My recent experiences in the Redwoods further pushed some thinking from readings and observations about the existential threat of today’s humans seemingly irrational drive to attract attention to themselves. The “Look at me!” drive I am starting to name it. This human drive seems in today’s modern cultural mix as strong as that of hunger,…
From my recent adventure in Redwoods National and State Parks, the redwood trees left a huge impression. National Parks published a short piece on the redwoods, and Wikipedia dove into the trees’ origins. Here is a snippet from the Parks’ publication: Exactly why the redwoods grow so tall is a mystery. Theories continue to develop…
Plastics are everywhere, all the time. The list of dangerous chemicals and horrendous outcomes due to plastics cannot be overstated it seems to me. Yet, after 4 (FOUR!) formal discussion meetings on a plastics treaty, world leaders and their industry adovcates are no closer to a treaty. Grist summarized the conference well. “Nothing happened that…
