What Is Cork? And Is It Sustainable?
If there’s anything that we love more on a Friday night after work than a cold glass of chardonnay, we’re not sure what it is. And it is wine that always brings corks to our minds. So, last time we…
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Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert won a Pullitzer Prize for her book “The Sixth Extinction.” Now she returns for a deep look at the future humanity is creating for itself. She tours the planet to talk to biologists about what they’re observing and…
What is Holism?
A holistic approach is the idea that a system should be seen as a whole entity rather than as a collection of individual parts. This idea has led to the concept of holism in human behavior, physical anthropology, and social…
Is Mother Nature Real?
It’s not often that we tackle a question of such enormity. And the answer is quite complicated but we’ll give it a go. However, if you’re hoping for Mother Nature’s real name by the end of this article… you’re probably…
The Life And Times Of Lynn Margulis
Lynn Margulis was one of biology’s most colorful and accomplished individuals. She was one of the earliest proponents of the Gaia hypothesis and a trailblazer in Molecular biology. She attend the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools when she turned 15…
The Life & Times of James Lovelock
We’ve got a whole section of our website content dedicated to James Lovelock and his Gaia Theory. So as you might expect we have huge respect for this British scientist. But who is James Lovelock, what exactly is he responsible…
The Life & Times of an Ecocentrist
The age of the ecocentrist is here. If we want economic growth and population growth it has to be sustainable. And that means considering the intrinsic value of everything, not just human interests. But what are ecocentric values and what…
An Ecotheology Primer
The word theology means “the study of God” (or, perhaps, “the study of religion”) and God’s relationship with people (often through Jesus Christ but not always). Thus, ecoetheology is the study of the relationship expressed between God and the natural…
What Would Happen If All Plants Died?
Fingers crossed that it will never happen but it’s a good question, “what happens if all the plants on Earth died?” Well, there are two major problems (see below) that this would cause in terms of the make-up of the…
A Brief History of Ecology (with timeline)
It might be a surprise to you but ecology is a relatively new discipline and while there were a few developments before the 20th century, this science has only really been considered “important” in the last 50 years or so.…
10 Amazing Tiny House Communities
There’s more than safety in numbers when it comes to tiny homes. There’s also the ability to share your expertise and knowledge as well as learn from others in the tiny house movement. So, if you want to live in…
Green Giving Guide To Sustainable Charity For 2022
We all know that climate change is the biggest threat to environmental health and the planet as we know it. Our natural resources are being consumed at a rapid rate and we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we want…