In Ecuador, they have a different perspective. In 2008, Ecuadoreans rewrote their constitution and became the first country to recognize the rights of nature to defend itself against humankind. The constitution recognized nature’s right to “exist, persist, maintain...
There is a finite amount of carbon on Earth and it cycles. Plants produce leaves and food by pulling CO2 from the air through photosynthesis. Living creatures eat the plants and other animals that have eaten the plants. We all breath out and excrete CO2 back into...
We can make smart decisions when we understand the basics. For example, carbon mixed with water is carbonic acid (carbonation), so it is important for our oceans that the carbon cycle is in balance. We don’t want the Pacific to turn into a soft drink! ...
Carbon farming techniques work with nature. Nature provides a huge work force to help us thrive, when we work intelligently with our resources. Her air force of bees alone should make humanity pause in wonder. Not to mention all the other bugs, birds and then of...
