That’s how “creation” does it. That’s how life unfolds – in community. The evolution of life on this planet, unique as far as we know in all the universe, happens only in the places of dynamic connection. Over hundreds of millions of years, living forms have come and gone as the process continued. And no […]
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: [The is long, kind of a testament of something I truly believe – with urgency. If you care about these things and can make a contribution to this project, we would be most grateful. Donations are tax-deductible.] I want to write about something hard today, something important. My […]
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Fostering Ecological Hope Today from Margaret Swedish: This morning I received an email from a friend and colleague taking issue with one sentence from my previous post. In writing about how we are not prepared to address our multiple ecological crises, I note that one reason is this: “We aren’t making good decisions about any […]
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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 […]
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