Tortula Ruralis
Each pellucid drop glides down the awns/ and nestles between the verdant folds./ The small green leaves and drop embrace,/ To uncurl with the morning dew./
Their Grasses, Their Reasons
Dawn breaks along with/ the farmer’s spirit./ He rises/ just to kneel down in prayer./
The Importance of an Environmental Ethic that Fits
By David Kay Scholars and environmental activists debate which environmental ethic is best for guiding the way humans relate to nature. Traditional conservationists claim that there is an inherent dichotomy at play between human development and the environment, and therefore they frame the issue as a zero-sum game. This “wilderness ethic” has caused heated debate [...]
The Key to Good Health Is Within You
By Lucas Kittelberger People idealize living a ‘healthy’ lifestyle. There are millions of diets that an individual can decide to follow, and about as many exercise programs. Commercials on TV tell us that it’s a smart idea to take the stairs and pass on ice cream, inferring that in doing so we will avoid some form [...]
From the Stars
by Sonya M. Zielinski When you come from the stars The gentle dusty tumbling Of light and what is there when there is nothing at all— how could we relate, creature of the earth? And rock. And what is there when Collisions between atoms Pull the dust together.