With the thought of attaining enlightenment for the welfare of all sentient beings who are more precious than a wish fulfilling jewel, I will constantly practice holding them dear. (from the Eight Verses of Mind Training, by Geshe Langri Tangpa, Tibetan saint and an incarnation of Amitabha Buddha according to lore) The Eight Verses text is part of the…

Our world is entering a period of darkness. The death of democracy, the natural world, and human extinction are all on the table right now.  Multiple Indigenous and spiritual cultures speak of vast cosmological cycles that move from light to dark to light, ignorance to awakening, over and over again, planes of existence and transcendence outside the tightly constricted boundaries of 21st century urban-capitalist-colonialist consciousness.

When the COVID epidemic forced everyone indoors almost 6 years ago, there was a sudden increased awareness of the importance of indoor air quality. The climate crisis has caused increased wildfire smo...

This is not a drill. Trump is weaponizing ICE and Homeland Security to arrest and disappear people, including students, fathers, academics, among other everyday people, in yet another power grab demon...

Leveraging trust built over time, doctors hope to depolarize the issue and break through misinformation.

"An utter embarrassment for America. This whole sad scene," wrote U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.

YouTube video by Robert Reich

Google, Microsoft and Meta have all reported significant emissions increases due to AI.

I spent considerable time researching the location of the trailhead. Google Maps lists "Frenchman Coulee" a mile or so back up the road towards the climbing area. If you look carefully on the ...

YouTube video by Greg Palast

I left Seattle on Election Day early in the morning for Sravasti Abbey for a 5 day meditation retreat.  To break up the long drive, I stopped at Frenchman Coulee next to the Columbia River for a hike ...

If you’re a GOP Senator, few nominations in your career will carry the historical weight—or the stench—of Matt Gaetz, Robert F.

A powerful atmospheric river tied to a bomb cyclone will bring more than a foot of rain, high winds to West Coast.

Seattle just released new zoning codes for former single-family neighborhoods. Instead of following the science – which shows that trees and green space build climate resilience and save lives – Seatt...