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	<title>Diamond-Cut Life &#187; global warming and climate change</title>
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		<title>My New Approach To Climate Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced there will be no climate change bill this year. Many of us are disappointed, and outrage better describes the reaction of many who&#8217;d let themselves hold hope of responsible leadership concerning climate. I just read the Grist article and comments on this topic.
I respect those willing to keep [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced there will be no climate change bill this year. Many of us are disappointed, and outrage better describes the reaction of many who&#8217;d let themselves hold hope of responsible leadership concerning climate. I just read the Grist article and comments on this topic.
I respect those willing to keep [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/my-new-job-in-transportation-options/" rel="bookmark" title="February 12, 2008">My New Job In Transportation Options</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/clashes-in-copenhagen-make-sense/" rel="bookmark" title="December 16, 2009">Clashes In Copenhagen Make Sense</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/alison-cassandra-barcelona/" rel="bookmark" title="December 23, 2009">Alison Cassandra Barcelona</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-lots-going-on/" rel="bookmark" title="September 26, 2009">Update: Lots Going On</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/the-high-country-road-of-walking-the-talk/" rel="bookmark" title="February 8, 2008">The High Country Road of Walking The Talk</a></li>
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		<title>Back On The Bike</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/back-on-the-bike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sipping coffee at Seven Virtues* Coffeehouse on NE Glisan and 60th here in Portland, Oregon. Neil Young&#8217;s plaintive song Sugar Mountain is playing on the sound system. I suspect he&#8217;s referring to how I drink my coffee. I&#8217;m Seven Virtues&#8217;  first customer,  having bicycled briskly over in the sharply slanted light of early morning.
I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sipping coffee at Seven Virtues* Coffeehouse on NE Glisan and 60th here in Portland, Oregon. Neil Young&#8217;s plaintive song Sugar Mountain is playing on the sound system. I suspect he&#8217;s referring to how I drink my coffee. I&#8217;m Seven Virtues&#8217;  first customer,  having bicycled briskly over in the sharply slanted light of early morning.
I [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/mountain-boarding-a-low-carbon-sport/" rel="bookmark" title="September 3, 2008">Mountain Boarding: A Low-Carbon Sport</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/bike-commuting-while-pregnant/" rel="bookmark" title="January 30, 2009">Bike-Commuting While Pregnant</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/soaring-above-pzev-to-zero-emissions/" rel="bookmark" title="August 4, 2008">Soaring Above PZEV To Zero Emissions</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/bike-walk-joy/" rel="bookmark" title="March 10, 2009">Bike. Walk. Joy.</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/bicycling-in-the-mist/" rel="bookmark" title="November 7, 2008">Bicycling In The Mist</a></li>
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		<title>Pope And Ian Alterman Respond Faithfully To Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/pope-responds-faithfully-to-climate-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A letter to the New York Times today encapsulates what I have thought for some time about how Christians and people of faith in general should be responding to global warming. The following is by Ian Alterman, pastor of Spirit Fellowship Ministries (full published version here):
Evolution may be a controversial issue for many Christians, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A letter to the New York Times today encapsulates what I have thought for some time about how Christians and people of faith in general should be responding to global warming. The following is by Ian Alterman, pastor of Spirit Fellowship Ministries (full published version here):
Evolution may be a controversial issue for many Christians, but [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/the-choices-we-do-and-dont-have/" rel="bookmark" title="April 6, 2009">The Choices We Do And Don&#8217;t Have</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/cleaner-greener-lives-in-oregon/" rel="bookmark" title="October 28, 2008">Cleaner, Greener Lives in Oregon</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/simplicity-and-its-implications/" rel="bookmark" title="October 25, 2007">Simplicity and its Implications</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/the-five-carat-commute/" rel="bookmark" title="February 20, 2008">The Five-Carat Commute</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/suppleness-and-going-beyond-first-glance/" rel="bookmark" title="December 8, 2009">Suppleness And Going Beyond First Glance</a></li>
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		<title>Embracing Our Sphere Of Influence</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/embracing-our-sphere-of-influence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever stared down a paralyzing fear – and gained mastery of it, to where you then walked into your power, your sphere of influence? This is my long-promised sequel to Alison Cassandra Barcelona, in which I’ll tell why I feel hope rather than despair about global warming.
Take a brief trip with me back [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever stared down a paralyzing fear – and gained mastery of it, to where you then walked into your power, your sphere of influence? This is my long-promised sequel to Alison Cassandra Barcelona, in which I’ll tell why I feel hope rather than despair about global warming.
Take a brief trip with me back [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/embracing-change/" rel="bookmark" title="October 24, 2008">Embracing Change</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/nature-on-its-own-terms/" rel="bookmark" title="January 2, 2010">Nature On Its Own Terms</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/being-guided-across-the-divide/" rel="bookmark" title="February 26, 2009">Being Guided Across the Divide</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/top-ten-tips-for-entrepeneurs-part-i/" rel="bookmark" title="August 12, 2008">Top Ten Tips For Entrepeneurs, Part I</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/building-the-web-of-community/" rel="bookmark" title="March 18, 2009">Building The Web of Community</a></li>
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		<title>Born For This</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/born-for-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approaching midnight at my church&#8217;s candlelight Christmas Eve service last night, after we had worked our way through the birth-of-Christ story with scripture readings and a goodly assortment of carols, we sang a final song that contained this lyric: Now ye hear of endless bliss / Jesus Christ was born for this!
Those words thrummed that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Approaching midnight at my church&#8217;s candlelight Christmas Eve service last night, after we had worked our way through the birth-of-Christ story with scripture readings and a goodly assortment of carols, we sang a final song that contained this lyric: Now ye hear of endless bliss / Jesus Christ was born for this!
