Monthly Archives: June 2009

Pollen-nation

Posted on 11 June 2009 by Emmett Duffy

No, I’m not talking about hay fever. This just in: National Pollinator Week is coming up (21-27 June), and I just ran across this great website that offers free downloadable guides to improving habitat for these essential animals in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Biophilia, Education, Sustainability | 4 Comments

Can Nature heal?

Posted on 10 June 2009 by Emmett Duffy

It’s a tough job these days being an environmentalist proponent of sustainability. Bad news and warnings of impending doom at every turn. One might be forgiven for craving a bit of sunshine every once in a while. One of the … Continue reading →

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A few things I learned from a zucchini

Posted on 6 June 2009 by Emmett Duffy

A few days ago, the little garden patch produced its first fruit (photo at right). It doesn’t like like much, I’ll admit, but every baby is beautiful to its parents. Well, to be truthful, some of the things advertised in … Continue reading →

Posted in Biophilia, Sustainability, Timberneck Biodiversity Restoration Project | 10 Comments

Nature is hiring

Posted on 4 June 2009 by Emmett Duffy

[Editor's note: Following is Paul Hawken's recent commencement speech to the graduating class of the University of Portland. It is so inspiring, so filled with poetry and wisdom, and so dead on the mark that I feel compelled to reproduce … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Biophilia, Education, Natural Patriots, Science, Sustainability | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Can we transcend consumerism?

Posted on 3 June 2009 by Emmett Duffy

I’ve somehow got on a lot of email lists that I attribute to the Natural Patriot. Greenpeace sends me press releases with a lot of implied exclamation points, as do various purveyors of allegedly green consumer goods. I get excited … Continue reading →

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