Originally published in 1994 during what could possibly be considered the second of three environmental movements to date, David Orr’s Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect sets forth a new agenda for education vis-a-vis the environment. While I started the book last summer (and thought I had lost the library copy [...]
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Book Review: David Orr’s Earth in Mind
March 24th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Behavior, Education, Eric Wilson, Sustainability 
Tags: Book Review, David Orr, Environment, Richard Louv 
No Comments »Obama Launches Community-Based Conservation via America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
February 28th, 2011 Eric Wilson Earlier this month, President Obama announced a conservation plan aimed at achieving “lasting conservation of the outdoor spaces that power our nation’s economy, shape our culture, and build our outdoor traditions.” Building off the work of Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder and No Child [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Conservation, Eric Wilson, President Obama Tags: EPA, Richard Louv, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »“No Child Left Inside” Legislation
February 8th, 2010 Justin Manger With the movement for outdoor education and increasing youths’ general experiences in nature gaining steam, legislation referred to as “No Child Left Inside” (NCLI) passed its first major hurdle. Directly related to the work of Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, NCLI aims to combat [...]
Posted in Behavior, Education, Eric Wilson, Policy, President Obama, Sustainability Tags: Congress, Richard Louv, Science No Comments »Is that a Doraemon in your rice? Incredible Rice Field Art in Japan （田んぼアート）
January 27th, 2010 Justin Manger Okay, the only real connection from these “rice art fields” to sustainability, clean energy, green tech etc. I can think of is that no ink or dye is used in the process. That said, I find the idea and the resulting art work too cool not to post. It also shows a connection with nature [...]
The Importance of Place in Sustainability
December 16th, 2009 Eric Wilson Much of the writing in academic circles and popular nonfiction regarding sustainability reiterates the importance of place in sustainability. In fact, one of our earliest guest posts on 2nd Green Revolution was titled “Place Really Does Matter.” From academics like David Sobel at Antioch University in Keene, New Hampshire to nature advocate Richard Louv – [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Environment, Richard Louv, Stephen Wade 1 Comment »Movie Review: No Impact Man
October 1st, 2009 Eric Wilson No Impact Man, a blog, a book, and now a movie about the year-long exercise to live lightly on the earth undertaken by Colin Beavan, his wife Michele and their young daughter Isabella, is playing across the country at select theaters. The project started as a result of Beavan’s desire to make a difference through [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson Tags: Agriculture, Barbara Kingsolver, Energy, Food, Movie Review, Richard Louv, Zero Waste No Comments »Book Review: Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods
September 12th, 2009 Eric Wilson Last year, parent, chairman of the Children & Nature Network, and author Richard Louv (recipient of the 2008 Audubon Medal) released an updated and expanded copy of his 2005 book Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. While he is not a trained psychologist, and does not suggest that nature-deficit disorder [...]
