The Land Ethic — Aldo Leopold revisited

by | Oct 11, 2021 | leopold, philosophy

Reading the San Country Almanac again after many years, we are reminded of how little has anything changed… the 20th century was going to do what it was going to do, no awakening or ethical considerations would be allowed to defeat our progressive rush to cover...

plants of sf bay area

by | Oct 10, 2021 | plants

CALYCANTHUS FAMILY (Calycanthaceae) Calycanthus occidentalis, Spicebush BUTTERCUP FAMILY (Ranunculaceae) Clematis lasiantha, Chaparral Clematis Clematis ligusticifolia, Western Virgin’s Bower BARBERRY FAMILY (Berberidaceae) Mahonia dictyota, Jepson’s...

Some Commentary from Henry George

by | Sep 13, 2021 | georgism, lvt, single tax

What is necessary to enable labor to produce these things, is land. When we speak of labor creating wealth, we speak metaphorically. Man creates nothing. The whole human race, were they to labor forever, could not create the tiniest mote that floats in a sunbeam—could...