We Need to Talk About Our Oceans!

We Need to Talk About Our Oceans!

“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.” John Masefield. Masefield’s poem “Sea Fever” reminds us of the beauty of the oceans and how their wild and tempestuous nature calls...
Thriving in Community

Thriving in Community

If humanity is to thrive for the next thousand years then a major change is needed in our lifestyles. I want my descendants to flourish. I want them to hug trees in the forests and swim in the seas and lochs. I hope they will enjoy ancient cathedrals and...
Love Song to the Earth

Love Song to the Earth

The Beauty of our Planet “The miracle is not to fly in the air or to walk on water, but to walk on the earth.” – (Chinese proverb) The world we live in is a miracle. I think our problem is that we have forgotten that. We don’t love it enough. Nor do we remember to be...
Our Most Precious Resource

Our Most Precious Resource

WATER When reading a recent article on Facebook on how often one should take a shower I was quietly furious. I don’t feel it is any of my business to think about how often people wash. However I do think about our water use very carefully and the way we waste water...
It Just Ain’t Fair

It Just Ain’t Fair

There Has to Be a Better Way Climate and Environmental Justice Aretha Franklin, the wonderful American soul singer, had a great song called “It Just Ain’t Fair”. She was talking about her life. But for me the title is a wonderful introduction to Environmental Justice,...