Who will miss us?

April 19, 2023 greenzine 1

ALLAN DAVID SMITH-REEVE Who will miss us when we’re gone?Will the wolves and the cougars cry?Will the whales and the dolphins mourn our passing?When the last of the humans have wasted away,Who will miss our company? Perhaps the parasites who feed on usas we feed on others?Perhaps the mosquitoes who […]

The Wind That Wants To Be Seen

February 14, 2023 greenzine 0

By Allan David Smith-Reeve From my bedroom windowI look up the driveway between the lilac hedgesnorth over open fieldsfrom where winter arrives most days She arrives with her weathersilent and nakedI have to look for her in treetops But today She rushes at my doorstepHowling between the gaps in my […]

Simplicity – it’s Complicated

January 25, 2023 greenzine 0

ALLAN SMITH-REEVE – What if we all just lived more simply? As Mahatma Gandhi once said, ‘Live simply so that others may simply live.” Sometimes called the quiet revolution, the “Simplicity” approach to life involves: This generally means accepting a lower income and a lower level of consumption,in exchange for […]

Contemplating the Human Future

September 1, 2022 greenzine 0

CHERYL LYON – We are getting more and more climate scenarios of “bad-to-worse” and even human extinction. Humans (and possibly other sentient beings) feel fear, anxiety and despair over how very difficult things can become. How to be? What to do? The long view We consider our societies “civilized.” Successive […]

Spiritual Musing in a Time of Climate Decay

May 20, 2022 greenzine 0

BARBARA HERRING – Have you ever wondered what you could do to reverse the ravages we are doing to the planet? Or what more you could do? I’ve had those questions, too. What more could I be doing? Here’s the story of how I came to find some answers for […]

Whale Net and Knife: An Economic Meditation

December 1, 2019 greenzine 0

CHERYL LYON – Dr. Jon Lien PhD, known in Newfoundland as “the Whale Man,” has personally rescued some 500 whales from fishing nets. His methods spread worldwide to save thousands more whales. Most of us likely see this as a heroic act of a human person deeply connected to Nature. […]

All Land Is Sacred 2

July 17, 2019 greenzine 0

ANNE TAYLOR – According to ALL First Nations on Turtle Island, ALL LAND IS SACRED. We do not consider that places are more sacred than others. All land must be treated with the greatest respect and honour. First Nations work with proponents every day to protect burials, ceremonial sites, petroglyphs […]