Love in the Anthropocene

Some things we have a choice in, and that means “control,” at least on the physical plane. Other things sweep us up, and we can only marvel at being part of the process: the spinning solar system, the spinning globe—and now the permanently altered environment which envelops us.

Toward the Sustainable Use of Iboga

Tabernanthe iboga may be disappearing from its natural habitat in the Central West African rainforest. Iboga is the most prolific source of ibogaine, an alkaloid that has been used since the 1980s as an experimental treatment for addiction.

Aluna: A Message to Little Brother

Destroying a forest here, draining a swamp there might have dire consequences across the globe. The Kogi shamans cannot perform their work of maintaining the balance of nature much longer in the face of our depredations.

Real Rewilding

In an attempt to circumvent enmity toward GMO foods, Danish scientists are proposing a precision breeding technique called “rewilding.” The name sounds harmless, even restorative, and rewilding is exactly what we need, but not through genetic modification.

Speaking With Nature: Black Bear

Many of us know that awesome feeling in the presence of a large, wild creature of nature. In musing with Black Bear, the sacred feminine reveals, “This primal force is who you are.”

Dharnai: The Solar Powered Village That’s Hope For Us All

Let’s debunk the myth that global sustainability comes at the price of development. Dharnai is a solar-powered village that gives hope for a future that’s both ecologically sustainable and thriving.

The Importance of Seed Diversity: An Interview with Sean Kaminsky

Many people decry GMO seeds and corporations’ patent games, but few realize the full importance of seed diversity. Sean Kaminsky has made a film about the importance of seeds.

A Biomass Mountain Rises

There’s something oddly ominous about the towering smokestacks of nuclear power plants that dot the North American landscape. One designer, Thomas Heatherwick, has something a little less industrious and a little more green in mind for the UK.

Technature

Future technology has to consist of machines, materials and molecules that adapt to the biologic cycles of earth instead of perturbing them, and they have to enrich earth with life-enhancing stimuli instead of discharging poisons. What is needed, therefore, is a different, new “nature of technology,” an evolution whereby technology adapts to its environment.

Eco-Networking Center at Envision Festival 2015

This center will be a place where ecocentric and regenerative design workshops, facilitated world cafes and open space exercises, and networking activities will take place all weekend!