by Tzvi Freeman.

The greatest discovery of the millennium happened near its very end. It was the discovery -- when we looked back from outer space -- of Planet Earth. A shining jewel in the vast darkness. It was then that we realized everything our spirits ever wanted was here. That we need her and she needs us. Our destiny is hers and hers is ours. For we are one.

by Kory Johnson.

Many children in our small community died from birth defects, thirty-one altogether. But, as our local paper, the New Times, said, "Although the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) was aware that children were dying with abnormal rates of leukemia on the west side, the state agency had refused to investigate and had, in fact, labored to suppress information on the [cancer] cluster."

by bobby jennings

Transformations is a column about mankind?s evolution towards the purity of justice, fairness, equality, freedom, and absence of tyranny.

by Paul Hawken.

The very practices that bring us the goods and services we desire are destroying the earth. Given current corporate practices, not one wildlife reserve, wilderness, or indigenous culture will survive the global market economy. We are losing our forests, fisheries, coral reefs, topsoil, water, biodiversity, and climatic stability. The land, sea, and air have been functionally transformed from life-supporting systems into repositories for waste.

by Danila Oder.

The question the media focuses on, is "will irradiated food harm my health?" We don't know, because there aren't any long-term human health studies, plus the studies the FDA used to approve irradiation all have problems. Therefore we need labels so people can choose not to buy irradiated food.

by David Brower.

A global CPR service: C for conservation, P for preservation, and R for restoration. It comes down to some fundamental requirements. Don't get rid of anything you can't replace, for example, such as species. Of course, we're getting rid of one species about every twenty minutes, because we don't understand the true value of nature.

by Betsy Thompson

When I was a kid, I remember being fascinated by animal crackers. Not only did I love how they tasted, but I loved how they felt, how they looked, and how they were packaged.

by Anne Rowthorn.

This is the time...to stand in awe before Earth and all the stars. There is a Buddhist term, mindfulness, which quite simply describes the energy to experience the present. Mindfulness is to be aware and alive to what is going on within and without.

by Dr. William Vayda

Modern industry is now using more than 100,000 chemicals, of which 575 have already been declared dangerous by the U.S. government. Most, if not all, chemicals can interact with one another so that their effect becomes greater than the sum of their parts. This is called the "synergistic effect."

by Richard Heinberg.

It became apparent that the way of life to which we had become accustomed was polluting and exhausting the natural environment; that the rich were continually growing richer and the poor poorer. What to do about it?

by Kenny Ausubel

The Earth is mainly a closed loop. What's here today was generally here yesterday. So that cup of tea you're drinking could once have been Cleopatra's bathwater! But if Cleopatra were to bathe in the Earth's waters today, her skin would crawl and palace heads would roll. Our booming human population is massively disturbing the planetary waters, polluting and straining the ecology of water everywhere.

by Michael Lerner.

"It's the greed of the consumers that is at the bottom of it all." Well, greed is real all right. But greed is a disease of fear. To the extent that we have come to believe we can't count on others, we tend to protect ourselves as much as possible by accumulating material goods, money, power, sexual conquests, or something tangible.

by Nancy B. Stewart

Suggestions as to how we can help the planet in our daily lives, not just on Earth Day. Very easy and simple things we can all do.

by Partners For Planetary Recovery,

Today, we are facing an even more life-threatening condition: the destruction of the environmental life-support systems of our planet. Like alcoholism, this destructiveness is based on addictive attitudes, lifestyles and behaviors

by George Sessions.

Consumerism in the industrial world is now both a way of life and an addiction. Third World countries are now entering global markets and trying to become First World countries by destroying their ecosystems and wild species as they emulate the industrial and consumer patterns of the ecologically destructive unsustainable First World.

by Herbert Ross, Keri Brenner & Burton Goldberg.

Electromagnetic fields are a type of low-level radiation generated by computer terminals, microwave ovens, and other electronic devices. The Earth itself produces some energy fields that are detrimental to human health as well, commonly referred to as geopathic stress. While the intensity of these fields is small, studies continue to show that they may be a factor in a number of chronic illnesses, including cancer, heart disease, and sleep disorders.

by Donald W. Trotter, Ph.D.

It is possible to successfully tend to your garden without chemicals, while saving your back and preserving the valuable resources that are supposed to remain in your wallet or purse. Natural gardening is actually much less labor intensive than conventional practices.

by Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.

It is the actions and technological productions of one species -- the human being -- that are bringing about the biosphere meltdown. Increasing numbers of people have come to the conclusion that it is in the hearts and minds of human beings that the causes and cures of the ecocatastrophe are to be found.

by Elda Himelblau,

When the frantic rhythms of the day start winding down, the time when the sun descends beyond the horizon turning a pale blue sky into an outburst of crimson hues, that's my favorite time of day! - INNERSELF MAGAZINE - Creating new attitudes for the new millennium