Article: Uncontacted Yanomami found
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/17/new-photos-emerge-of-uncontacted-tribe-in-the-amazon/ It turns out that some one hundred members of one of my favorite South-American tribes, the Yanomami, have so far been spared from devastating contact with the civilized world.
Article: The sugar industry lied
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html?_r=0 Sugar is the number one ingredient we should exclude from our diet and the main cause of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. What happens when capitalism meets science
Article: The simple life is necessary
https://aeon.co/ideas/why-the-simple-life-is-not-just-beautiful-it-s-necessary The simple life is indeed not only a good choice but a necessity, however for reasons that are beyond the authors ability to comprehend and rooted much more deeply
Article: Tennessee wildfires
As the world burns… Civilized humans play, quite literally, with fire. Through global warming we trigger certain processes that get out of hand very easily, creating an autonomous dwindling spiral
Article: Bone scans suggest early hominids spent significant time in trees
Climbing trees is woven deeply into our genes and is one of the most natural things to do for humans; it has the power to awaken some kind of archaic
FAQ
Do you hate civilization? No, I don’t “hate” civilization. It is just a very unrewarding, toilsome and destructive lifestyle and can by definition not be sustainable or fair, since civilization
The Palm Oil Problem
The palm oil industry is one of the biggest local environmental threats around here. Palm oil is found in over 50% of the products in a regular Supermarket and is
Quote: On Work
“I do not particularly like the word ‘work.’ Human beings are the only animals who have to work, and I think that is the most ridiculous thing in the world.
The Future
The future is uncertain, to say the least. According to WWF, we lose about 10,000 animal species per year, deforestation is racing to