Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Okay, then.
Watching the helicopter lift off with the old regime inside was a relief indeed. Seeing the throngs on the Mall and those gathered to watch the inauguration here and around the world, to get a glimpse of what this looks like from the experience of those who lived [...]
Tags: barack obama, citizen participation, democracy, ecological hope, great work, obama inauguration, thomas berry
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
So, in two days we will have a new president. These 8 years of a terrible, and terribly run, executive branch will come to an end.
Will something new truly emerge?
I can tell from the emails that come from the Obama people that this is certainly the aura they wish to [...]
Tags: barack obama, bill clinton, democratic leadership council, ecological economics, gap between rich and poor, neoconservative, religious right, social movements change politics
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
We are in an amazing time. Many of our problems are quite grave. In the midst of that, this resurgence of hope. Check out the one-minute YouTube video on our home page. It will make you feel really good — a welcome from the world to Obama. [...]
Tags: barack obama, caol-fired power plants, climate change, coal industry, earth spirituality, ecological hope, energy efficiency, global warming, Great Lakes, the great turning