• EARTH DAY 2020 – A CALL FOR VIRTUAL CELEBRATION – Guest Article from Pedro Valverde

    Posted on April 18, 2020

    Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, environmentalists marched worldwide as the first Earth Day shook the nations of the world out of what had become a long, pollution-riddled slumber that took place during the 19th and 20th centuries, and is also known as the ugly by-product of the Industrial Age. Earth Day was supposed to be […]

  • NOW HEAR THIS Newsletter–March 2020: CORONA GOT YOU WORRIED? CHECK OUT NEPA TOO

    Posted on March 6, 2020

    Frankly, it’s hard to think about a lot besides COVID-19 this month. Our hearts go out to those who have suffered from the virus here and abroad. We are deeply grateful to the courageous front-line workers, nurses, drivers, and housekeepers who selflessly care for the afflicted. We’re equally grateful to all the grocery checkout workers, […]

  • NOW HEAR THIS Newsletter February 2020 – DEFORESTATION: SUICIDE BY GOVERNMENT

    Posted on February 1, 2020

    Previous issues of Now Hear This have outlined the unsustainable practices of timber corporations in our area. What’s perhaps more egregious is the role of government itself. When deforestation is contributing to —climate change through robbing the planet of its ability to sequester carbon, —the rapid extinction of thousands of species of wildlife, —and the […]

  • NOW HEAR THIS Newsletter MIDWINTER 2019 – CLIMATE REALITIES and CLIMATE GRIEF– HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM

    Posted on December 17, 2019

    CLIMATE REALITIES and CLIMATE GRIEF– HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM This midwinter issue of NHT explores the anxiety that the issue of climate change can have on our mental health as the reality increasingly comes into focus.  Aside from going full Chicken Little on one hand or living in denial on the other, how do […]

  • NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER – Guest article from Nancy Sefton

    Posted on November 27, 2019

    Nature Deficit Disorder I was strolling through North Kitsap Heritage Park, trailing behind a family of four.  Each youngster held a smart phone, and seemed thoroughly engrossed in what was on the screen.  (How they avoided tripping over the exposed roots, I can’t imagine.) Now, had a black bear stood in the way, I’m guessing […]