A ‘frozen garden or Eden,’ or Noah’s ark — some folks seem to know we’re in trouble
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is open for business, burying deep in the earth the collective memory of human agriculture. It is another indication that some people know we are in real trouble.
Our bodies, too, are nature — to be respected
Animals abused, thrill-killing of wildlife, toxins in our food, air, and water — all point to the spiritual sickness of industrial society. Ecology means living within and healing the whole.
Global warming, climate change, climate chaos, climate disruption — or whatever you call it
Global warming, climate change, climate disruption, climate chaos — what we call it makes a difference.
Ethanol is causing food scarcity and hunger: a moral quandary for our lives
Ethanol boom in United States is leading to a food scarcity crisis around the world.
Humans are ruining the oceans
Human activity is ruining the oceans.
The ecological lessons of Lake Mead
The water crisis in the West, represented by the imminent loss of Lake Mead as a water source for 22 million people, is a perfect example of how we have lived wrongly on the planet.
The ever-shrinking Lake Mead
Lake Mead, water source for 22 million people, is shrinking because of global warming and too much demand.
Energy: what we should NOT do vs. what some folks are trying to do
Contrast between the efforts of many local communities around the country to reduce their carbon footprint, while efforts on the part of some big energy interests to increase energy from nuclear and biofuel production will add to the greenhouse gas problem.
…we have irresponsibly destroyed, now we must urgently regenerate
We are irresponsibly destroying the Earth, now we must do everything we can to allow it to regenerate. A reflection from Leonardo Boff, Brazilian theologian and member of the International Earth Charter Commission.
Winter rampage
If the massive storm across the eastern United States should teach us anything, it is humility before the forces of Nature and compassion for the suffering that violent weather and other natural disasters will continue to inflict on the human community.
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