Tag Archives: sustainability

Making a List

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Spending the day inside staring at the computer with TweetDeck running in the background is no substitute for a day out gazing at the landscape, but with one of my deck’s columns devoted to “enviro” it’s possible to maintain some … Continue reading →

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Can Our Tools Ever Dismantle Our House?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

I once overheard an intense argument regarding the path toward a sustainable human presence on Earth.  Given Cornell professor David Pimentel’s estimation that the world population will likely double in the next fifty years while it can only support about … Continue reading →

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Change in the air

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

As we breathe the fumes of a poisonous political atmosphere, there is plenty of reason to worry about our long-term health. We are reminded daily of the growing conviction that the answer to our country’s economic crisis is to assault … Continue reading →

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A Wild Thorn

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

I have passed nights with ascetics in the monastery, I have slept with infidels before the idols of the pagoda. I am the pangs of the jealous, I am the pain of the sick. I am both cloud and rain: … Continue reading →

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The Yin and Yang of Power Struggle

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

I just got back from Zion National Park and was surprised at how many of my native Arizona co-workers responded with “Where is that?” A six hour drive north of Phoenix, I’m amazed this gem has been hidden from so … Continue reading →

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