The Ecological Citizen is pleased to pre publish William Laurance’s new article on mega infrastructure projects titled “The thin green line: Scientists must do more to limit the toll of burgeoning infrastructure on nature and society” <https://www.ecologicalcitizen.net/#thingreenline> “The global explosion of built infrastructure is arguably the most urgent environmental threat today. . . This tsunami […]
Why We Won’t Quit the Climate Fight
Why We Won’t Quit the Climate Fight. This article in Resilience, here, explains how a long-time campaigner feels about continuing on with the struggle, even though it looks already lost. The article is full of nice phrases which can be used to advantage in our discussions: “Destructive ways of living are skillfully protected by tangles […]
Iceland and Norway also slaughter whales
Two more Barbarian nations, Iceland and Norway also slaughter whales. Remember the quote from the Guardian’s in last week’s post : “Whales are among the most intelligent beings on Earth. They have what experts define as “culture”; they learn knowledge as individuals and share it with others; sperm whales talk with local dialects; orcas appear […]
The Ecological Citizen V2 #2
The new issue of The Ecological Citizen is available for downloading or reading here, or by going to the link below: https://www.ecologicalcitizen.net/issue.php?i=Vol+2+No+2 It’s unusual because of its ecocentric point of view, that is, it places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings […]
JAPANESE BARBARIANS TO RESUME WHALE SLAUGHTER
“The idea of Japan resuming commercial whaling is horrifying:” This is how the Guardian puts it in a recent opinion piece. Over the years Japan has threatened to quit the International Whaling Commission so as to be able to resume slaughtering whales. Now, it has done so. Even now, Japan slaughters ~300 whales (~200 of them […]