Most Americans have the luxury of believing that the effects of climate change lie in the future. After all, our houses are not crumbling into melting permafrost, as in Alaska, or the rising sea, as in the Maldives. We have … Read More…
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With the eyes of the world on Copenhagen this week, it’s a good time to spotlight resources for teaching about climate change. I mean educating in the broadest sense—spreading the word about climate change and what to do about it, … Read More…
“There is no separate self,” say the Buddhists. Twenty-five years ago I couldn’t warm up to the idea. Of course selves are separate; that’s why I was putting so much individual work into building one. Separate self? It was repetitious, … Read More…
Today, October 24, is Climate Action Day, and people around the world are gathering to show their support for reducing global warming. Here is a composite of international photos from the 350.org site: … Read More…
Last spring First Lady Michelle Obama and local schoolkids started an organic farm at the White House. Okay, they called a garden, but let’s not quibble. Like millions of women farmers around the world, the First Lady was breaking ground … Read More…
At a panel on climate change this morning at Chautauqua’s rather pompously named “Grand Convergence,” Bill McKibben joined five of Boulder’s brightest minds on climate change to strategize together about energy use, global warming, and what ordinary people can do … Read More…
One of our local treasures, Susan Solomon, gave a presentation last night to a standing-room-only crowd at the theater of the Boulder Public Library. Susan is a National Medal of Science winner, and she cochaired the UN Intergovernmental Panel on … Read More…