Blowgun making, seed preservation, Native voices on climate change, Jeremy Rifkin warning us that today’s children may be the last generation before the “Mass Die Off.” It was all there at the National Museum of the American Indian’s Living Earth Festival this past weekend.
What Would You Sacrifice for a Secure Future?
Sacrifice has become a dirty word in environmental politics. But we sacrifice all the time. Two-thirds of Americans have sacrificed their waistlines and lifespans for cheap food and high profits for food companies, often without actively making this choice. Is there a way to reclaim the word to get people to start “sacrificing” to sustain a healthy relationship with Earth—or to at least stop sacrificing to the modern god of growth?
In Search of a Small But Functional (Solar) Home
I went to the National Mall last Sunday to find a small, functional, solar house–one that I’d enjoy living in. Instead I found giant studio apartments with beds descending from the ceiling on cables and other strange designs that were cool–in a Star Trek kind of way–but not so helpful in promoting the idea that people can live comfortably in an 800 square foot home.
A Late Tribute to Thomas Berry
A tribute to Thomas Berry, who spoke about the state of the human-Earth relationship,
Home – The Newest Item on the Endangered List
Home is a film about our planet, with the fate of its future resting in the hands of humanity.
