The Plasticide of Mother Earth

I have coined a new form of ecocide: Plasticide – murder by plastic This morning I found something lying on the beach that sent shivers down my spine. Walking along the high tide line, I noticed a piece of plastic with unfamiliar writing on it. I was shocked to see what turns out to be …

Ghost Nets and Sea Monsters

For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. – Jacques-Yves Cousteau Ghost nets truly are sea monsters. A ghost net is fishing gear that is either lost or intentionally dumped into the ocean. It …

Our Obligation to Nature

It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself. – Rachel Carson Humanity stands at a crossroad. Responsibility …

Ecological Awareness

For most of history, man has had to fight nature in order to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. – Jacques Cousteau Great unnatural changes are taking place around the world. When I was young, most people were not concerned about protecting nature. …

Pacific Garbage Patch

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. Chief Seattle This post is meant to be an environmental lesson. I have been an environmentalist all my life, and an environmental …

Take out the Trash

You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. – Thich Nhat Hanh In honor of my mother who taught me to love nature, at the start of this new decade I have started bringing a bag with me to collect the trash I find …