Clare Consultation, LLCWasp stings are annoying — The crashing unpredictability of severe weather is deadly
Ok — From Fracking the past two weeks to wasps. Tipping my hand here: I find myself thinking of the former at the causal edge of ongoing climate degradation while the latter live on the continuous curve of the climate’s changes. That, of course, places wasps in the company of all breathing and otherwise animate things (like people, rivers, pine cones, lentils …). In particular, wasps have been on my mind because… Read More
Mayo Summit – Listen to These People
Galena, Alaska was at 39 below zero four days before Christmas in 1997. At 40 below, the airport closes. Air travel is the most reasonable way to get into Galena in winter. The other ways are by snow machine or dog sled. A hand full of tribal leaders from the Yukon River basin were gathering on that day because they had become acutely concerned for the health of the river. Toxic dump… Read More
Notes from Mayo – “My water’s talking to your water.”
Harold Gattensby lives at the headwaters of southern lakes in Yukon Territory, Canada. He is one of the tribal leaders attending the summit here in Mayo, Yukon. The leaders are from the 72 member tribes composing an alliance that was established a few days before Christmas 1997 in Galena, Alaska — at 40 below freezing. The alliance brings into collaboration Alaska Tribes and Canada First Nations in the Yukon River Basin for… Read More