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Wild Sonoma’s ‘Valley of the Moon’ – Living with the Land
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The Pagan Spring Fertility Origins of May Day
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Pauline Oliveros and her Beautiful Canopies of Sound
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Los Angeles Steps Up Transition Toward 100% Renewable Energy
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12 Reasons to Try Elliott Abrams in the International Criminal Court
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Dark Omen: Climate Chaos Converges with Solar Eclipse Wisdom
Posted on September 13, 2017 | 2 CommentsSince the solar eclipse of 2017, climate and tectonic instability has accelerated across the Earth: Rehearsal for the End Times? Predicted fossil fueled climate disruption and superstorm cataclysm? Sun-Moon alignment that bulged the Earth's crust, precipitating earthquakes? What really is happening here? We survey scientific, religious, and traditional indigenous belief for answers.
Planet Ocean: Envisioning Land and Seas as One Ecosystem
Posted on October 5, 2014 | No Comments"Planet Ocean" -- explores how the health of the oceans are the pivot for all of Earth's healthy ecosystems. This international documentary, directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot, wonders whether it is possible for Earth’s dominant inhabitants to change the way we view our oceans.
Ocean Acidification Threatens Alaskan Crab Fishery
Posted on July 23, 2014 | 4 CommentsOcean acidification, the lesser-known twin of climate change, threatens to scramble marine life on a scale almost too big to fathom. Scientists fear changing ocean chemistry will drive the collapse of Alaska’s iconic crab fishery. Watch the video from PBS NewsHour and the Seattle Times.
Sylvia Earle: Ocean Ecosystem Sustainability By 2050
Posted on December 9, 2013 | 2 CommentsHumans are consuming the ocean’s resources at an alarming rate. How do we sustain this vital ecosystem for generations to come? National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle outlines some of the ways to protect the health of the earth's biggest ecosystem.
Miskitu Coast of Honduras: Harvesting Jellyfish at the Rio Kruta
Posted on November 2, 2013 | 3 CommentsOn a recent trip to the Kruta River near Cape Gracias a Dios on the Honduran Caribbean and the Nicaraguan Border, life without roads and little electricity proceeds slowly, detached from the world at large. Yet, drug trafficking is changing the economy and the culture of the Miskitu People, and due to overfishing, local people can only turn to harvesting jellyfish for China as an honest source of revenue.
Marine Ecosystems Facing Unprecedented Human Damage
Posted on October 3, 2013 | 1 CommentThe health of the world’s oceans is deteriorating even faster than had previously been thought, a report warns. "We are entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change. The next mass extinction may have already begun."