Those words thrummed that [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/focus-the-nation-the-unanswered-question/" rel="bookmark" title="February 1, 2008">Focus the Nation: The Unanswered Question</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/a-different-take-on-we-deserve-it/" rel="bookmark" title="June 26, 2010">A Different Take On &#8220;We Deserve It&#8221;</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/from-desert-to-forest/" rel="bookmark" title="December 18, 2008">From Desert To Forest</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/jeff-merkley-for-us-senate/" rel="bookmark" title="May 21, 2008">Jeff Merkley For U.S. Senate</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/carbon-emissions-focus-on-individuals-rather-than-businesses/" rel="bookmark" title="July 9, 2009">Carbon Emissions: Focus On Individuals Rather Than Businesses?</a></li>
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		<title>Alison Cassandra Barcelona</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/alison-cassandra-barcelona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My blogging pal Lou Grinzo from The Cost Of Energy emailed me as he was leaving for his family&#8217;s Christmas gathering.  He wished me happy holidays and voiced some really nice appreciation for Diamond-Cut Life&#8217;s &#8220;conspicuously human take&#8221; on climate change issues. Lou&#8217;s phrase that particularly leapt out at me, though, was in reference to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My blogging pal Lou Grinzo from The Cost Of Energy emailed me as he was leaving for his family&#8217;s Christmas gathering.  He wished me happy holidays and voiced some really nice appreciation for Diamond-Cut Life&#8217;s &#8220;conspicuously human take&#8221; on climate change issues. Lou&#8217;s phrase that particularly leapt out at me, though, was in reference to [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/happy-birthday-to-the-unconquered-sun/" rel="bookmark" title="December 21, 2008">Happy Birthday to the Unconquered Sun</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/making-peace-with-more-than-self-interest/" rel="bookmark" title="May 19, 2009">Making Peace With More Than Self-Interest</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/responses-to-how-does-change-happen/" rel="bookmark" title="November 5, 2009">Responses To: How Does Change Happen?</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/embracing-our-sphere-of-influence/" rel="bookmark" title="January 7, 2010">Embracing Our Sphere Of Influence</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/winner-of-the-contest/" rel="bookmark" title="July 11, 2009">Winner Of The Contest!</a></li>
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		<title>Clashes In Copenhagen Make Sense</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondcutlife.org/clashes-in-copenhagen-make-sense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m penning just a short post today before I take the bus into downtown Portland for meetings on transportation options. (Happily, it appears that the statewide/interstate rideshare project we&#8217;ve been working on for a long time will officially be granted its funding today.)
As the world&#8217;s climate talks in Copenhagen approach their conclusion on Friday, police [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;m penning just a short post today before I take the bus into downtown Portland for meetings on transportation options. (Happily, it appears that the statewide/interstate rideshare project we&#8217;ve been working on for a long time will officially be granted its funding today.)
As the world&#8217;s climate talks in Copenhagen approach their conclusion on Friday, police [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/martin-luther-king-day-and-inauguration-eve/" rel="bookmark" title="January 19, 2009">Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Eve</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/i-have-a-dream-2008-update/" rel="bookmark" title="January 20, 2008">I Have A Dream &#8212; 2008 Update</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/capitol-climate-action-a-success/" rel="bookmark" title="March 4, 2009">Capitol Climate Action A Success</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/join-wendell-berry-and-bill-mckibben/" rel="bookmark" title="December 20, 2008">Join Wendell Berry and Bill McKibben</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/civil-disobedience-against-coal-plant-today/" rel="bookmark" title="March 2, 2009">Civil Disobedience Against Coal Plant Today</a></li>
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		<title>Spiritual But Not Religious? Tell Me More.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in the Pacific Northwest where stunning, relatively well-preserved rivers, mountains and sweeping open spaces command our attention and a bit of reverence, it’s popular to be “spiritual but not religious”. These aren’t just words. For example, Oregon has the second lowest church attendance in the nation. In my experience, people’s announcement of being spiritual-but-not-religious [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here in the Pacific Northwest where stunning, relatively well-preserved rivers, mountains and sweeping open spaces command our attention and a bit of reverence, it’s popular to be “spiritual but not religious”. These aren’t just words. For example, Oregon has the second lowest church attendance in the nation. In my experience, people’s announcement of being spiritual-but-not-religious [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/confession-i-love-church/" rel="bookmark" title="February 3, 2008">Confession: I Love Church</a></li>

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		<title>Geothermal Causes Earthquakes: More Urgency For Energy Conservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m surprised this morning to learn about a  blow to the future of geothermal, a major form of renewable (clean) energy. The New York Times reports that a $60 million geothermal project in Basel, Switzerland, has been permanently canceled because of the earthquakes the project&#8217;s drilling caused (emphasis mine). The drilling-induced earthquakes caused a total [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;m surprised this morning to learn about a  blow to the future of geothermal, a major form of renewable (clean) energy. The New York Times reports that a $60 million geothermal project in Basel, Switzerland, has been permanently canceled because of the earthquakes the project&#8217;s drilling caused (emphasis mine). The drilling-induced earthquakes caused a total [...]Similar Posts:<ul><li><a href="http://www.diamondcutlife.org/oregons-new-solar-highway/" rel="bookmark" title="August 8, 2008">Oregon&#8217;s New Solar Highway</a></li>

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		<title>Suppleness And Going Beyond First Glance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a frigid 18 degrees as I write here in Portland, Oregon, with the air so dry that the skin on the back of my right hand is brittle, cracking into little red lesions, despite my frequently rubbing lotion into them to keep them supple. In this same moment, Copenhagen, Denmark where the world climate [...]]]></description>
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