The federal government neither has the power to site transmission lines, nor do we build them. That's done, as people know, in their own... →
Spencer Abraham
The big problem of our modern society is that we feel that we are separated from the nature. But it's just the opposite. We are interrelated and... →
Marina Abramovic
For decades, the Arab states have seemed exceptions to the laws of politics and human nature. While liberty expanded in many parts of the globe... →
Elliott Abrams
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the... →
Diane Ackerman
Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.
Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture windows, adopt... →
Nature is more like a seesaw than a crystal, a never-ending conga line of bold moves and corrections.
We ogle plants and animals up close on television, the Internet and in the movies. We may not worship the animals we see, but we still regard them as... →
The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand and protect nature's... →
We try to exile ourselves more and more from nature - not always consciously: We build houses; we dismiss nature; nature has to be outside, because... →