Dr. Donella H. (Dana) Meadows founded the Sustainability Institute, was a biologist, professor at Dartmouth College, long-time organic farmer, a journalist and systems analyst. She was honored both as a Pew Scholar in Conservation and Environment and as a MacArthur Fellow. She authored nine books and for 16 years wrote a weekly column called "The Global Citizen," commenting on world events from a systems point of view.

In 2000 we asked Dr. Meadows if Women and Life on Earth could post or link to her columns. We were just starting our website, she didn't know us at all, but she agreed immediately. One of our first pages had her critique of Earth Day 2000: Earth Day Plus Thirty, As Seen By The Earth

Her untimely passing was a great loss. Offering a guide to Donella Meadow's important work on our website is a belated thank you to an important voice, stilled too soon.