Stanley A. Rice, a Professor of Biological Sciences at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, has molded his career around speaking for the trees. With a B.A. in Environmental Biology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he is the author of numerous essays on the environment and evolution, collected at his website, A Quiet Stand of Alders.
His latest book, Green Planet: How Plants Keep the Earth Alive, offers an engaging exploration into the life of plants and how much they offer to life on Earth. “Plants are not just a pretty part of the landscape; they keep the entire planet, with all of its human and nonhuman inhabitants, alive. Stanley Rice documents the many ways in which plants do this by making oxygen, regulating the greenhouse effect, controlling floods, and producing all the food in the world. Plants also create natural habitats for all organisms in the world. With illustrations and clear writing for non-specialists, Green Planet helps general readers realize that if we are to rescue the Earth from environmental disaster, we must protect wild plants.”
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Rice about the role of trees in the life of the planet, evolution, and environmental consciousness.
Steve McAllister
In addition to serving as Managing Editor and contributor to Modern Hippie Mag, Steve McAllister is an actor, musician, accomplished author and filmmaker. His most recent novel, The McAllister Code is available as an e-book at www.themcallistercode.com. Find Steve on Twitter, @InkenSoul. Read his reviews and articles here.
Steve McAllister, Modern Hippie Mag's resident Lifestyle Guru, describes himself as a Renaissance Man. An author, filmmaker, songwriter, and perpetual artistic experimenter, he has recently re-released his second book The Rucksack Letters into paperback to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journey. His latest book, a comical foray into philosophical science fiction, is How to Survive an Estralarian Mind Meld. His latest artistic project is The Labyrinth of the Unbroken Path. .
