Posted February 4th, 2008 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: I truly believe that one of the keys to ecological hope (rather than the alternative) is for Homo sapiens sapiens to wake up — and soon, as in, right now — to the extent to which we have already altered the planet, destabilized its atmosphere, fragmented and undermined [...]
Tags: climate change, consumer culture, deep ecology, earth spirituality, ecological hope, greenhouse gas emissions, justice
Posted February 1st, 2008 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: A quick post to cite an article from this morning’s Washington Post front page. As if we didn’t know this already, a new study shows that the snowpack in the western mountains of the U.S. is diminishing and that the reason is global warming — and that this [...]
Tags: climate change, deep ecology, earth spirituality, ecological hope, greenhouse gas emissions, inspiration and reflection, population growth
Posted January 30th, 2008 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: I don’t know about you, but I have been pretty awestruck by the series of snowstorms in Idaho and other parts of the country. Folks there are saying nothing like this has happened in decades, or ever in memory, and more snow is coming. Awestriking snowfall has also [...]
Tags: climate change, deep ecology, earth spirituality, justice
Posted January 22nd, 2008 in
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: One of the joys of being involved in something like this is the inspiration that comes from being part of a movement, inspiration that comes from the witness and commitment of so many people making their contribution towards creating a liveable, just, more life-giving world. There are seeds [...]
Tags: climate change, earth spirituality, ecological hope, greenhouse gas emissions, inspiration and reflection, renewable fuels