Note: This will be the last of my weekly posts. I’ve found that in recent months that this deadline has begun to limit the project rather than pushing it further. Having it in place pushed me to establish a routine of writing, but now the short timeline is preventing me from working on longer-form pieces and planning … Continue reading An end to weekly posts? Here’s why.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/07/the-gops-widening-effort-to-stop-environmental-policies-by-targeting-science/ http://www.npr.org/2015/05/11/404200241/two-guys-in-paris-aim-to-charm-the-world-into-climate-action Continue reading GOP targets science (WP); “Two Guys In Paris Aim To Charm The World Into Climate Action” (NPR)
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-cities-outgrew-the-automobile?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it Can you advocate for a car-free future? What’s the best way to green a city? http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/06/dangers-ecogentrification-best-way-make-city-greener?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it Continue reading End of the car age: how cities are outgrowing the automobile
The manifesto itself can be found here. More reality-based and coherent, a reply from the founder of Make Wealth History, Jeremy Williams, is here. Main points from the reply: “There’s a lot to like in their vision. They rightly point out how far we’ve come, and how many of the fears of previous generations of environmentalists … Continue reading An Ecomodernist Manifesto, and a Reply More Grounded in Reality
Note: If you haven’t yet tried to understand the perspectives of Baltimoreans who are not white and upper-middle class, please do that. Then I’ll try to contribute to an understanding of America, Reaganomics, and Injustice, based on my reading of Gustave Speth’s America the Possible. It’s a lotta text today, but please stick with me ’cause I’ve got something … Continue reading WEEKLY POST: Reaganomics and Injustice in the Light of Baltimore
This post provided by Lauren Herbert, my dear mother, who spent the month of April working as a volunteer physician at ASRI in Borneo. Updated to reflect corrections about HIH and ASRI’s collaborative relationship and plans for the future. It is hard to make out the objects in this photo. Two children of the forest … Continue reading Climate Story #2: Health and Environment Intertwine in Borneo
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