by beth | Apr 28, 2026 | Essays
What is denied in nature returns as violence in culture.— Susan Griffin, Woman and Nature We modern people speak of progress with the confidence earlier ages spoke of God. We assume that history moves forward, that the future will improve upon the past, that novelty...
by beth | Mar 18, 2026 | Essays
When Paul Ehrlich died recently (March 13, 2026), many of the obituaries and articles about him repeated a familiar judgment: he was alarmist, even brilliant, but ultimately wrong. His 1968 book, The Population Bomb, warned of mass famine and ecological collapse that...
by beth | Dec 5, 2025 | Essays
The claim that Western colonization created anthropocentrism has become surprisingly common in contemporary discourse; I was just recently surprised to see an author I respect repeat this claim. It’s an appealing idea: historically convenient and useful for critiquing...
by beth | Dec 2, 2025 | Essays
Chinese state-owned COSCO shipping owns a 60% stake in Port of Chancay, and developed the port. On the Peruvian coast, north of Lima, a monumental construction project rises out of the Pacific. The new deep-water port at Chancay, backed by China’s state-owned shipping...
by beth | Aug 7, 2023 | Essays, Protect Thacker Pass
To some, the undulating grey and brown fells of the sagebrush sea in the arid American West are dull and boring. Driving at 80mph along the highway, through mile after mile of sagebrush, often with little sign of life except the occasional black cow roasting in the...
by beth | Aug 5, 2022 | Essays, Protect Thacker Pass
Car tires and brakes are major sources of pollutants that are poisoning fish and littering the ocean with microplastics, and EVs will only make this problem worse. Car tires contain 6PPD-quinone, a toxic chemical used to help stop car tires from breaking down. This...
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