Posted July 9th, 2006 in
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Al Gore is, of course, facing pretty stiff, and fairly enraged opposition from the economic interests threatened by his campaign to stop global warming and save the planet from a very hot future. Here is an example from Alberta, Canada, whose premier, Ralph Klein, took umbrage with Gore’s slam at [...]
Tags: climate change, consumer culture, deep ecology, earth spirituality, ecological hope, ecological overshoot, environmental disasters, fossil fuel dependency
Posted July 8th, 2006 in
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Another resource of note. The Pew Center on Gobal Climate Change published a report last February that includes a 15-point Agenda for Climate Change. You can read the entire report or the summary at this link. I know many of us squirm when nuclear power is included among the options. [...]
Tags: climate change, consumer culture, deep ecology, earth spirituality, ecological hope, ecological overshoot, environmental disasters, fossil fuel dependency
Posted July 8th, 2006 in
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Just wanted to share today’s editorial in the NY Times regarding the case on global warming before the Supreme Court. The legal arguments will center on whether or not the federal government has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, with the Bush administration arguing that it does not. Thought [...]
Tags: climate change, consumer culture, deep ecology, earth spirituality, ecological hope, ecological overshoot, environmental disasters, fossil fuel dependency
Posted July 7th, 2006 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Yes, even the wildfires. Earlier, warmer springs mean earlier snowmelt, which means earlier evaporation, longer seasons for the earth to dry out. Here’s is a link to an article describing the results of yet another study on the growing impacts of global warming — impacts that are no longer only about the future, dear [...]
Tags: climate change, consumer culture, deep ecology, earth spirituality, ecological hope, ecological overshoot, environmental disasters, fossil fuel dependency