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http://www.context.org/iclib/ic27/orr/ What is education for? … As suggested in a previous blog post herein, I would apply the key points of this wonderful essay by David Orr–which deals with ecology* across curricula and campuses, i.e., ecological literacy—to all campuses of schools, businesses and other institutions and organizations, and to all homes and communities. Abide by […]

http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/LittonC/PDFs/301_EcologicalPrinciples.pdf Ecological principles and processes, and critical thinking and appropriate actions?? … Read “The Lorax”. And take heed. But after this, continue to learn about the need to live in concert with Nature. Learn from her in all her simplicity and complexity. First and foremost, always and everywhere study and view life through lens of: […]

“So Pávlos, you truly believe it is that simple? Just get consumption and power of the haves down to about 60,000 kilocalories per capita per day and an ecological footprint of two (2) hectares and transfer that power such that the have-nots attain that approximate amount. And you believe those levels will take enough pressure […]

I’ll work on doing a better job of communicating herein.  Plans are for very short stories of efforts toward quality life these past 71+ years, and to try to support development of what–in the “recent” past–I started calling positively ethical applied community ecology (or regeneration and conservation of resilient, sustainable community).  I’ll work at being […]

Paul Martin (BS/MS-Texas A&M Univ., Ph.D.-Univ. Florida) was raised with 5 younger siblings (and worked with migrant labor crews) during the drought of the 1950s on a very small south Texas (hog) farm near Devine, Texas—a farm which always possessed a large garden, fruit trees, chickens and a milk cow. While in Florida during the […]