I’m happy to see John Edwards’ endorsement of Barack Obama for president.
I had liked John Edwards very much as a presidential candidate, himself, and was sorry when he left the race in January. He was the only major candidate with the guts to talk about sacrifice (less consumption!) in the face of global warming, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'global warming'
Love In The Time Of Global Warming
April 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments · culture, environment, global warming, green living, happiness, life, lifestyle, sustainability
“Love In The Time Of Cholera” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is about a fifty-year love triangle. Love in the time of global warming is, for me, my own love triangle. The three players are the world, global warming and myself.
Perito Moreno Glacier calving, Patagonia.
Photo by Hanmi Meyer
When I am even halfway
Tags: community·global warming·love·love triangle·relationships·renewable energy
The Inconvenient Truth of the 168-hour Week
November 19th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized, carbon footprint, climate change, culture, environment, global warming, life
“I do care about global warming, but I’m too busy to (fill in the blank)”. I hear this cry often in one form or another. The blank can be many things: buying local produce, changing light bulbs to compact fluorescents, using public transit, using a clothesline instead of the dryer.
Feeling too busy to do things we know in our guts are the right things to do is like
Tags: climate change·environment·global warming·Inconvenient Truth·lifestyle·time management
Greed and Good In the Face of Climate Change
November 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized, carbon footprint, climate change, global warming, life, politics, sustainability
Today I need to transfer $1,000 from Thor’s and my checking account into a savings account for taxes. Oh the joy. I’m doing a contracted project for Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center here in Oregon (joyful work, no joke) and of course as a contractor I’m responsible for my own taxes. Hence the need to save for them.
There is a greedy one inside of me that could resent taxes
Tags: climate change·culture·global warming·politics·sustainability·taxes
Breeding Solutions, Not Enemies
November 11th, 2007 · No Comments · bipartisan politics, carbon footprint, climate change, environment, global warming, politics, simplicity, sustainability
Like many who are passionate about sustainability (or passionate about anything) I have sometimes been guilty of “us versus them” thinking. This is the mindset that eventually makes enemies of those whose views and practices differ from mine.
For instance, people who don’t recycle and compost, still use energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs, and drive vehicles with more than four cylinders. Especially when they could have taken the bus. In other words
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