Sperm whales are like Ents!
Just in case you have never read Lord of the Rings and do not know what an Ent is, or have never heard of Treebeard … In continuing the theme of humans completely underestimating the capabilities of our fellow earth denizens (plants, animals and insects) – dolphins, crows and primates so far discussed – a…
Human indecency – predator culling
Several environmental justice leaning sites recently published updates about Alaska state government’s predator culling program. For ease of discussion, Grist’s article is easily accessible, and I think is a ‘should read’ around human / nature morality and ethics. The magnitude of the killing is alarming even beyond the questionable morality of the actions themselves. While…
Did my old clothes burn too?
Keeping with the theme of end-to-end behavior and consequence chains regardless of intent, a recent post in Grist prompted me to ask, “Did my old clothes burn, too?” Did my returned or donated clothing (my good intention) end up being sent to Chile causing human and environmental damage (my really bad output) without my knowledge?…
Reduce, reuse, recycle – get with the program!
An article in “The Conversation” from earlier this year highlighted several key issues with consumer waste (and pollution). At first, the article seemed straightforward and simple with this headline. Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste The Conversation Plastic consumer waste a real problem The…
Crow & primate memory
Ars Technica published a short article on Corvid memory linking a recent research article published in Nature. The Ars Technica post was titled: Corvids seem to handle temporary memories the way we do. Which goes toward an early post about humans not fully understanding the perception capabilities (and connected mental / physical activities) of different…