Recent articles in the media highlight problems with sourcing minerals for EVs or finding enough land for wind and solar. Though these are legitimate problems, their severity is not being weighed against the alternatives– continuing to burn fossil fuels for transportation and power.
Despair and defeatism are traps. In a riveting article, historian Rebecca Solnit explains that despair, defeatism and cynicism are traps. Eco-anxiety and despair lure us into inaction and neutralize our power by draining us of energy and making action seem futile. Allowing ourselves to marinate in anxiety and despair not only makes us miserable but…
We Are Within The Natural World, Not Above It Source “We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied to a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality.” Dr. Martin Luther King, 1965 Although Dr. King…
Committing to meaningful climate action can be easier if we choose to give most of our attention to thoughts and information that reflect courage, hope and progress. From this choice we build “stubborn optimism”, which can keep us moving forward with solutions even in the face of setbacks. In contrast, listening to thoughts of fear and hopelessness saps our strength and sabotages action. Which will you choose?
The day I drove to Easton, Md. to discuss climate change with the staff of The Delmarva Farmer, it was raining so hard I couldn’t see the car ahead of me on the Bay Bridge.
It’s easy to write off a torrential rain like that as just another case of bad weather.
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