Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Okay, holidays over, back to work. I know so many people reluctant to go back to their jobs and stresses, and that already says something about our world, right?
It’s tough out there.
I always hate being the purveyor of bad news, but I was really struck by a long article in [...]
Tags: biophysical boundaries, climate change, co2 emissions, ecological hope, food stamps, girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes, global warming, irreversible climate change, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, safe operating space for humanity, severn suzuki, susan solomon
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
So much is already destroyed.
Catching up slowly with Ken’s Burns’ documentary series on the National Parks, “America’s Best Idea.” I’ve been to so many of them, treasures every one.
So last night I was watching the second in the series in which he tells the story of the flooding of the [...]
Tags: climate change, ecological grief, fertilize oceans with iron, geoengineering, global warming, hetch hetchy, manifest destiny, national parks, peru disappearing glaciers, yosemite
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Please forgive the silence. Last week was very busy and I didn’t get a chance to do a thoughtful post — and I don’t like to post if it is not thoughtful.
Really hurting… yes, we are.
The Philippines, American Samoa, Indonesia… there in those places are our brothers and sisters. They [...]
Tags: american samoa, climate change, earth spirituality, ecological hope, greenhouse gas emissions, living beyond the end of the world, philippines floods, population density, tsunami, who is my neighbor
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
So what do climate change, rising risk of heart disease, and Jimmy Carter’s concerns about racism embedded in the attacks on Prez Obama all have in common?
Yesterday’s front page of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had these two headlines: Warming in Wisconsin: A rise in average annual temperatures by 2055 could [...]
Tags: adapt to changing conditions, climate change, cultural change, earth spirituality, ecological crisis, fossil fuel industry, health care reform, heart disease risk in U.S., individualism, Jimmy Carter, obesity in U.S., personal salvation, racism and obama, Rep Joe Wilson