5 days agoNature’s FallacyBeneath our modern attempts at green lurks a fundamental ontological error that destines even the best environmental intentions to grey. — by Russell Maier & Banayan Angway THE VIEW OF THE WORLD that has come to inform and guide our modern society is based on the words, ways and wisdom of great human teachers. From philosophers to prophets, emperors to kings, scientists to seers, their insights, dictates and examples have laid…Environmentalism7 min read
Apr 22Its Time to Start Following the Earth’s ExampleRecognizing the lead of kincentric cultures, the moment is nigh to follow the grand master of ecological enrichment — by Russell Maier & Irene Bakisan OUR MODERN CULTURE is almost exclusively based the ways and wisdom of great human teachers. From philosophers to prophets, emperors to kings, scientists to seers, their insights, dictates and examples have developed the ways in which we discern good and bad, true from false…Earth Day 20228 min read
Apr 9Another Way of KnowingWe must learn from those cultures that, rather than deplete ecosystems, presided over their enrichment. — by Russell Maier & Banayan Angway Over the course of human history, certain societies have excelled far more than others at the art of green. Rather than depleting the ecosystems of which they were part, these societies steadily enriched them. Rather than moving on to new lands and resources, these…Epistemology11 min read
Mar 25The Earth’s Pattern of ProcessRather than be mired in self-judgment at our play with carbon, we can be dazzled by the Earth’s. — OVER THE LAST FOUR BILLION YEARS, the singular combination of our planet’s orbit, spin, chemistry and magnetosphere have played out. As this unique configuration of matter and energy has unfolded, a once barren rock has transformed into the thriving biosphere that is our common home today. Of all that we…Philosophy6 min read
Mar 22Plastic’s Stellar StoryFrom its primordial origins to its modern petro-capital fate, plastic connects us to our planet’s epic unfolding. — OVER 5 BILLION YEARS AGO, IN A CLOUD OF INTERSTELLAR DUST our solar system swirled together. As cosmic matter collided and coalesced, growing ever denser, our sun ignited. Within the remaining spiraling debris, further matter and momentum began to merge, falling into orbit as dense clumps around our young star…Plastic7 min read
Mar 11Plastic 1.0Our century-long story of plastic as human-made and managed has been woefully short-sighted. — PLASTIC HAS GARNERED A BAD RAP over the last decades and the ire of us all. It has been piling up, clogging ecological cycles, polluting and contaminating. The consequences of our last century of plastic play is the focus of great consternation and condemnation. While in comparison to species extinction…Plastic Pollution3 min read
Mar 5ImagineThe green world for all where we all long to live. — by Russell Maier & Banayan Angway IMAGINE A WORLD where the very way we live is steadily enriching the ecosystems around us. It is a world where our households and communities, just by thriving, make the biosphere a greener, more abundant and more vibrant place for us and our fellow…Green4 min read
Feb 28What Should Green Really Mean?What does ‘sustainability’ actually sustain? What does ‘nature’ really mean? And, who says ‘circular’ is the right geometry or that ‘net-zero’ is enough? — MORE AND MORE WE ARE BECOMING AWARE of the ecological crises looming around us. As our collective awareness grows, we long to make amends, to play our part, to do something. Alarmed and well meaning, we long to help the planet, to live sustainably, to protect nature and to make…Sustainability7 min read
Feb 22Introducing The Tractatus AyyewAnd the Story of a Most Unlikely Friendship & Philosophy — Ten years ago, the people of Kalinga and Bontoc rose up in concern and indignation at the dirty diapers, charred umbrellas and fetid plastic waste spilling into the Chico river. The resulting political crisis led to one of my most unlikely collaborations and friendships. Despite our vastly different backgrounds, Banayan…Philosophy9 min read
Feb 20Recycling: The Evil IllusionIn Middle-earth everyone bought the illusion that Saruman was one of the good guys. Let’s not make the same mistake with Recycling. — YES, ‘Evil’ is a strong word– especially for an activity that most of the world thinks of as ‘Good’. However, after all that I have observed, I have come to have deep doubts about Recycling’s benevolence. There is an ominous reality lurking behind it that we ignore at the peril…Recycling9 min read
