A few years ago I attended a two day non-violent forest defense action training and learned about tree sitting in redwood trees but wasn’t sure when an opportunity would arise to actually tree sit. This winter I started hearing about CalFire’s plans to log in Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF.) The proposed timber harvest plan […]
Since the early eras of our history, humans have used concrete in many different forms. It was just as useful to the ancient Romans and Egyptians as it is to us today. Over the past couple of centuries, cement has literally paved the way for our industries, our roads, and even our homes. This comes […]
We used to only recognize one species of Bryde’s whale; that being the Balaenoptera with two subspecies: Eden’s whale (B. edeni edeni), and Bryde’s whale (B. edeni brydei). It was this January of 2021 that we learned otherwise. Using genetic data, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered that the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s […]
In recent times we have acknowledged that the most complex set of issues humanity has faced for decades are getting worse: rampant inequality, poverty and homelessness, corruption, and an extreme climate crisis. These are just the tip of the iceberg of issues we must face as a society, and a lot of the most important […]