Happy Thursday, everyone! Today our Earthy Thursday edition brings your the Pagan Environmental Coalition, fracking Stonehenge, the wonders of plantain, and an excursion to coastal Maine and an all-vegan ecosystem.

Will "the public interest" lead to fracking of British world heritage sites? The Independent thinks that's where we're headed.

Join the Pagan Environmental Coalition at September's Climate March: all the details here.

Got Plantain? It's one of the most useful weeds on the planet!

Joanna Powell Colbert writes about her amazing trip to the coast of Maine.

"I look forward to a future where all sentient beings enjoy life animated by gradients of bliss." This philosopher suggests a radical plan to eliminate suffering by bio-engineering all animals -- including humans and all predator species -- to be vegan.