What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.

Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge.

We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.

Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive.

We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched.

Japanese people cut their energy use by 25 percent immediately after Fukushima. They showed there was huge opportunity there. And instead, the government simply wants to get those plants up and running again.

What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives?