Ian Whyte, CACOR member, asks “What are you doing about the ecological crisis? “ Hello All: The journal I work with has opened a BLOG with three entries. They are quite different and rewarding to read. Go to Earth Tongues at https://blog.ecologicalcitizen.net Read our three entries: the first, Joe Gray’s Life and death in the suburbs considers […]
Climate Crises + Extinction = St. Francis
Today, Oct.4, is the feast day of St. Francis. Almost 800 years ago he gave a sermon to the birds which began our long journey to include of all of Nature in our circle of concern. Don’t worry, I am not going to try to convert you or give a religious sermon, it’s just that […]
To Bee or Not to Bee
Member CACOR Board of Directors, Gordon Kubanek, reminds us of World Bee Day. The selfish case for saving bees – it’s really how we save ourselves May 20 was World Bee Day. Let’s cheer on those hard working bees! Given that I am a beekeeper I am thrilled that pollinators are being acknowledged as vital […]
The Menace of Deep-Sea Mining: Something Wicked This Way Comes
“A new chapter of Earth pillage is in the works: the commercial venture of deep-sea mining. The deep sea lies 200 meters below sea level into the abyssal depths and comprises roughly 65 percent of Earth’s surface. It is being encroached by a nexus of nation-states and industries slavering over its “mind-boggling quantities of untapped […]
Kearl Bitumen Mine by David Dougherty
David Dougherty, member of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, writes: Synopsis of the Review Panel Report on the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Kearl Bitumen Mine. June 2019 This is a very quick analysis of the archived review panel report on the environmental impact assessment (EIA). I have not covered everything in the panel […]