Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
We bask in a new political moment here in the U.S. We bask in a new moment — for a moment.
Because we know how difficult the days ahead will be.
President-Elect Barack Obama, to our relief, did not take a triumphant tone in his victory speech. The tone was sober, even [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
I just want to put things in perspective. It’s easy to focus on the bad news and lose the sense of the greater beauty and magnificence of which we are a part. Many cosmologists, evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, etc. will tell you that our essential role in evolution is to [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
DEATH OF THE FORESTS: ANOTHER GLOBAL WARMING STORY
On a site that seeks to foster hope, we deal with grief. We have to. If you love the natural world, if you are tuned into its intricate beauty, its complex ecosytems, its resilience and rich biodiversity, you cannot help but feel in [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
These are scary times, or maybe ‘unnerving’ is the better word. I was watching the House hearings today with Alan Greenspan and was stunned by his admission that the ‘best minds’ in the financial world were not smart enough to see what was coming.
Not smart enough. Among other things…
But there [...]