Animals: Thinking, feeling, and emotional individuals
"I cannot see an animals' expression - eyes, behavior, purring, etc. - and convince myself that it's anything other than a thinking, feeling, emotional individual."
Minnesota oil spill largely unreported, spills by rail hit new high
Here's something troubling for environmentalists to contemplate: Have oil spills become so common, so normal, that the media only bothers to highlight the largest-scale disasters?
The war on the planet
We usually think of violence as something that is abrupt and explosive - a bomb going off, a bullet finding its mark. But there is another kind of violence that is increasing worldwide.
Taking the long view on fight for freedom
As one of 250,000 who attended the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," I had to come to Washington, Aug. 24, to be a part of the 50th anniversary march.
10 favorite food websites in 2012
All things relating to the food we eat: where is comes from, who does the work, what are the issues and what we can do to be informed and take action.
After Hurricane Sandy, big questions remain
Hurricane Sandy left in its wake massive devastation and difficult questions - large and small - that have yet to be answered.
Climate change and science - key election issues
The "Frankenstorm" is the latest reminder that voters in the 2012 Elections have a stark choice between radically different approaches to environmental policy.
Barry Commoner put science to service of the people
The environmental movement lost one of its most passionate voices when Barry Commoner, ecologist and political activist, died on Sept. 30 at age 95.
Wildfires - and Republican climate change cluelessness - continue
As the blazes continue to consume forests and destroy homes, the climate change that spawned them is continuously being denied or ignored by Republicans.
A cook’s thoughts on food and more
Cooking has always been enjoyable. But I am growing very worried over many aspects of the food we eat.
