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Green New Deal addresses peace and justice
In the years during and after wars, including WWI, WWII, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War, Friends were concerned and involved in work for peace. But more recently with the nebulous war on terror, with military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, … Continue reading
It is worse, much worse, than you think
A number of books have been published recently, each speaking about environmental catastrophe with greater urgency and depth. I’ve just begun to read The Uninhabitable Earth, by David Wallace-Wells. It is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of … Continue reading
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No Overground Railroad
Yesterday I wrote about the ongoing climate disaster in the Midwest. This has shown my idea of an overground railroad is not going to work. Some time ago I began to think of the possibility of an “overground railroad” to … Continue reading
Midwest Climate Disaster
Although I’ve been studying climate science most of my life, one of the scariest things about climate change are the unexpected problems that continue to appear. I was surprised by polar vortexes, which seem to becoming an annual occurrence. I … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement succeeds in forcing discussion of climate policy
The Sunrise Movement has suddenly made climate change a positive, mainstream conversation! The following link is go a video describing all the ways California is already implementing a Green New Deal. //players.brightcove.net/293884104/SJa0Thl7_default/index.html?videoId=6016299036001 When a group of more than 20 protesters … Continue reading
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Promise to Protect Training
The Promise to Protect is a commitment to resist fossil fuels where you live and prepare to take creative action along the Keystone XL pipeline route when called upon by Indigenous leaders. With millions of dollars being poured into fossil … Continue reading
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Grandmothers Fighting KXL
From the Lakota Peoples Law Project: In the wake of the movement at Standing Rock, Big Oil has not slowed its efforts to push pipelines through our Native nations. And now, as the battle over Keystone XL brews in South … Continue reading
Matthew Lone Bear supports missing person’s bill
One of the friends I made during the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March is Matthew Lone Bear. I began to get to know him the first day of the march. We often found ourselves in the same position as he … Continue reading
And those who know and those who seek. Amidst the chaos, find your peace
Yesterday I wrote of the anger I’ve been feeling about the severe flooding in the Midwest and in Mozambique. Anger because these are just the latest environmental disasters, and won’t be the last. I’m angry because I have tried all … Continue reading
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Grieving for Mother Earth
I hope you haven’t been directly affected by the massive flooding in the Midwest. Of course we will all be affected by the damage to topsoil, impact on crops, and financial ruin for some farmers. I’m having a lot of … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 