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The Urbicene

Urban life has undeniable benefits. But what happens when we lose our connection to the natural world?
By Barbara Kingsolver

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Brothers in Arms

Lance Garland

This essay appeared in Earthly Love: Stories of Intimacy and Devotion from Orion. ON THE WEATHER DECKS of my naval warship, in the wilderness of the Pacific Ocean, I smoked alone. Continue reading →

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The Age of Stolen Salt

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Salt is an ancestor. Older than ocean, old as stars. Salt flows through your saltwater body even now like blood, as blood. Salt is nonnegotiable, necessary for the working of every Continue reading →

The Omnicene

Andrew Revkin

Back in 1991, I pitched a different name for this time on Earth. That was the year before the Earth Summit in Rio produced the first climate treaty. I’d been reporting Continue reading →

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Omar El Akkad

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Beautiful Impermanence: An Interview with Sculptor Patrick Dougherty

Helena Feder

Unlike most sculptors, Patrick Dougherty makes things that are meant not to last. And yet, a tremendous amount of work, hard physical work, careful planning, and artful imagination goes into every Continue reading →

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