What was good this year? Firstly, we are still standing. We are all still here. And we all learned from Covid how special it is to have had another year to participate in the great web of life. Despite the wars in Europe and elsewhere, where our brothers and sisters suffer in the most severe circumstances, we here in South Africa are blessed to share the African sun during … [Read more...]
Graphic novel aims to teach teenagers about greenhouse gases
Environmental activist and artist Andrea Kuska (top photograph) has announced the launch of her very first environment-focused graphic novel – Heatwave, to be made available on her website. The novel, which will be illustrated and designed solely by Andrea, highlights relevant environmental issues using fun graphic comics to easily pass the message across to a younger … [Read more...]
Respond to the call: Earth needs your leadership
Everyone is a sower of seeds. Every thought you think and word you say sows seeds which ultimately lead to actions. Which future are you selecting – which seeds do you want to sow? We are all aware that the future of humanity is threatened on Earth, just like the millions of species who die out each year due to mankind’s bad rule on this planet. With our focus on material … [Read more...]
Stories help us craft a new reality
Two weeks ago, Pam and I got back from a woodland vacation in Ontario, Canada. While we were there, we learned the story of the privately owned forest we were staying in, the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve. Starting in the 1870s, lumber companies clear-cut the easily accessible white pine stands in the area. Destructive tree harvesting continued until the 1960s, when … [Read more...]
Towards an organic life
It's preposterous to presume that anybody can talk with any professional credibility about how to lead an organic life. But right now we certainly have to try! I have chosen to expose myself, in the run of a normal working week, to facts and figures that move me deeply. Can anyone listen to our desperate biodiversity loss over the past 30 years and not go into mourning for … [Read more...]
