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Monteverde Friends suffer severe damage from storm
“Tropical Storm Nate created a state of emergency in Costa Rica and here in Monteverde. Cut off from the main town of Santa Elena by a washed out bridge, no electricity/internet/telephone, limited water and food supplies, and uncertainty about future … Continue reading
Building an environmental action movement
After venting my frustration about environmental inaction, I thought it could be helpful to hear about some of the ways you can get involved in fixing environmental problems. Following is the story of how I got involved with the Rainforest … Continue reading
Angry about climate change
I don’t often get angry, but I am so frustrated because even after this incredibly destructive year, most people in our country refuse to believe in climate change and how we are destroying our environment. Over 50 inches of rain … Continue reading
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Ecocide of Puerto Rico
Quakers believe there is that of God in every single person, and that every one of us is capable of communicating directly with God. My experience has been with a God of compassion and justice. This morning I was awakened … Continue reading
Fly the “Friendly” Skies – Not
I wrote about a recent article in Environmental Research Letters, The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions, by Seth Wynes and Kimberly A Nicholas, that estimates the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, bicycles, climate change, Ethical Transportation, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged air transportation
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Environmental Queries
I have written before about the Quaker practice of considering a set of questions or queries as a group, to explore various subjects related to how we are living our lives. There are twelve sets of queries, so the usual … Continue reading
Climate Refugees
It is difficult to see and to consider the consequences of the devastation from this summer’s hurricanes. Now it appears a mass exodus from Puerto Rico is beginning, with many indicating they may not return. What is really discouraging is … Continue reading
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Tagged climate refugees, heat sink, ocean temperatures
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Personal actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The July 12, 2017, article in Environmental Research Letters, The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions, by Seth Wynes and Kimberly A Nicholas, estimates the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions that would … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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No Hope?
I wrote Unrealistic Hope about people who had just experienced Hurricane Irma who are hoping a similar storm would not happen again. About the continued refusal of so many to accept the changes to the climate that are occurring now, … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 