Leaving for the Far West of Nepal
Well, the time has come for me to depart from Kathmandu, Nepal, where I have spent the past few days, and head out to the Humla district in the far northwest of Nepal,...
Diane Ackerman Sadly Peddling “Good Anthropocene” Myth
These days my first reaction is to prepare to cringe whenever I see a headline with the Anthropocene in it, which is ironic given that this is also my dissertation topic. How about...
Nature doesn’t need people. People need nature.
So I just ran across the new media campaign by Conservation International, called Nature is Speaking. I have to say, it is very slick, and a nice change of pace from the usual...
People’s Climate March – Reflections 1
If you’ve been paying attention to current affairs at all this month, you probably know that the People’s Climate March took place this Sunday (9/21) here in NYC. This was followed by the...
Catching A Breath
These days it seems like it is hard to blink without missing something important happening, either in your own life or that of someone else. It seems like just yesterday that we were...
The Kingdom of North Sudan – In Theaters Next Year
Ok, so maybe people have begun to hear more about this latest absurd piece of news involving a father from Virginia who unilaterally declared an 800 square mile area of disputed land between...
