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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: So much is already destroyed. Catching up slowly with Ken’s Burns’ documentary series on the National Parks, “America’s Best Idea.” I’ve been to so many of them, treasures every one. So last night I was watching the second in the series in which he tells the story of [...]