While we are counting blue and red states, what about the purple?

We’ve heard plenty about the red and blue states. After all, this is an election year.
But what about purple? That is the theme of the most recent YES! Magazine issue. “Purple” represents the populist trend encompassing the issues we agree on in the contemporary US. Yes, I did say agree on–or at least the [...]

“Going on the Side of Life”: Managing Humans to Foster Nature’s Resilience f

Here is the outline of the paper I gave at the recent environmental philosophy conference that a number of you have asked for. Sorry it took me so long to get it up: I was hoping to flesh it out, but since that will take me awhile, I can at least post this:
Given the [...]

Homeowner’s Association for Planet Earth?

Here is a funny story contributed by one of students:
A few years ago, our old neighbor put up a tasteful, unobtrusive, umbrella-type clothesline in his back yard. He erected it right next to the backyard fence that divided our property from his. The clothesline was invisible to the street. Not thinking we would mind, he [...]

The Superpower of Foresight

By Camila Thorndike
Lately I have been pondering the significance and utility of reports and plans, as I write one myself as the summer intern with the Oregon Water Trust, a non-profit that uses free-market solutions to increase instream flow. In the small watershed that I am concerned with alone, there are countless assessments and analysis [...]