From The Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of poet E.E. Cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings)(books by this author ), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1894). He spent most of his life unhappy and irritable in New York, struggling to pay the bills, ostracized by other …
e.e. cummings Explains What It Means To Be a Complete Human Being Read More »
Given everything we know about environmental pollution and degradation over the past several years, more and more people opt for a more eco-friendly lifestyle. This goes to show how much people actually care about the world they live in, despite …
From Guest Blogger James Scott: Five Ways To Make Your Routine More Eco-friendly Read More »
When celebrated actor and humanitarian George Takai shared this wonderful video (below) on Facebook, he wrote that, in his opinion, the main problem in the U.S. right now is that we have too much “anecdoche,” #8 in the sequence, i.e., …
Check Out This Video: “Ten Human Emotions You Didn’t Know Had Names” Read More »
I know I’ve mentioned that my mom and I have a good time joking about the “Word of the Day” on dictionary.com, and kidding each other about our diametrically opposing political views. Here’s my email to her this morning that …
Hey, Americans. If you were going to expatriate, where would you go? As U.S. politics becomes more terrifying and life here becomes more bizarre, an ever-increasing number of us are asking ourselves this precise question.
Ecology has always found its place in education, no matter the country or school at hand. While the academic society reserves ecology for a specialized niche environment, primary and secondary schools all over the world have some kind of eco-education. …
Here’s a quote from Emerson that I used in one my books in a chapter on environmental activism: “God offers to every mind a choice between repose and truth. Take which you please–you can never have both.” I.e., living so …
Activists’ Lives Are Actually More Joyous Than They Appear Read More »
Britain is an ecologically diverse nation making a concerted effort to move away from fossil fuel use, protect its fauna and flora and create a zero waste economy. With that in mind, here’s a roundup of recent green news stories …
From Guest Blogger Dimitris Papadopoulos: UK Green News Roundup Read More »
In a world of finite resources and climate-damaging environmental practices, it is more important than ever for each of us to adopt greener and more ecologically-helpful habits, especially in our landscape. The landscape around any house is a microcosm of …
A pest infestation is something that every household has to deal with sooner or later. However, in these modern times, not everyone feels right about using toxic methods to take care of this problem. This goes for families that have …
From Guest Blogger Hannah Thomas: Five DIY Eco-Friendly Pest Control Remedies Read More »
