climate… Gloom-and-Doom… with Happy Widgets 15 Apr 201415 Apr 2014 So we broke yet another record for CO2 at Mauna Loa, with another daily average over 400ppm. There's the "...ugh, we're in so much trouble" graphic that goes with it:…
climate… It’s Not All Bad: Americans and Palm Oil (Nat Geo) 20 Aug 201320 Aug 2013 Another summary of the palm-oil-climate-change link, and another petition worth signing. So few Americans are even aware of this connection between endangered wildlife and their day-to-day shopping. Promoting sustainable palm oil…
climate… Warmer climate strongly affects human conflict and violence worldwide, says study 13 Aug 201313 Aug 2013 In case you didn't get the memo that climate change is probably the most important, and almost certainly the largest human rights issue facing us today. If you want to…
climate… A Beautiful Action 9 Aug 2013 I spent last Saturday in Richmond, California with a couple thousand amazing people, including Bill McKibben, who had this to say: ... daily life was interrupted dramatically one year ago today…
Culture Change… Qualities of a Global Citizen Game Changer 7 Aug 20137 Aug 2013 I'm grateful to be enrolled in the pilot of a new Pachamama Alliance initiative called GC101. We had our first virtual meeting a couple of hours ago. They asked us…
climate… Rally in Richmond CA August 3rd 19 Jun 201319 Jun 2013 Mobilize: The Next BIG Rally [in the SF Bay Area] Plan, Fund and Spread the Word (Save the Date) Saturday, August 3 [Richmond, CA] Remember the Richmond Chevron refinery fire last…
disasters… Stand with First Nations – Oppose Tar Sands Mining and KXL 14 Jun 2013 There are a few resonating news items regarding tar sands extraction, the Keystone XL Pipeline, and their impact on the indigenous people of this continent: 1. Alberta toxic waste spill could be…
climate… Passing 400 12 May 201312 May 2013 350.org had to start a new page, with some reactions to the rather alarming news from Mauna Loa. Here are some choice quotes: "On May 9th, for the first time…
Culture Change… Think.Eat.Save 8 Feb 2013 Think.Eat.Save is a new international campaign to address a plethora of problems by reducing food waste. The down side: food waste is a massive global problem that has negative humanitarian, environmental…
climate… Climate Emergency Petition 6 Sep 20126 Sep 2012 The Climate Emergency Petition calls on the presidential candidates of the two largest political parties in the USA to publicly acknowledge the climate emergency and commit to hosting a summit within their first…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 