Caroline welcomes the return of Eyak Native, and mega-effective advocate for Mother Ocean, Dune Lankard, with collaborative ally Bren Smith, executive director of Green Wave. Dune Lankard, Founder, President & Executive Director of Native Conservancy An Eyak Athabaskan Native of the Eagle Clan, Dune grew up in Cordova, in southcentral Alaska. Born into a … Continued
The Sacred Place Where Life Begins
Protectors and Allies of the Arctic and All Life. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is known as “the sacred place where life began” to the indigenous Gwich’in people. Interviews with Dune Lankard, Sarah James, Carol Hoover, Subhankar Banerjee, Professor Rick Steiner, David Grimes, Michael Stocker, Judith Schwartz, and other allies dedicated to life.
Yesterday was a busy Epiphany – Georgia earned miracle, storming of Capitol by Duck Dynasty, and the opening of bidding for oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which turned out to be “an epic failure.” The assault on the Capitol was/is simultaneous with the assault on the Arctic. Caroline hosts, allies … Continued
As so much life is at risk, Caroline welcomes award-winning science journalist, Judith D Schwartz, whose latest book The Reindeer Chronicles, & other inspiring stories of working with Nature to Heal the Earth, proffers myriad heartening stories of devastating deserts than can return to blooming, as can our hearts… Judith Schwartz is an award-winning science journalist … Continued
Caroline welcomes the return of Marine Acoustician, Michael Stocker (Scientist, Jazz Musician), with a bevy of wondrous Ocean recordings to guide us into intimacy with that which we must protect from the on-going war on life. The present dangers and ways we can participate in protecting the Ocean. Honoring the Arctic Ringed Seal and their … Continued
Caroline welcomes the return of Subhankar Banerjee, one of the foremost protectors of The Arctic National Wildlife, Responding to threat with Trickster “Indigenuity” (thank you, Bob Gough, Dan Wildcat, Curtis Catawba for that word) Becoming like what we love to be its protectors. To protect wolves – become more like wolves to protect Arctic and Bear … Continued
Intelligence of the Arctic Defying Shell drilling From 1980–2010, Rick Steiner was as a marine conservation professor with the University of Alaska, stationed in the Arctic (Kotzebue 1980-1982), Prince William Sound (Cordova 1983-1997), and Anchorage (1997-2010). Today, he conducts the Oasis Earth project (www.oasis-earth.com) –- a global consultancy working with NGOs, governments, industry, and civil … Continued
Today’s powerful Mars Saturn conjunction in Virgo, invites us all to dedicate to our Medicine to preserve and protect life, So Caroline welcomes Revered kick-butt Gwich’in elder Sarah James, live from her home on Arctic Village Alaska Sarah embodies dynamic dedication to her people and their kinship to the land, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, … Continued
To Collaborate in Protecting as Much Life as Possible in this Time of Dire Beauty, Caroline is joined by Native Athabaskan Eyakak Activist Dune Lankard – – who can speak of so much good he has done, preserving the wild, protecting the salmon… But now he’s in the middle of his biggest project, for all of us, for which he needs … Continued
Once again we return to protect the Arctic National Wild Life Refuge (called by the indigenous Gwitch’in “the place where life begins,”) at its moment of direst peril. “And yet we may prevail,” says Caroline’s guest, Subhankar Banerjee, whose remarkable book of Arctic photographs is one of this week’s premiums. We also welcome a recent graduate … Continued