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the biotic mandala—as earth
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the biotic mandala—as earth

By on Jun 06, 2013 in biotic mandala, consumerism, deep biotic immersion, Director's Notes, ecology, economy, endosymbiosis, imagination, sustainability, technological determinism, time

Green. We know the color of earth, at least the part of the earth we hanker to when we want to be close to the bios, to life. The earth has other colors, of course, that begin with the rainbow and span out and flutter so far beyond the ability of our words to express, [...]

the biotic mandala—as the net of aether
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the biotic mandala—as the net of aether

By on May 22, 2013 in beauty, biotic mandala, Director's Notes, economy, endosymbiosis, imagination, Jefferson, religion, time

The bios—also called “life”—”formed itself out of star stuff, shortly after Earth 4,600 millions years ago congealed from a remnant of supernova explosion.” Bios is netted by the material design of the body that shelters and feeds it. This net has—ultimately—no beginning or end, up or down, front or back. Imagine bios as a meeting [...]

the biotic mandala, what it is
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the biotic mandala, what it is

By on May 17, 2013 in beauty, biome, citizenship, consumerism, Director's Notes, economy, endosymbiosis, energy sources, evolution, imagination, sustainability, time

Time to imagine what a biocitizen is again, if only b/c we learned a few days ago that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has exceeded 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in 55 years of measurement—and probably more than 3 million years of Earth history. The last time the [...]

new bees, (not the) same as the old bees
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new bees, (not the) same as the old bees

By on Apr 06, 2013 in beauty, bees, biome, citizenship, consumerism, Director's Notes, ecology, ecology, economy, endosymbiosis, evolution, GMO, political, sustainability, technological determinism, time

  There are times when the environmental news is so bad I wonder if there’s any way to stop the harm that is being done to our shared life—and I say shared life because that’s what our earth is: our body. Last Friday was one of those times. Last Friday I learned that Monsanto-salesman/President Obama signed [...]

Biocitizen gives a QAPP
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Biocitizen gives a QAPP

By on Mar 27, 2013 in citizenship, Director's Notes, ecology, imagination, sustainability, time

One of Biocitizen’s missions is to publish materials in the field of environmental philosophy, and to this end we offer our proposed QAPP—Quality Assurance Protection Plan—written by Jason Johnson, anadromous fish specialist. It explains the wonky aspects of our long-term stream and river monitoring via rapid biotic assessment initiative . I’d like to express gratitude [...]

Transgenic DNA from GMOs in Chinese Rivers—why is it suddenly there?
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Transgenic DNA from GMOs in Chinese Rivers—why is it suddenly there?

By on Mar 22, 2013 in biome, citizenship, consumerism, Director's Notes, ecocide, ecology, economy, endosymbiosis, energy sources, evolution, GMO, imagination, religion, sustainability, technological determinism, time

(NOTE: this revised version correctly attributes Sichuan University researchers, and not Dr. Ignacio Chapela, for the discovery discussed below.) UC Berkeley microbiologist Dr Ignacio Chapela has commented on a discovery, by a research team from Sichuan University, of “the escape and establishment of transgenic DNA from GMOs” in rivers in China. That’s not good news. The [...]

Looking for Jonathan Edwards @ Forbes Library
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Looking for Jonathan Edwards @ Forbes Library

By on Mar 21, 2013 in biome, Director's Notes, imagination, religion, sustainability, time

Confession: this is written by one who’d rather take a train, than drive, to NYC and Boston. I dream of train tracks instead of highways, & like trolleys and bikes more than buses or cabs. See those trolley tracks on Main St? The map, held by Forbes library, is a century old. How time flies… [...]

a shad that didn't make it up the fish ladder, June 2012
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Testimony presented to FERC re: Turners Falls Dam relicensing

By on Mar 20, 2013 in biome, citizenship, Director's Notes, ecology, economy, energy sources, sustainability, technological determinism, time

Biocitizen was prompted to attend a recent FERC meeting up at the Discovery Center in Turner’s Falls because, last June & July, Our Place participants were disturbed to find so many dead fish in the CT river, downstream of the Holyoke and Turners Falls dams. The fish ladders at both dams are not saving enough [...]

thinking like a superorganism—again!
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thinking like a superorganism—again!

By on Mar 04, 2013 in citizenship, consumerism, deep biotic immersion, Director's Notes, ecology, economy, endosymbiosis, energy sources, evolution, imagination, religion, sustainability, technological determinism, time

I read a stimulating opinion piece by Tom Englehardt this morning about how American culture is adapting to suit the conditions of global warming: Climate Change as History’s Deal-Breaker. His observations about how our (devotion to our) economy prevents us from evolving are definitely worth considering. This one especially: “It’s difficult to organize for or even [...]

The Krugs with Our Place summercampers in front of the Judd black walnut
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Trans-generational Amnesia, conclusion

By on Feb 26, 2013 in aesthetics, beauty, biome, citizenship, consumerism, deep biotic immersion, Director's Notes, ecology, economy, endosymbiosis, energy sources, evolution, imagination, Jefferson, religion, sustainability, technological determinism, time

I”m trying to remember where I was. Until I do please let me entertain you with a tale of local color. When my family moved from to Westhampton about eight years ago, one of the first friends we made were our neighbors, Dan and Jessie Krug. We were very lucky to meet them because they [...]

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