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Pick-n-Pull Adventures in Sustainability
by Jon Biemer, P.E. I want to see how my eco-actions can scale to be part of larger climate change solutions. Pick-n-Pull and its parent company Schnitzer Steel offer industrial-scale hope in that regard. If you drive down Foster Road in Portland, east of the 205 freeway, you pass several auto and truck […]
Regarding the Fate of Humanity on Planet Earth
by Tim Rumage, Planetary Ethicist I am very optimistic regarding the fate of humanity on Spaceship Earth I have little hope regarding the fate of humanity on Spaceship Earth. I am optimistic because I have been involved in enough projects to know that humanity knows how to regenerate healthy ecosystems, restore biodiversity, generate […]
Rewilding the UK
by Neil Kitching I am donating one third of the profits from my book “Carbon Choices” to rewilding projects. In this blog I explain why I support rewilding. Humans have devastated nature – on land, in the sea, in the soil, in the air. We have converted land to grow crops, introduced vast […]
Beyond Discouragement: Repair One Dishwasher, Repair the World
by Jon Biemer The repairman said the dishwasher’s diverter valve had failed. “That decides whether to shoot jets of water through the lower or upper spray arms.” Our automatic dishwasher typically requires less water, energy, soap and time than hand washing. “However,” the man said, “ASKO no longer makes parts for its out-of-warrantee appliances.” […]
Climate Optimism
by Neil Kitching Why write a blog on ‘Climate Optimism’? Simply, because the solutions to climate change have multiple benefits for people, society and the environment. Action on housing, city and rural land-use, travel, shopping and our diets will all improve the quality of our lives in so many ways. Powering Our […]
Evidence the Tide is Turning: from Amazon, Walmart and Horizon
Written by Jon Biemer I’m heartened by evidence that corporate America really can step up to its responsibility to help sustain Spaceship Earth. Amazon’s packages Amazon has delivered a lot of packages to our home during COVID-19. That’s a lot of corrugated cardboard – and a lot of trees. I was […]
The Story Behind Kufunda – an African Learning Community
What follows is a transcript of an interview by my friend Christine Brauitgam of Maaianne Knuth, the founder of the Kufunda village in Zimbabwe. I edited the interview for length and clarity. You can listen to the entire interview here. – Bob Leonard Hello this is Christine Brautigam. I was a guest, volunteer, and […]
A Missive from Zimbabwe
My friend, Christine Brautigam, looking for meaningful work in this world, retired early from a corporate career and her own consulting firm. As part of the class of 2021, Christine attained an elementary school teaching license. Her latest venture is participating as a visiting teacher at the Kufunda Learning Village and Waldorf-inspired School 40 minutes outside […]
Climate Refugees and Strategic Retreat
by David Houle This is a topic that needs to be addressed urgently, but is not even on the agenda at COP26. So far, the agenda has been about groups of countries making grand statements concerning reducing carbon emissions sometime in the future. As stated in my prior column, humanity emits 100 […]
Global Youth have had it with “blah, blah, blah”
by David Houle Greta Thunberg has become the leading voice of her generation concerning our climate crisis. The Swedish teenager simply cuts through the double talk of government and business leaders on the urgency of what humanity faces. Here is the link to an excerpt of Greta’s speech at the Youth4Climate summit in […]
