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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Bringing Moral Courage to American Politics
Is there finally hope for climate action (or any action) in Congress? “Bringing moral courage to American politics” is the title of this video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s appearance on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah on July 29, 2018, where … Continue reading
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Meeting to Discuss the SURVIVE Act
One of the goals of the First Nation-Climate Unity March that occurred during the first week of September was to make it possible for a group of Native and non-native people to get to know each other so we can … Continue reading
The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’
I’ve been talking about climate change for so many years, most people are so tired of hearing it, they don’t pay attention anymore. There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain … Continue reading
Savanna’s Act
Now that Savanna’s Act has passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, I hope you will contact you senators to ask them to vote for the bill. Senator Heitkamp added FCNL’s written testimony into the record Sen. Heitkamp … Continue reading
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Solar Thermal Fuel
It is critical to dramatically reduce fossil fuel use if there is to be any hope of avoiding runaway global heating. There have been advances in wind and solar energy technologies and rapidly increasing installations of solar panels and wind … Continue reading
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Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim
I am glad to have gotten to spend some time with Ed Fallon since I returned to Iowa last year. I went to Minneapolis last February on a trip he organized to take a group of water protectors to demonstrate … Continue reading
California Fires and Apathy
Note from Ed Fallon, Bold Iowa: The denial of the forest fire-climate change link is incredible, not just by Trump but by the mainstream press. Discussing it on my program today, FYI. 11:00 on my website: http://www.fallonforum.com. There aren’t words … Continue reading
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War and Peace
Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2018 Military holidays bring attention to perennial questions about peace, how to deal with conflict, and attempted justifications for war. It is an awesome commitment for someone to give years of their life to the service … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, integral nonviolence, peace, Quaker, Uncategorized
Tagged conscription, Don Laughlin, draft resistance
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Federal Judge says #NoKXL
Yesterday Federal Judge Brian Morris ruled that TransCanada has not fulfilled the requirements to begin construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and the company cannot do any work on the pipeline construction until it adequately completes the State Department’s supplement … Continue reading
#NobodyIsAboveTheLaw
I really wasn’t expecting anyone to show up at tonight’s demonstration to protect the Mueller investigation from interference by the Republican administration. So I was pleasantly surprised to find these folks here in Indianola. There were nearly 1,000 demonstrations across … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 