Marvin T. BrownMar 27, 2023Why do we exist?Perhaps it was an accident. Evolution simply did not know when to stop. The planet appears to have been fine without us. There were...
Marvin T. BrownAug 25, 2022An Ethical Foundation for EnvironmentalismReading the books, Settler Memory by Kevin Bruyneel and Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, has led me to reflect again on the...
Marvin T. BrownApr 27, 2020Why has the Environmental Movement failed us?It’s not clear what question Michael Moore’s new film, “Planet of the Humans” is trying to answer, but a good guess would be that it is a...
Marvin T. BrownApr 21, 2020Earth Day 2020 and the CoronavirusIn Richard Powers’ novel, The Overstory, the character, Patricia, standing in front of a grove of trees, expresses her gratitude for the...