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Created: Jun 27, 2008
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Thomas Ellis

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Email: tiellis [at] gmail.com
 
Address: 23661 United States
 
I Speak: English
 
I Am: Academic
 
Member Since: June 27, 2008
 
Local Time: Sun Nov 22 07:16:01
 

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Permaculture (3251 people)  |  Composting (2164 people)  |  Gardening (3085 people)  |  Organic Farming (3633 people)  |  Agroecology (1166 people)  |  Farm Ecosystem Management (1281 people)  |  Air Quality and Pollution (1950 people)  |  Endangered Animal Species Protection (1609 people)  |  Birds (772 people)  |  Amphibians (289 people)  |  Wildlife Ecology (1652 people)  |  Wildlife Habitat Conservation (2366 people)  |  Wildlife Law and Policy (686 people)  |  Raptors (272 people)  |  Lepidoptera (131 people)  |  Felids (173 people)  |  Cetaceans (290 people)  |  Literature (1693 people)  |  Performing Arts (1912 people)  |  Art and Sculpture (1681 people)  |  Arts Education (1598 people)  |  Biocultural Diversity (1744 people)  |  Biodiversity Conservation (3173 people)  |  Seed Conservation (1630 people)  |  Ecological Economics (2345 people)  |  Socially Responsible Investment (2758 people)  |  Youth Education and Empowerment (3870 people)  |  Coastal and Marine Human Impacts (1018 people)  |  Coastal Ecology (981 people)  |  Coral Reef Conservation (620 people)  |  Marine Ecology and Conservation (1125 people)  |  Community Participation (3626 people)  |  Conservation and the Commons (887 people)  |  Conservation Area Creation (537 people)  |  Conservation Area Protection (834 people)  |  Conservation Biology (875 people)  |  Conservation Policy (743 people)  |  Land Restoration (1333 people)  |  Land Stewardship (1626 people)  |  Natural Heritage Conservation (758 people)  |  Natural Resource Conservation (1629 people)  |  Wilderness (1759 people)  |  Cultural Diversity (2547 people)  |  Cultural Heritage Conservation (1237 people)  |  Culture and Sustainability (2701 people)  |  Democratic Reform (1028 people)  |  Fair Electoral Process (1060 people)  |  Democratic Participation (1436 people)  |  Environmental Education (3381 people)  |  Green Schools (2365 people)  |  Literacy (1191 people)  |  Sustainability Education (4200 people)  |  Access To Education (2285 people)  |  Education, Government and Sustainability (2053 people)  |  Alternative Fuels (2872 people)  |  Energy Efficiency and Conservation (2436 people)  |  Renewable Energy (3918 people)  |  Sustainable Energy Development (3885 people)  |  World Marine Fisheries (386 people)  |  Global Food Supply and Sustainability (2436 people)  |  Sustainable Forestry (1850 people)  |  Forestry Law and Policy (365 people)  |  Climate Change (4722 people)  |  Fair Trade (2539 people)  |  Transnational Corporations (939 people)  |  Global Governance (1135 people)  |  Consumption and Green Consumers (2200 people)  |  Ecological Footprint (2223 people)  |  Ecolabeling and Certification (1237 people)  |  Recycling and Reuse (2588 people)  |  Alternative Medicine (2840 people)  |  Environmental Justice (1977 people)  |  Human Rights and Civil Liberties (2049 people)  |  Human Rights Protection (1109 people)  |  Indigenous Peoples and Cultures (2789 people)  |  Indigenous Rights (1677 people)  |  Indigenous Lands (1198 people)  |  Riparian Ecology and Conservation (683 people)  |  Wetlands (913 people)  |  Conservation Easements (409 people)  |  Land Trusts and Land Conservation (676 people)  |  Land Use Policy (638 people)  |  Precautionary Principle (459 people)  |  Mountaintop Removal (379 people)  |  Peace and Peace Building (3156 people)  |  Endangered Plant Species Protection (950 people)  |  Religion and Ecology (1195 people)  |  Sustainable Living (3469 people)  |  Sustainability, Religious and Spiritual Issues (2669 people)  |  EcoVillages (2794 people)  |  Urban Revitalization (1184 people)  |  Groundwater (744 people)  |  Water Rights (905 people)  |  Watershed Management (1247 people)  |  Water and Sustainable Development (1908 people)  

About

 

My name is Thomas I. ("Tom") Ellis. I am a professor of English at Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Virginia, though I live across the water in Hampton, Virginia.  I am a lifelong environmentalist, a life-member of the Sierra Club and state secretary of its Virginia Chapter, and an avid gardener.  But I have always preferred the word "Gaian" to "environmentalist" as a self-description: I define a Gaian as a conscious inhabitant, and loyal and dedicated citizen, of Gaia, the only living planet we will ever know. So in effect, everyone here on the WiserEarth network is, ipso facto, a fellow Gaian.

 

As a Gaian, I take to heart a slogan I have adopted from one of my historical icons, Thomas Paine:  "The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion."

 

I am interested in all environmental issues and in all aspects of enviromental education--it is by far the most important thing in our world today, especially for the younger generations.  I am particularly interested these days in permaculture as a comprehensive design model, a plan of action for something concrete that each of us can do, starting in our own homes and backyards, to heal and transform our planet from the ground up--first in our gardens, then in our neighborhoods, then in our cities, regions, states, nation, and world.

 

As activist and visionary Norman Myers once said, "We have two choices: a Gaian future, or no future."

 

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csalter 19 days ago

Hi Thomas

I liked the Norman Myers quote on your profile so much I put it on my profile!

Cheers C

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bowo 10 months ago

Heard this before but glad to rediscover here: "The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion."

 

Love it!

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