Dick Proenneke

Proenneke hand-built a cabin in the Alaska Wilderness and lived there for 30 years without electricity, running water, a telephone, or other modern conveniences. He lived so the land and wildlife therein would not suffer for his presence.

• Watch his documentary One Man's Alaska

They paved paradise

Joni Mitchell said it well. Check out her video

Rachel Carlson

As relevant today as ever...

• Rachel wrote Silent Spring about the use of pesticides (DDT in her day). Now we have glyphosate and neonicitinoids to poison life.