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Why do the rights of nature matter?
I’m sitting in the audience at a writers’ conference a couple of years ago listening to poets talk about nature. I look forward in this session to being inspired, as I was earlier by Pattiann Rogers, who said, The Earth and … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Cormac Cullinan, democracy, ecocide, global warming, Mia Nussbaum, Pattiann Rogers, Polly Higgins, rights of nature, writing
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Emerging calypsos
So if you’re a regular reader, you know I’m a big fan of calypso orchids (something I discovered I have in common with John Muir) and every spring I go out orchid hunting. This year I got special help from a biologist who … Continue reading
A glorious–and scary–spring
We’ve had seventy-plus-degree weather since early March. It’s been glorious—day after day of stunningly beautiful weather. Every flowering tree that was ever planted in Boulder has been blooming for weeks. Flowers are so thick the air is heavy with their scent, … Continue reading
Am I going to Rio+20?
That partly depends on you! I’m one of eight finalists for a fantastic blogging prize sponsored by tcktcktck, an organization that runs global campaigns for climate action. Tcktcktck will send one blogger to Rio in June to blog from the … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, climate change, Rio+20
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Why do we need a local bill of rights?
You say you never heard of a local bill of rights? You’re not alone. I didn’t know much about it either until I attended Democracy School in February. Local or community bills of rights are ordinances that spell out certain natural rights … Continue reading