Month: September 2017

Clearwater Conservancy’s Slab Cabin Run Initiative is in the clear!

September 25, 2017

The Centre Daily Times reports that Clearwater Conservancy raised the money to place the Meyer-Everhart farms into conservation. This was a big team effort. This success is what happens when we put our money where our mouths are and do what we know is right…together. I’m so thankful to the folks at Clearwater, members of our community who … More Clearwater Conservancy’s Slab Cabin Run Initiative is in the clear!

Irma and Harvey came at two and a half minutes to midnight.

September 11, 2017

On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy spoke at Rice University in Houston. He said that the people there were gathered “at an hour of change and challenge, in a decade of hope and fear, in an age of both knowledge and ignorance,” and by the end of the decade, we would land a man on … More Irma and Harvey came at two and a half minutes to midnight.

Prometheus & Pandora meet Irma & Harvey. Been thinking about 5th grade science class.

September 9, 2017

I’m thinking about my son Sacha’s schooling, Prometheus & Pandora this morning. Pardon my stream of consciousness. Sacha is taking a class called Science World. It’s really cool. What’s in the news at school’s start? Four hurricanes, two of them breaking records for rainfall & wind speed. Wildfires across the western US & fires in … More Prometheus & Pandora meet Irma & Harvey. Been thinking about 5th grade science class.

The climate is a concert and you have a part to play.

September 3, 2017

I was recently interviewed for the Analogous podcast. We talk about local government, sustainability, and how the climate is a concert. What do we want the music to be? Right now it’s being written by the fossil fuel companies and the merchants of doubt. It doesn’t have to be that way. We also explore sustainability … More The climate is a concert and you have a part to play.

American common sense and courage in the face of climate change

September 2, 2017

“But there is a part of me–call it naive, if you like–that can’t help but believe that somewhere out there in America, all but drowned out by the din, is a native strain of reason that could be cultivated, a peculiarly American kind of common sense and courage that would give us the strength to … More American common sense and courage in the face of climate change