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“Avoiding the most dire damages of climate change “requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has ‘no documented historic precedent.’” —Coral Davenport citing an IPCC report
Moe-Lobeda, Cynthia D. “Building a Moral Economy” . Augsburg Fortress (2024)
Moe-Lobeda, Cynthia D. “Building a Moral Economy” . Augsburg Fortress (2024)
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Avoiding the most dire damages of climate change “requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has ‘no documented historic precedent.’” —Coral Davenport citing an IPCC report
Moe-Lobeda, Cynthia D. “Building a Moral Economy” . Augsburg Fortress (2024)
Moe-Lobeda, Cynthia D. “Building a Moral Economy” . Augsburg Fortress (2024)
“Trump’s agriculture secretary is threatening to withhold federal funds from New York now. The president called Mamdani a “communist disaster” on Truth Social at 3 AM. Don’t bother, let them rage. ... — buff.ly/joCdeCw 1/
Mamdani Proves That Americans Want What We in Europe Already Have
On the warning signs we recognize and the hope we share
theplanet.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“Trump’s agriculture secretary is threatening to withhold federal funds from New York now. The president called Mamdani a “communist disaster” on Truth Social at 3 AM. Don’t bother, let them rage. ... — buff.ly/joCdeCw 1/
The fact that Gates framed all this in a way designed to appeal to the president is so obvious that it hardly bears mentioning (the richest men in the world have all been sucking up to him, so no extra shame here)
Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The fact that Gates framed all this in a way designed to appeal to the president is so obvious that it hardly bears mentioning (the richest men in the world have all been sucking up to him, so no extra shame here)
“The fact that Gates framed all this in a way designed to appeal to the president is so obvious that it hardly bears mentioning (the richest men in the world have all been sucking up to him, so no extra shame here)” — Bill McKibben in buff.ly/rxVICLG
Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“The fact that Gates framed all this in a way designed to appeal to the president is so obvious that it hardly bears mentioning (the richest men in the world have all been sucking up to him, so no extra shame here)” — Bill McKibben in buff.ly/rxVICLG
We need every one of our sane Hollywood voices. Athletes need to step up, too, since we are NOT hearing from any of them on this.
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian buff.ly/BUYwTif 1/
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian buff.ly/BUYwTif 1/
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We need every one of our sane Hollywood voices. Athletes need to step up, too, since we are NOT hearing from any of them on this.
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian buff.ly/BUYwTif 1/
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian buff.ly/BUYwTif 1/
"I was hungry, and you built me a 90,000 square foot ball room adorned in gold"
October 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"I was hungry, and you built me a 90,000 square foot ball room adorned in gold"
“In 1969, while the worldwide youth "revolution" of 1968 was still in full swing, physicist Werner Heisenberg (who formulated the uncertainty principle) made some observations that provide a fruitful starting point for our topic.
His conference to the Association of German Scientists ...1/
His conference to the Association of German Scientists ...1/
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“In 1969, while the worldwide youth "revolution" of 1968 was still in full swing, physicist Werner Heisenberg (who formulated the uncertainty principle) made some observations that provide a fruitful starting point for our topic.
His conference to the Association of German Scientists ...1/
His conference to the Association of German Scientists ...1/
LOL. Great future vision she'd like to see described by Kate Marvel:
“HEAD OF THE AFRICAN UNION I’m so glad we solved climate change. That was a close one!
POPE Yes, we should always listen to the scientists. It was very nice of them to warn us.
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“HEAD OF THE AFRICAN UNION I’m so glad we solved climate change. That was a close one!
POPE Yes, we should always listen to the scientists. It was very nice of them to warn us.
1/
October 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
LOL. Great future vision she'd like to see described by Kate Marvel:
“HEAD OF THE AFRICAN UNION I’m so glad we solved climate change. That was a close one!
POPE Yes, we should always listen to the scientists. It was very nice of them to warn us.
1/
“HEAD OF THE AFRICAN UNION I’m so glad we solved climate change. That was a close one!
POPE Yes, we should always listen to the scientists. It was very nice of them to warn us.
1/
“Nothing will be torn down,” Leavitt said when she announced the project in July. buff.ly/I0vUyj5 It's what they say about EVERYTHING. No credulity whatsoever.
www.fastcompany.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
“Nothing will be torn down,” Leavitt said when she announced the project in July. buff.ly/I0vUyj5 It's what they say about EVERYTHING. No credulity whatsoever.
What about the Ecological Crisis? How does that not even crack this list? It will prevent us from being able to do much of anything other than survive, if even that?
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What about the Ecological Crisis? How does that not even crack this list? It will prevent us from being able to do much of anything other than survive, if even that?
