Tag: Forests

Research from South Africa shows that when we are in the forest, the forest is in us. That’s a good thing.

June 1, 2018

“Nature helps you to easily understand what’s bothering you and how to deal with it. It also helps to fill the void in your heart and helps when you feel lonely.” New research on the townships of South Africa shows something the wise and little children know: that people find “peace, calm, and perspective while … More Research from South Africa shows that when we are in the forest, the forest is in us. That’s a good thing.

Reflecting on our decision to protest Tom Corbett’s fracking moves on Memorial Day 2014

May 28, 2018

In 2014, I co-organized a Memorial Day protest against former Governor Tom Corbett’s opening of state parks to the natural gas industry. I wrote this piece for a conference I attended the following fall as a reflection on environmental protest as a form of public moral education. It’s wonky at points, but heartfelt nonetheless. Given … More Reflecting on our decision to protest Tom Corbett’s fracking moves on Memorial Day 2014

Is there more to be done? Oh you bet. But in Ferguson, we’re acting on climate change.

May 25, 2018

A year ago, I put forward Ferguson Township’s resolution to act on climate change. Then in June 2017, we adopted Resolution 2017-14 (read the text here). We recognize that our well-being and the health of the interconnected web of being depends on the stability of the climate we’ve inherited. Its stability requires that we draw down … More Is there more to be done? Oh you bet. But in Ferguson, we’re acting on climate change.

The trouble was the familiar one: too much power, too little knowledge.

July 18, 2016

The trouble was the familiar one: too much power, too little knowledge.  The fault was mine. “Damage” by Wendell Berry Friends and citizens, Tonight the Ferguson Township board of supervisors will have a number of hearings on ordinances and resolutions on domestic hens, a small change for the year’s budget, a possible traffic calming study, and … More The trouble was the familiar one: too much power, too little knowledge.