Stop Coal-to-Liquid!

Coal-to-liquid fuel — tell Congress to Just Say No!!

We must turn…

The ‘great turning’ has begun, the time when humans begin to shift away from the era of industrialization towards a new civilization that is life-sustaining, restoring the place of the human within ‘the council of all beings.’

The G-8: Touting failure as success

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
I know it’s important for world leaders to make the impression that intractable problems have become, well, tractable. No one wants to come out of meetings admitting to failure, especially when the issues are so grave.
That said, it’s hard to see what came out of the G-8 summit […]

The chancellor purses her lips

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
No surprise after Bush’s very public attempt to derail any possibility of progress on carbon emission reductions at the G-8 summit, but he did in fact manage to take off the table the proposal of the summit’s host, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. That proposal called for lowering greenhouse […]

Little promise for climate agreement at G-8 summit

Bush rejects Germany’s proposal for mandatory carbon reductions, China remains one of its excuses. Meanwhile, an unprecedented cyclone barrels through the Persian Gulf region causing oil prices to rise.

“Global warming results in further global warming…”

Snow and ice melt from global warming will impact the lives of most people on the planet. We are running out of time to mitigate the worst impacts, says a new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

“When despair for the world grows in me…”

Fear of the future, grief over our imminent losses, can bring us to despair. Yet nature remains in the vivid present, beckoning us to a healing relationship.

Many believe Bush trying to split the G-8 on global warming

Skepticism grows in Europe over Bush plan to convene meeting of major carbon emitters to discuss ‘aspirational goals’ to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Wow, do we have a problem talking about climate change!

The US is having a terrible time talking coherently about climate change. President Bush makes a weak proposal on greenhouse gas emissions, calling for ‘aspirational goals,’ while NASA scientists contradict each other.

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