I’m excited that Blog Action Day has chosen climate change as the topic that thousands of bloggers worldwide will write about on October 15 (you can bet that I’m participating!) . . . I’ve added a new book, a real dazzler, to Books I Love . . . . . . I’m going to a [...]
Entries from September 26th, 2009
Update: Lots Going On
September 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · global warming and climate change, sustainability, transportation
Tags: blogging
Java-Worship and Chicken-Play
September 16th, 2009 · No Comments · food & drink, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability
After writing in serious veins lately about beauty and battles, the most important number in the world, and our wrong-headed war in Afghanistan, I”m just breathing today. Enjoying simple pleasures, like a cup of excellent coffee (direct trade gets even better wages to the coffee farmers than fair trade, I understand). Portland Oregon, where I [...]
The Most Important Number In The World
September 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · global warming and climate change, politics, sustainability
Why is 350 the most important number in the world? In what way are the world’s leaders deciding the future of the earth in Copenhagen this December? And despite Bill McKibben’s brilliance and his Deep Economy being one of my all-time favorite books, why did I leave his keynote address at the Muddy Boot Festival [...]
Tags: Bill McKibben·carbon emissions·Copenhagen·government·Muddy Boot Festival·sacrifice
Anniversary Of 9-11: Needing A New Path
September 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · politics
If you’re like me, it’s easy to pay almost no heed to the war in Afghanistan that started in retaliation for the 9-11 attacks of 2001. But with the eight-year anniversary a few days away, I’m going to look at it. This war is being fought allegedly to protect me, and also you, if you’re [...]
Tags: Afghanistan·Bob Herbert·Chris Hedges·consumption·hubris·President Obama·pro-life·war
