Out of the woods – with H.D. Thoreau
It strikes me as an odd coincidence that this day, September 6, the observance of Labor Day, is also the very same day that in 1847 Henry David Thoreau packed up his meager belongings and bade his woodland cabin next to Walden Pond a fond adieu. The oddity of this...
CODE RED – Part II: Responding responsibly to the IPCC 6th climate assessment report
My eldest daughter and family +1 guest recently returned from an idyllic adventure to one of the more breathtakingly beautiful and unique places on the planet. Known as the “Land of Fire and Ice,” Iceland with its ample combination of both volcanoes and glaciers...
CODE RED: United Nations IPCC releases blistering climate crisis report
The first of a trilogy of climate reports to be concluded in 2022 was released recently (August 9) in advance of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow on October 31 – November 12 2021. (See the press release of the report...
The Sham Slam on Critical Race Theory (CRT): A Dodge from Truth and Reconciliation
It’s time once again to color outside the lines of our Eco-justice theme to address another “critical” matter that’s making local and national headlines. For as MLK Jr. reminded us, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Let’s begin by defining terms...
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