she co-founded Greenpeace with her husband Irving and other Vancouver pacifists and ecologists.
I remember thinking, in the 1970s, that once people became aware of the ecological crisis -- disappearing species, polluted rivers, poisoned air -- that the necessary changes would be simple.
I found myself pondering deeper questions, such as what it means to identify one species from another, how evolution really works, and how the complexity of soil ecology might inform…
My hope for the post-pandemic world is that we slow down, seek answers by observing nature, learn about mutual learning, deepen our respect for the wild and unmanaged world, and…
"Revolution these days is a communications struggle, a war of images." - Bob Hunter, 1941 - 2005
There are over a million ecology books in print, and sorting through them might be a challenge. These are some of the essential classics in the field.
We live in the era of peak oil, but just as the modern oil industry attempts to deny the effects of carbon emissions, the industry has also found it convenient…
"I did not set out to be an environmental lawyer. I simply agreed to seek a remedy for 30,000 victims for the destruction of their lands and water..."
Dorothy's political savvy and journalist network made the campaign a huge story across Canada and the US.