Fostering Ecological Hope Weekend reflection from Margaret Swedish: I understand that scientific study seems to make little dent in the global warming/climate change denial syndrome, and so one wonders what it matters to cite the disturbing facts. I assume those of you reading this actually think science has something to tell us, is not mere [...]
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: An environmental horror is being inflicted on western Wisconsin, and this time the story is not about the determination of an outside coal company, whose execs contributed generously to the campaign of Gov. Scott Walker and some Repub legislators, to open a 4-mile long gaping wound in our [...]
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: [This will be my only post this week. Please share widely and pass the web address on to your colleagues, communities, and friends. We want to create a conversation here. We hope you, and they, will want to be a part of it. Your tax deductible donations are [...]
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: [This post is longer than usual but stuff I've been thinking about a lot lately. I hope you will take time to read it, comment, and share it with others. And then please consider a donation to keep this project moving along.] Are we really coming to the [...]
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