Category Archives: climate change

It’s time to get back into the public square

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

“Quakers, it’s time to get back into the public square. If you believe that there’s life above the snake line, it’s time to get back in the public square.”  Rev. William Barber, The Third Reconstruction, Friends Journal, September 1, 2016. … Continue reading →

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Why Stopping the Pipeline is So Important

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I am so grateful to those who are standing up against the Dakota Access (DAPL)/Bakken Pipeline.  I am also very disappointed that more people are not. I understand there are so many things to be concerned about these days.  And … Continue reading →

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Water is Life

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

It was wonderful to meet so many water defenders at the White Pine Wilderness Academy last night.  Four of us Keystone Pledge of Resistance veterans were present.  The focus is on supporting those at Standing Rock, and raising awareness in … Continue reading →

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Statement of Solidarity with the Red Warrior and Sacred Stone Camps in North Dakota

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I agree with this statement from Rising Tide North America.  As I recently wrote, now is the time to rise up.  Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is holding training session and a civil disobedience action in Pilot Mound, Iowa (near Boone) … Continue reading →

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Don Laughlin on our Environment

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

Following are a few excerpts from conversations with Don Laughlin, a life long environmentalist and Quaker, who died recently.  1/28/2015 I’m not really depressed over the state of the planet—I’ve just forced myself to face my view of reality which is that … Continue reading →

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Quaker Public Engagement

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

I write a lot, in a lot of places.  This is a spiritual calling for me.  I am led to share what the Inner Light says to me.   Years ago that was done mainly via email, since the people I … Continue reading →

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Sacred Water

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

Once again Native Americans are on the front lines, trying to save our water from the greed of  the fossil fuel industry. We are trying to find ways, perhaps via the Keystone Pledge of Resistance and/or Quaker Social Change Ministry … Continue reading →

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How Ironic

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I posted a link to Bill McKibben’s tremendous article in the New Republic, A World at War.  The Facebook link shared had been titled “We Need to Literally Declare War on Climate Change”.   In it he says “It’s not … Continue reading →

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Progressives lose

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

One of many things that I fear about a Trump Presidency is that he is all in with being all in with all forms of fossil fuel development, and only believes in global warming when it is related to his business interests … Continue reading →

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Clinton utterly fails environment

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Jeff Kisling

How is it possible that the Clinton campaign utterly fails to address the greatest threat we face?  If way opens for Bernie to be on any ballot this fall, I’m voting for him. The alternative is the Green Party.  http://www.gp.org/  … Continue reading →

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