 Post Carbon Institute's video condenses humankind's affair with fossil fuels down to five animated minutes. 
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300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 SecondsThe Post Carbon Institute (PCI) condenses the story of our dependence on the remnants of ancient sunlight to five minutes in "300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds." "Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies," says PCI, "we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a...more > |
 This Arbor Day, you can plant a tree. Or just help one out. |
Help Is Just around the CornerPhotos: Alan GeorgeThis Arbor Day (April 29) you can make a leafy difference without even planting a tree. It's all part of a growing movement that helps turn citizens into well-trained stewards of their urban forests. (And in case you're not sure whether city trees deserve special attention, just browse through these photos of trees taken around San Francisco.)Recently, New York City has...more > |
 Schools have about a dollar to spend on the food in each lunch. What will that buy? |
How Much Food Will a Dollar Buy?Ten organic blueberries? A foot-high stack of ramen? A necklace made from candy? How much food will a dollar buy and how much of it is healthy? How much of it should even be considered food? Those are some of the questions photographer Jonathan Blaustein explores in his project, "The Value of a Dollar." When you consider that the USDA estimates that schools have about a dollar available to...more > |
 "I don’t know if it will work or not," Berry said. "The question is, 'Is it right?'" |
Wendell Berry Joins Anti-Mountaintop Removal Sit-In Wendell Berry, Kentucky's most famous author and one of America's most respected essayists, was among fourteen protestors who spent the weekend of February 11–14, 2011 in the state governor's office to demand an end to mountaintop removal coal mining.After decades of opposition to the blasting of mountaintops and pollution of water in the eastern part of this state, Berry and others said that...more > |
 Chris Jordan's art embodies both tragedy and beauty, or the grief and the love enabling one to avoid despair. |
How to Avoid Eco-despairA friend who recently attended a cremation ceremony told me that it had been the highlight of his week. Resisting the easy jokes, I asked him why. Because, he said, there is nothing like death to remind you of what really matters. If you’ve ever experienced the death of a loved one, chances are you know what my friend meant. An encounter with death tends to lift us (at least temporarily...more > |
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