Easter remains the most pagan of all the Christian holidays, unable to fully detach the foundation story of death/rebirth from the natural symbols which mark the Spring: the Hare, the Egg, the Lamb, the Lily. The Stone, rolled away. Western religious traditions have tried mightily to center the human as…
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SeaWorld Says It Will End Breeding of Killer Whales “The company has 29 orcas: 11 in San Diego; seven in Orlando, Fla.; five in San Antonio; and six in Loro Parque, on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands. It does not plan to release the killer whales into the…
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The United Fruit Company Pablo Neruda When the trumpet sounded, it was all prepared on the earth, the Jehovah parcelled out the earth to Coca Cola, Inc., Anaconda, Ford Motors, and other entities: The Fruit Company, Inc. reserved for itself the most succulent, the central coast of my own land,…
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In ‘Half Earth,’ E.O. Wilson Calls for a Grand Retreat “And what I say is that to save biodiversity, we need to set aside about half the earth’s surface as a natural reserve. I’m not suggesting we have one hemisphere for humans and the other for the rest of life.…
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Greystone to publish The Hidden Life of Trees, which reveals the groundbreaking science behind the inner life of trees German Forest Ranger Finds That Trees Have Social Networks, Too “PRESENTING scientific research and his own observations in highly anthropomorphic terms, the matter-of-fact Mr. Wohlleben has delighted readers and talk-show audiences…
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Committee on Climate Change questions ministers’ claims of increased investment and urges more spending on defences “Having accepted that climate change is happening, there’s a curious unwillingness to recognise that this is not something about our children’s future, it is something about our present. “We’re going to have more frequent…
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Last month marked the hottest November in 136 years, marking seven months in a row of record-breaking temperatures that are set to make 2015 the warmest year in modern history, scientists say The week in wildlife – in pictures, Guardian Joshua Tree, U2 (Full Album, 1987) (24)
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Buffalo Field Campaign Current News from Volunteers in the Field Help STOP THE SLAUGHTER of the Yellowstone Buffalo! VICTORY! Wild Buffalo Gain Horse Butte Year-Round! * Update from the Field: VICTORY! Buffalo Gain Horse Butte Year Round “Yesterday, Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued his final decision on year-round habitat for…
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