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 […]
The Rapid Decline Of The Natural World Is A Crisis Even Bigger Than Climate Change
The Rapid Decline Of The Natural World Is A Crisis Even Bigger Than Climate Change from Huffington Post Nature is in freefall and the planet’s support systems are so stretched that we face widespread species extinctions and mass human migration unless urgent action is taken. That’s the warning hundreds of scientists are preparing to give, […]
Climate Denial Makes Sense when you Understand it is the First Step in the Dying Process
Climate Denial Makes Sense when you Understand it is the First Step in the Dying Process Denial is the first of the five stages of grief. It helps us to survive the loss. In this stage, the world becomes meaningless and overwhelming. Life makes no sense. We are in a state of shock and denial. […]
A Drop of Honey
Gordon Kubanek, CACOR Board of Directors, writes: A Drop of Honey What is this mystery we call honey? Consider the following: A honey bee must visit 200 flowers to make a drop of honey. Each honeybee makes only 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. To make one pound of honey honeybees must […]
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 […]