Following up on my earlier post, today a nonviolent, direct action against climate change is happening at a coal plant near Washington D.C. The organizers are a coalition of over 90 groups with support from people including Bill McKibben, Wendell Berry and Paul Hawken. They have my support, too. More info here including live blogging [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Wendell Berry'
Civil Disobedience Against Coal Plant Today
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability
Tags: Bill McKibben·civil disobedience·climate change·global warming·Paul Hawken·Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry & Wes Jackson: Support the 50 Year Farm Bill
January 6th, 2009 · No Comments · food & drink, home & garden, sustainability
Do you prefer cereal for breakfast, toast, or both? I love whole wheat toast from Portland Bakery, while my husband is crazy for oatmeal from Bob’s Red Mill. (Oatmeal is too gloopy for me. Mornings call for a crunching motion, I feel.)
Our dinners often include pasta with delicious things on or around it, or couscous, [...]
Tags: 50 year farm bill·annual·environment·farming·grain·Oregon·perennial·Wendell Berry·Wes Jackson
Join Wendell Berry and Bill McKibben
December 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · energy, sustainability
Today I am printing an urgent open letter from Wendell Berry and Bill McKibben, two of the nation’s most respected environmental writers and thinkers. I initially decided to join them in civil disobedience in Washington D.C. to address global warming, and my husband told me he’d support me. Then I realized that March 2 is [...]
Tags: Bill McKibben·civil disobedience·climate change·coal plants·environment·global warming·Little_Ricky·Wendell Berry
