Ecopsychology « Speaking Truth to Power

Healing A Savaged Earth, By Thomas Berry

By carolyn, on April 19th, 2012%

Despite the fact that we have clearly entered uncharted territory in relation to the effects of industrial civilisation on the fate of the earth and her creatures, big government of all persuasions seems intent on relentlessly pursuing economic growth, environmental plunder and social and political control at every level. . . . → Read More: Healing A Savaged Earth, By Thomas Berry

The Mass Extinction Of The Human Species, By William Kotke–A Speaking Truth To Power Exclusive

By carolyn, on October 19th, 2011%

Humans cannot live on this planet in perpetuity unless they live in balance with the biological world . . . . → Read More: The Mass Extinction Of The Human Species, By William Kotke–A Speaking Truth To Power Exclusive

Time Spent In Nature Linked To Milder Symptoms In Children With ADHD

By carolyn, on October 1st, 2011%

It’s no secret that for most people, getting outdoors and spending some time in nature is a soothing experience. In fact, research has shown that brief exposure to green outdoor spaces, or even photos of such settings, can improve concentration and impulse control in children and adults without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). . . . → Read More: Time Spent In Nature Linked To Milder Symptoms In Children With ADHD

Oil Exploration Under Arctic Ice Could Cause Uncontrollable Natural Disaster

By carolyn, on September 6th, 2011%

Any serious oil spill in the ice of the Arctic, the “new frontier” for oil exploration, is likely to be an uncontrollable environmental disaster despoiling vast areas of the world’s most untouched ecosystem, one of the world’s leading polar scientists has told The Independent. . . . → Read More: Oil Exploration Under Arctic Ice Could Cause Uncontrollable Natural Disaster

How The West Has Won, An Interview With Derrick Jensen By Peak Moment TV

By carolyn, on September 3rd, 2011%

“Is the world a better place because you were born?” asks author Derrick Jensen. He contrasts sustainable indigenous cultures who enrich their habitat with the current “dominant culture destroying everything.” He explores how industrial civilization is inherently violent, turning people into objects and the earth into stuff. His books include A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, What We Leave Behind and Endgame. [www.derrickjensen.org] . . . → Read More: How The West Has Won, An Interview With Derrick Jensen By Peak Moment TV

You Can’t Kill A Planet And Live On It Too: An Interview With Derrick Jensen By Frank Joseph Smecker

By carolyn, on July 17th, 2011%

Let’s expose the structure of violence that keeps the world economy running. With an entire planet being slaughtered before our eyes, it’s terrifying to watch the very culture responsible for this – the culture of industrial civilization, fueled by a finite source of fossil fuels, primarily a dwindling supply of oil – thrust forward wantonly to fuel its insatiable appetite for “growth.” . . . → Read More: You Can’t Kill A Planet And Live On It Too: An Interview With Derrick Jensen By Frank Joseph Smecker

Restoring A Ruined Earth: The Heroic Mission of Thomas Berry, By Vincent DeStefano

By carolyn, on July 2nd, 2011%

According to Thomas Berry, we are presently hovering on the edge of an immense cultural and existential abyss. He is of the view that only a change of epic dimensions will enable us to successfully navigate our way through the accumulated detritus of a dying industrial civilisation. He proposes that this can only be accomplished by consciously envisioning the task ahead, a task which he refers to as The Great Work . The changes to be made are not so much in our methods, but in our minds and more particularly, in our relationship with the earth’s living systems. The rest will then follow. . . . → Read More: Restoring A Ruined Earth: The Heroic Mission of Thomas Berry, By Vincent DeStefano

Bolivia At UN: We Cannot Command Nature Except By Obeying Her

By carolyn, on April 29th, 2011%

We are here today to attempt to have a dialogue not just among States, but also with nature. Although we often forget it, human beings are a force in nature. In reality, we are all a product of the same Big Bang that created the universe, although some only see wood for the fire when they walk through the forest. . . . → Read More: Bolivia At UN: We Cannot Command Nature Except By Obeying Her

Is There An Ecological Unconscious? By Daniel B. Smith

By carolyn, on December 26th, 2010%

[Think the collapse of industrial civilization is nothing more than a physical phenomenon requiring only logistical preparation? This brilliant New York Times article from earlier this year argues otherwise. It is even more relevant than it was 11 months ago.--CB]

ORIGINAL ARTICLE (http://www NULL.nytimes NULL.com/2010/01/31/magazine/31ecopsych-t NULL.html)

About eight years ago, Glenn Albrecht began . . . → Read More: Is There An Ecological Unconscious? By Daniel B. Smith

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