Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life

Renowned scientist Edward O. Wilson (whom you may know from his study of ants) has a new book, in which he suggests that we need to set aside fully one half of our planet as natural sanctuary in order to avoid catastrophic destruction of species (including maybe our own) this century.

Watch this brief NewsHour interview:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/how-to-save-life-on-earth-according-to-e-o-wilson/

and buy the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Half-Earth-Our-Planets-Fight-Life/dp/1631490826

May all beings be well!

Thank you, Prince

May all beings be well and happy, peaceful and free!

Whirling Gorillish!

This young gorilla, "dancing," resembles a whirling dervish, turning left, right palm up...

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-36033608

Sweet!

May all beings be happy!

Keepin' It Kind

We aspire to live kind lives, to act kindly and lovingly toward others. What we eat can be an expression of that desire, a way to enact it simply and effectively.

Kristy, the founder of this blog, http://keepinitkind.com, shares this view in a delightful way, with tips on how to easefully accomplish your highest aspirations. Check it out!

May all beings be happy and well.

Happy Cow

Of course, we hope that all beings may be happy and well. That includes animals.

Our choices have effects on the happiness of others.

HappyCow was founded in 1999 as a public service to assist travelers and people everywhere find vegan, vegetarian, and healthy food and helps you make better choices that help animals.

Explore! http://www.happycow.net/about_us.html

May all beings be happy.

Big Day for Hens!

Walmart frees hens from cages!

Walmart, the largest seller of food in the United States, is going 100 percent cage-free with its egg supply. This all but guarantees a cage-free future for hens in the United States. You can read the details of this historic announcement on HSUS' President Wayne Pacelle's blog»

May ALL beings be free!

Hip Hop Vegan

Hip Hop artist Russell Simmons has written a book promoting the vegan diet for "karmic reasons" and he does other philanthropic works for animals. His new book, The Happy Vegan, is available at Barnes & Noble, here.

Learn more: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/rsbillboard

Thanks, Russell!

May all beings be well and happy.