For anyone who feels that diversity is important, deep ecology is the place to start exploring, questioning, and getting the energy to take action before it's too late. Deep Ecology for the 21st Century Listening recently to a profound radio program series, Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, produced by New Dimensions Radio with host Michael Toms, I realize how much more there is to know and do. There is power in tapping into all the initiatives and activities put into motion by dedicated activists and scholars. There is a greater understanding of the ecological crisis, yet there appears to be a chasm between our understanding and our actions. Over the twenty-five years he covered ecological issues for New Dimensions programming, Toms began to learn more and more about deep ecology.
Ecology is the shadow side of our global culture.
In dealing with it, we can transform it. Starting in February 1998, Toms interviewed three dozen of the leading thinkers and activists involved in the deep ecology movement. After many months and many interviews, he found that no easy definition of deep ecology came out of the discussions. Deep questioning' is also a principle of deep ecology. George Sessions, former chair of the philosophy department at Sierra College, is the editor of the book, Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, which inspired the radio series of the same name, and for which Sessions served as series advisor.