Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
In one of the more promising moves from Pres-elect Obama on the climate crisis, tomorrow he will announce that Prof. John P. Holdren is to become the presidential science advisor. Holdren, whom we much admire here, is a physicist and Professor of Environmental Policy at the Kennedy School of Government [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
We are in an amazing time. Many of our problems are quite grave. In the midst of that, this resurgence of hope. Check out the one-minute YouTube video on our home page. It will make you feel really good — a welcome from the world to Obama. [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
We bask in a new political moment here in the U.S. We bask in a new moment — for a moment.
Because we know how difficult the days ahead will be.
President-Elect Barack Obama, to our relief, did not take a triumphant tone in his victory speech. The tone was sober, even [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
DEATH OF THE FORESTS: ANOTHER GLOBAL WARMING STORY
On a site that seeks to foster hope, we deal with grief. We have to. If you love the natural world, if you are tuned into its intricate beauty, its complex ecosytems, its resilience and rich biodiversity, you cannot help but feel in [...]