The Reality of Climate Change
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
It’s time to admit defeat and retreat to higher ground. The consequences of waiting too long to address rising greenhouse gases are now unfolding and the pace is increasing. This is the reality that is already here.
Cigarette Butt Pollution
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
All of the cigarettes sold in the US are filtered and the discarded “butt” is contaminated with tar, nicotine, and other tobacco additives that are known to be carcinogenic and/or toxic.
Earth Day
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
Perhaps it isn’t enough to celebrate Earth Day once a year. Maybe we need to be thinking every day about what we need to do, where we go from here, and how we to face our future.
Food for a Small Planet
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
In the process of changing our habits we change the way business does business. The majority of the consumption of resources is done by the world’s most developed economies.
When the Water Runs Out
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
We must hold ourselves accountable for our actions before it is too late to prevent catastrophic collapse. When the water runs out we have no one to blame but ourselves.
What Will it Feel Like to Be Left Behind?
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
Chris Martenson’s recent article about collapse and the plummeting of biodiversity made me think about what it feels like to be left behind. Few people living in affluent countries or communities understand what this means.
The Clutter of a Life
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
The older I get the less I enjoy having stuff. When we moved three years ago it was shocking to find how much stuff we had accumulated, and how much work it took to pack and move it.
Environmental Awareness
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
We need to find affinities with the natural world and connect with them. For when we do we will find it is easy to love the world, to naturally care for and renew it… just as it cares for and renews us.