Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
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In our last post we reflected on what it means to be part of one round finite world, a beautiful globe that we share with 6.8 billion people and millions of other species, [...]
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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 [...]
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Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Well, friends, thousands and thousands of folks are preparing themselves for “The Great Disappointment” in Copenhagen. In the end, world leaders may make some substantive pledges, and we emphasize the word pledges, to begin, that is, begin, making reductions in CO2 emissions — not much to start with, but more [...]
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Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Copenhagen has center stage for a couple of weeks – for good or ill, right? — hosting the international conference on climate change. I resist those who say that the planet lives or dies by Copenhagen. If that’s the case, get ready for death.
But it’s not the case. It [...]
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