I discovered a source of hope for our future this weekend. In the Mahaiwe Theater of Greater Barrington, I was attending the E.F. Schumacher Society’s Annual Lectures.
Majora Carter of the Sustainable South Bronx was the first speaker. She shared the story of how members of her community are organizing to propose the creation of […]
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Creating a life-affirming planetary civilization
Published October 30th, 2007 in politics, people and human world. 4 CommentsBarbarization scenario unfolding in the Middle East
Published July 23rd, 2007 in global citizenship, politics, people and human world. 5 CommentsA few weeks ago, I asked Professor Eran Feitelson, chair of the Department of Geography at Hebrew University who works extensively on sustainable development and water issues, to share his thoughts with the Great Transition Initiative’s international network on the recent events in Gaza and the cycle of violence in the Middle East. He agreed […]
The Invisible Hand of the Social Movement
Published July 17th, 2007 in global citizenship, politics, people and human world. 12 CommentsIt is a clear summer day and the university courtyard is buzzing with activists, flyers, and posters calling for action; along the edges are tables strewn with pamphlets, magazines and books. All around them are long haired men wielding papier mache puppets, young women playing drums and dancing, old friends surprised to find each other […]
Who pays attention to science, anyway?
Published July 12th, 2007 in politics, climate & weather, human world and Science. 8 CommentsThe recent discovery that our Solar System and the Milky Way galaxy may be traveling in opposite directions, has led to a surprising reassessment of the causes of Global Warming. The CureZone (which gets over a million visitors monthly) states:
“The overall biggest contributing cause to Global Warming, and the melting of the polar icecaps of […]
American ethic of personal responsibility
Published May 1st, 2007 in politics, global citizenship, climate & weather, global warming, people and human world. 13 CommentsOur awareness and concern about global warming is rapidly increasing (thanks Marcy for pointing this out). For example, according to the recent New York Times/CBS News poll, public opinion overwhelming agrees that immediate action needs to be taken to address global warming. But the same polls showed that when it comes to a gas tax, […]
Strange weather, lately - it’s been flooding in Boston
Published May 1st, 2007 in politics, global citizenship, climate & weather, global warming, human world and Science. 29 CommentsApril showers have been quite heavy here. Yet, I recall just 4 months ago Christmas caroling with friends in warm sunny Boston, when the joke soon became, “Christmas was so much more fun before we started celebrating it in September!” The weather sure has gotten freaky (especially over these past six years).
Linking unseasonably strange weather […]