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Category Archives: climate change
Ceremonies to Stop Pipelines
A couple of days ago I wrote about ceremonies to stop pipelines. In that case, the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX). Ceremonies became important to me, as well, as we worked to bring attention to the Keystone XL and Dakota Access … Continue reading
Stranger in a strange land
We are living in dangerous times. Man made crises related to the concepts of possession and separation. Of unjust and unsustainable economic and political systems that are failing here and elsewhere. Organized religions that have been used, some for centuries, … Continue reading
Passing the Torch
I was really affected this evening as I took photos of the Youth Alliance for People’s Justice event at the PappaJohn Sculpture Garden in downtown Des Moines. This was a Climate Strike and Voter Registration Event. I know many people … Continue reading
What can we do?
The increasing environmental chaos has forced even the mainstream media to talk about ‘climate change’. But they’re very careful not to say anything that would frighten their viewers too much. Don’t talk about the web of interrelated problems that give … Continue reading
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What do I do when my nightmare comes true?
I’ve often written about the vision that set the course of my life. Friends tell me I repeat myself in these writings. I know that. But there are many facets to some of the things I write and pray about. … Continue reading
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The future, now
We need a vision to navigate the changes that are being forced upon us by rapidly evolving environmental, economic and political chaos and a global pandemic. I’ve gone back through the many blog posts I’ve written about change and my … Continue reading
A Quaker and Native Peoples: Part 1
The title says a Quaker, instead of Quakers, because I can only speak from my own experiences. There is a very long history related to Quakers and Indigenous peoples. I’m blessed to have grown up on several farms in Iowa. … Continue reading
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Hello Rebels
Hello Rebels, Death Valley hits 130 degrees Fahrenheit — the hottest August temperature ever recorded on Earth. Fire tornadoes in California; Rare thunderstorms trigger new wildfires that are destroying the world’s largest Joshua Tree forest; A catastrophic derecho devastates Iowa’s … Continue reading
Forget everything
It feels like the world is falling apart. Just last week a derecho smashed everything in its path as it roared through the Midwest. I wrote of my experience of being out running when it hit: https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2020/08/11/exhilarated-again/ Successive high temperature … Continue reading
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Water, go with the flow
This is one of those mornings where a story doesn’t come to mind. Normally I would go on to other things and wait until tomorrow to try again. This is a bit ironic since I have been asking you to … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 