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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]