From the primordial soup
Out of the dim and the gloom we came
We are animals
One unbroken chain
Archive | Biodiversity
Obligate Symbiosis
Obligate Symbiosis has the power to make people re-think where humans end and nature begins
A call from the Shuar
Brave, articulate and informed Ecuadorians and people of the Amazon describe the coming terror as international corporations and governments encircle them and move in to take the resources in the ground. Yes, it is just like Avatar, but worse, this is real.
Elephants on Acid
This letter recently arrived from a reader in Sri Lanka. It seemed worth sharing. We do not recommend attempting something similar.
Wild Partygoers Flock to Rave in Human Zoo
The abandoned zoo in Ibiza is the site for a primeval reconnection between people and nature as the open-air theme park revs up into frenzy and the crowds howl out their animal urges.
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom charts the story of seed from its roots at the heart of traditional, diversity-rich farming systems across the world into a powerful commodity used to monopolise the global food system.
Plastic Bag
Utterly weird and beautiful short film about the life of a philosophical plastic bag with the voice of the legendary Werner Herzog. Plus bonus film of Werner eating his shoe.
Tony Samara’s Forest Meditation
“I challenge you to step away from the sofa, where it is comfortable to watch TV, and to participate. It is a wonderful thing when we realize that we have this power, which is not of the ego, but is wisdom.”
Hosepipe to the Brain
The nature of environmental change on a shrinking planet is such that all human actions are interconnected and interdependent; hosepipes in England link to parched lands in Africa.
Garth Lenz: The True Cost of Oil
Be brave. Watch this incredible and devastating presentation. The intelligent presenter breaks down as he describes humanity’s deranged lunging at death, converting a last great wilderness into a toxic hell hole.
She’s Alive… Beautiful… Finite… Hurting… Worth Dying for
Gaia Love
Josh Keyes Art
Eco-surrealism from Portland Oregon.
Surfing with the Dolphins (Video)
Minds in the Water documents the journey of traveling professional surfer Dave Rastovich, from an ocean minded admirer to an ocean activist and features awesome footage of surfers wave-riding with dolphins.
ATTENTION HUMANS! Planetary boundaries ahead!
Johan Rockstrom introduces us to the physical reality of life on this planet. Our home is finite and the current human growth paradigm is ending. We now have an exciting decade; an opportunity to change direction and change behavior. His research has found nine “planetary boundaries” that can guide us in protecting our planet’s many overlapping ecosystems.
Love Trees Toolkit
Let’s stop degrading trees in cities by hanging signs on them that read: ‘low hanging’. Instead use this toolkit to make it read. Love Trees… much better!
The Solution to Pollution
Air pollution is a problem for other places, for example, Beijing, where all those dirty factories churn out the products we buy… or is it?
