Are we above God? Sunrise on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, light reflecting in pinks and rust, purple clouds slanted to the west. My daughter and I are cold as we start down the South Kaibab Trail. But something stops us. Looking out across the canyon, our eyes [...]
I am not happy. My grandkids are. We are at the park after school. I am reading email on my cellphone, when I stop to look up. Teo and Eva pick up two large sticks and begin to play Star Wars with them. They are serious in their characters, but [...]
Farmers are connected to the earth physically, economically, and spiritually. They understand what’s going on with the earth and have for six thousand years. I am talking to a friend of mine who farms in Iowa. It is pheasant season, which is mostly an excuse to walk the land. [...]
Walk with me for a minute. I want to talk about the Wanugi. I am sitting on top of Carlton Peak on the North Shore of Lake Superior watching the sun go down. From here I can see the forest stretch out for miles to the horizon. Fall has [...]
There is a war on renewable energy. It’s being conducted by a combination of fossil fuel companies, power companies and the uninformed legislative representatives they have in their pockets. I’ve always been a free market capitalist... with reservations. I understand and welcome competition. I even understand that there need to [...]
I love the ocean. I grew up on the prairie and in the woods, but the ocean calls to me. I’ve tried to share with my children, the beauty and wonder of the world as I’ve experienced it. So my daughter Katie and I hire a couple of kids in [...]
President Elect, Trump, is almost right. He believes that Global Warming is a Chinese hoax. But as usual, he's got got it exactly wrong. The sound bite works well by blaming another country, but the issue is complex. The US could develop a straightforward and strategic energy policy that could [...]
It’s early morning in Crescent Meadow. Dew sits on the grass. While other hikers are still asleep in their tents, I walk silently on the soft earth among the fallen giants. The redwoods here can reach twenty feet in diameter and live to be over 2000 years old. They’ve been [...]
I am sitting in the middle of the Temperance River on a large bolder. It’s late fall, and there is the edge of winter in a light north breeze. The sun is warm and there are a few white cotton clouds in a too blue sky. Water the color [...]
I once had someone tell me that the major reason they didn’t believe in climate change was that scientists would do or say anything to get grant money. That their motivation was simple greed. The system was rigged. I was a little surprised. In my experience, we humans are not [...]