How the friendship between a poet and a timber baron kept a grove of California redwoods from clear-cutting. What can a single poem inspire? What can one verse induce? One poem can offer an outlet for healing. A distinct lyric can allow connection to occur. One poem can lead to the most unlikely friendship. A single stanza can change the fate of a forest. Read the full story of how one person can truly make a difference by on-demand poet, Jacqueline Suskin.... Continue reading
Buddhist monk ordains trees to help the environment | BBC News
"A Buddhist monk from north-east Thailand is so worried about the environment that he has been ordaining trees for 25 years. "Since 1990 Phrakru Pitak Nanthakthun has been leading ceremonies to dress trees in orange robes as a way of convincing people that they should be viewed as sacred. "He believes the symbolic act can help prevent the logging and deforestation that plague his home province of Nan. "And people are taking notice, as Phrakru Pitak Nanthakthun has started a movement that is … Continue reading
Bolivia’s New Story: ‘Mother Earth’ law to protect the environment
The Law of Mother Earth (“Ley de Derechos de La Madre Tierra”) holds the land as sacred - a living system with rights to be protected from exploitation, and creates 11 distinguished rights for the environment. A great example for all nations. For the full story see Law of Mother Earth by Light Worker. Watch video