Posts Tagged ‘Australia drought’

Change whirling all around us

Posted February 22nd, 2010 in Blog, Featured 5 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
If you’re paying attention to the news, you’ve seen reports from the Madeira Islands, Portugal – the massive floods, the torrential rains that caused torrents of water to wash away hillsides, homes, whole communities. This morning’s figures: 42 dead, 120 injured, many unaccounted for.
Then this morning, I read this, in [...]

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What is wrong with us?

Posted July 20th, 2009 in Blog, Featured 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
That question gets me in trouble sometimes because it can imply judgment. But, really, what is wrong with us? When we receive information that tells us harm is being done, why isn’t our first reaction to stop doing the harm, instead of ‘how do we cover it up,’ [...]

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Australia: canary in the mine shaft

Posted April 13th, 2009 in Blog, Featured 4 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Look, I know we are still basking in the various sacred celebrations of hope and renewal that come with the season, but sometimes we get hit with reality in any case.  Yesterday, my Chicago niece sent me this article from the Chicago Tribune, Global Warming: Australia showing effects of climate [...]

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