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How to Live on Earth
We humans have an odd way of assigning value to things. We put a price on oil, minerals, timber, and just about anything we can dig out of the ground. But what about the living things that make this planet habitable in the first place? That’s the question that stayed with me after watching How to
Ian’s Ride
In Ian’s Ride, Karen Polinsky tells an inspiring story of Ian Mackay learning ways to approach life after he had been paralyzed from the neck down. One of the things I especially liked about the story was how it focused on the process of finding solutions rather than dramatizing a negative view of the situation.
Our Oceans
A five-episode series, each one about a different ocean. The underwater video is stunning, and it does a good job of pointing out ecosystem interconnections.
The Accidental Ecosystem
Cities do, indeed, have their own ecosystems. These have developed over centuries of city growth, suburb growth, and other human impacts on the lands. This book added a new dimension to my understanding of how we are impacting nature.
Earth For All
Earth for All was published in 2022 as a report to The Club of Rome. As I read it, I realized that it was part of a “new wave” of literature about addressing our current global problems — a wave that was based on systems thinking.
Homewaters
I highly recommend Homewaters — for the way it introduces the components of the Puget Sound ecosystem, but especially for how it weaves the various parts together.
Sweet in Tooth and Claw
a compelling journey through an ecosystem based view of nature and discoveries within nature, told through stories of people who were helping to bring these observations to light.
Blue Hope
I found myself excitedly telling my friends about this book, saying: “It’s such a great coffee table book that it almost makes me want to buy a coffee table.” Joking aside, I’ve long been a fan of Sylvia Earle. I even had a chance to sit down and chat with her quite some years ago
Baseline, What Baseline?
Preserving and restoring nature are key items on our global agenda. But it’s complicated. What do we preserve? What are the goal posts for our restoration efforts? J.B. MacKinnon takes a hard look at these issues and at getting one’s mind around nature in general. His 2013 book, The Once and Future World, is written
Are Herring Runs Rebounding
David Albright put together a very good short video about Spring 2023 herring spawning, including some underwater footage by our friend Laura James and some of the cultural connections.
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Wrapping Up 2017
In last December’s blog, I talked briefly about expanding SEA-Media’s horizons to include significant ecosystem connections with our waters — even when it meant paying attention to the (shudder) terrestrial parts of our environment 🙂
Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
- Astonishing Wins for the Environment November 4, 2026The scope of the win for the environment last night can’t be overemphasized. It wasn’t just that the Democrats took back control of the House and the Senate by margins that will preclude Democratic traitors like Senator John Fetterman or House member Glusenkamp Perez of Washington State. They can vote with the Republicans all they […]
Salish Sea News & Weather
- 11'5 Woodfibre LNG, Bill C-39, cetacean dust-up. November 5, 2026Dead Link: A reader pointed out that the link to donate to the NewsMatch campaign has not been connected the last few days— and maybe that's why you've been silent? News and Weather and Salish Current are free for all to read without a paywall. It's a nonprofit community service and we ask our readers to help […]