Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
The National Academy of Sciences [NAS] just released a study showing that the environmental costs in the US as a result of the burning of fossil fuels is some $120 billion a year. The main cause is air pollution leading to premature deaths.
Okay, the dollar figure is impressive, but let’s [...]
Tags: ecological horror of coal, fossil fuel industry, hidden costs of energy, moral challenge of air pollution, national academies press, national academy of sciences, premature deaths from air pollution
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
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Well, Congress will be teeing off in the great cap-and-trade debate this week (see also, Climate Bill Seeks a Broad Coalition), with many Democrats struggling to get meaningful carbon dioxide reductions written into law, while Dems from big fossil fuel producing states join with Republicans to struggle for the ongoing [...]
Tags: cap-and-trade, carbon dioxide emissions, carbon tax, climate change, ecological hope, economic growth, fossil fuel industry, industrial capitalist economy, oil tar sands, u.s. largest co2 emitter
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Look, I know we are still basking in the various sacred celebrations of hope and renewal that come with the season, but sometimes we get hit with reality in any case. Yesterday, my Chicago niece sent me this article from the Chicago Tribune, Global Warming: Australia showing effects of climate [...]
Tags: Australia drought, climate change, climate crisis, fossil fuel industry, global warming, global warming as moral issue, per capita carbon emissions