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Feed the Good Wolf
A wise father told his young son about the long struggle most people face throughout their lives. “My son it is a battle between two wolves. One is an evil wolf: anger, envy, greed, lies, false pride, and defensiveness. … Continue reading
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What I Believe
While climbing an observation tower leading towards the canopy of a Brazilian rainforest, Christoph (of Hotspot Tours) asked for an update to my Rebound Romantic philosophy published years ago in Infinite Nature. Here is the jeito-inspired update. I begin at … Continue reading
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Towards which future should we aim?
Kloor’s recent blast about the schism in environmentalism echoes Nordhaus and Shellenberger‘s claim that environmentalism was dead or should die. These reoccurring tussles over the purpose of environmentalism stumble over a familiar tension: sustainable development versus environmental protection. We can … Continue reading
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Beyond Bio-Blitzs
When we share ideas about creating our future, two story-lines dominate. One is characterized by profit, work, discipline, achievement, productivity, efficiency, industry, and growth. It goes by the name of Economic Development. The other is characterized by protection, appreciation, wildness, … Continue reading
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Congress Saves Pizza for School Lunch But Can’t Save the Country from Climate Chaos
US Congress, regrettably, seems unable to do much these days. It is so completely captured by corporate interests that private profit trump public interests. The profits of food industries, for example, outweigh the health concerns of overweight children and the … Continue reading
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Eating Florescent Lights
I have no idea if this dance competition video is real or simulated. I have regrets about sensationalizing it. But what the heck. It helps me make a point. I admit, however, that I have yet to watch the whole … Continue reading
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A House Divided Will Not Stand
We are a divided nation. Pick an affiliation: red state, blue state, urban, rural, evangelical, agnostic, white, brown, conservative, liberal, … Pick a reason: media deregulation, immigration, campaign finance, income inequity, no common enemy, political election strategies, globalization,… Each year … Continue reading
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Trumping Climate Science with Spin Endangers Democracy
Big Government is a blog that tends to be critical of government. Echoing concerns of the Tea Party, it starts from the assumption that government is a problem, not a solution. Social, environmental, or economic challenges (such as climate change) … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, Fear, language, regulation, responsibility
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Tea Party: Confusion and Fear
I attended my first tea party meeting. It confused me. Discussion ranged over a wide range of topics including sustainability, local economic development, food security, sustainable agriculture, protecting farms, forests, and other open spaces, reducing tax burdens caused by unplanned … Continue reading
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Tagged equity, Fear, humility, neoliberalism, pluralism, religion, sustainability
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Ecosystem Services: Perils of Pricing the Priceless
Nature, our landlord, does not send us a monthly utilities bill. The oxygen we breathe gets replenished for free. So too our water gets filtered and stored, our wastes decayed and soil fertilized, cancer causing ultraviolet radiation blocked, and crops … Continue reading
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Tagged ecosystem services, humility, morals, pluralism
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