Eventually, when increased chaos hits home, we'll realize just how vulnerable and decaying our "economy" has been and is worsening because of our unwillingness to move to an Ecological Economics that realizes (meaning it takes into account) the Ecological Costs of ... 1/
October 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Eventually, when increased chaos hits home, we'll realize just how vulnerable and decaying our "economy" has been and is worsening because of our unwillingness to move to an Ecological Economics that realizes (meaning it takes into account) the Ecological Costs of ... 1/
I would call Leonardo Boff a "Deep Liberation Eco-Theologian"; that kinda covers all the bases. The "Deep" adjective add-on testifies to the wholistic nature of the liberation proclaimed and lived, which encompasses the socio-political and economic welfare of ... 1/
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I would call Leonardo Boff a "Deep Liberation Eco-Theologian"; that kinda covers all the bases. The "Deep" adjective add-on testifies to the wholistic nature of the liberation proclaimed and lived, which encompasses the socio-political and economic welfare of ... 1/
“The Amazon is the place where Gaia displays the lush riches of her body; it is also where she suffers the greatest violence. If we want to see the brutal face of the capitalist and industrial system, we need only visit the Brazilian Amazon. 1/
October 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“The Amazon is the place where Gaia displays the lush riches of her body; it is also where she suffers the greatest violence. If we want to see the brutal face of the capitalist and industrial system, we need only visit the Brazilian Amazon. 1/
OMG. The only ACTUAL "remedy" is to use LEGITIMATE LAW to arrest, detain, and imprison insane and inane right wing KOOKERY and VIOLENCE and throw away the key.
October 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
OMG. The only ACTUAL "remedy" is to use LEGITIMATE LAW to arrest, detain, and imprison insane and inane right wing KOOKERY and VIOLENCE and throw away the key.
"Come with me if you want to live".
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September 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Come with me if you want to live".
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I am blown away by the level of scientific respect and insight in the "theological" work of Leonardo Boff in "Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor". Looking like I'm going to have to part with some money and buy the Kindle version. 1/
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I am blown away by the level of scientific respect and insight in the "theological" work of Leonardo Boff in "Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor". Looking like I'm going to have to part with some money and buy the Kindle version. 1/
“How are we, human beings and environment, with our common origin and common destiny, to survive together? How are we to safeguard creation in justice, participation, wholeness, and peace?” — Boff, Leonardo (2012). Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor. Orbis Books. Kindle Edition.
September 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“How are we, human beings and environment, with our common origin and common destiny, to survive together? How are we to safeguard creation in justice, participation, wholeness, and peace?” — Boff, Leonardo (2012). Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor. Orbis Books. Kindle Edition.
"Discontinuity: a widening gap between new realities and existing beliefs and practices" — Alex Steffen buff.ly/uEHQlAx
September 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Discontinuity: a widening gap between new realities and existing beliefs and practices" — Alex Steffen buff.ly/uEHQlAx
"I see repeated efforts to shoehorn discontinuous change into the framework of continuity" — Alex Steffen in buff.ly/e0WMrC7
Unpatterning
What comes next is not a new version of what came before.
alexsteffen.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"I see repeated efforts to shoehorn discontinuous change into the framework of continuity" — Alex Steffen in buff.ly/e0WMrC7
"Now, I began to see, while the pen might be mightier than the sword, the wallet is mightier than the pen." buff.ly/hm6e20S
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Now, I began to see, while the pen might be mightier than the sword, the wallet is mightier than the pen." buff.ly/hm6e20S
Paul Hawken wrote a book a while back called "Natural Capitalism". We need a "Natural AI" that would be a good aid for Economists, as it would, via it's "Natural" allegiances (to Nature, Ecological Realities), be a guide for Ecological Economics, and thus,... 1/
September 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Paul Hawken wrote a book a while back called "Natural Capitalism". We need a "Natural AI" that would be a good aid for Economists, as it would, via it's "Natural" allegiances (to Nature, Ecological Realities), be a guide for Ecological Economics, and thus,... 1/
"A complex predicament like ours requires us to come together in a complex polyphonic response. I just heard a beautiful song that captures this insight: “You don’t have to know the way. The way knows the way.” " — McLaren, Brian. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart p. 255
September 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"A complex predicament like ours requires us to come together in a complex polyphonic response. I just heard a beautiful song that captures this insight: “You don’t have to know the way. The way knows the way.” " — McLaren, Brian. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart p. 255
"It was carelessness about our neighbors & about future generations that got us in this mess. To get out of it, we need a change of heart to exercise “a preferential option for the young,” and to think about the well-being of seven and more generations to come." — McLaren, Brian D. 1/
September 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"It was carelessness about our neighbors & about future generations that got us in this mess. To get out of it, we need a change of heart to exercise “a preferential option for the young,” and to think about the well-being of seven and more generations to come." — McLaren, Brian D. 1/
Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas, by @emorwee
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Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas
Debunking some of Chris Wright's most egregious lies
substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas, by @emorwee
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"As David Suzuki notes in The Wisdom of the Elders, the Mayan stories are understood as an ilbal—a precious seeing instrument, or lens, with which to view our sacred relationships. He suggests that such stories may offer us a corrective lens. ...1/
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"As David Suzuki notes in The Wisdom of the Elders, the Mayan stories are understood as an ilbal—a precious seeing instrument, or lens, with which to view our sacred relationships. He suggests that such stories may offer us a corrective lens. ...1/