Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: Just a reminder: fostering ecological hope is not about fostering false hope about our situation on the planet right now. It is not about fostering denial or trying to assure us that life can go on as it is without a lot of inconvenience or, to be honest, [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: [Friends and Visitors: just a warning that this is a longish post, not quick reading. I hope you will ponder this reflection and share your thoughts with us.] We are not a humble nation, and we are certainly not used to the idea that U.S. America may not [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: Two paths diverge. That’s how we ended yesterday, and I just wanted to follow up, because there was more news today about these choices in front us, other dramatic examples of what I mean. First, this thought towards the end of Thomas Homer-Dixon‘s book, The Upside of Down, [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: Right? It’s hard not to describe what developers often do to trees as a form of hatred, utter disregard, a complete detachment from any relationship with nature — just a quick track to the bottom line, the quick buck, the profit margin. So my heart sank as I [...]