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Yes, We Should Be Talking About Greenland

Posted on August 23, 2019 by

There are many important and urgent reasons we should be focused on Greenland. 1. Greenland is melting. 2. Greenland’s melting will increase sea levels and threaten coastal cities around the world. 3. Greenland’s melting is releasing large amounts of fresh … Continue reading →

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Listening to Our Climate Scientists

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

If a person ate fast food and drank sugary drinks every day and 99 out of 100 cardiologists told this person that this diet was contributing to this person’s heart disease, and if that person chose to listen to the … Continue reading →

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The Cliff of Climate Chaos

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

Yes, both going full speed straight ahead off a cliff and not slowing down enough or turning enough to keep from going off a cliff eventually will end up with the same result of driving off a cliff, but if … Continue reading →

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Dear Oklahoma and Midwest States Experiencing Extreme Flooding

Posted on May 25, 2019 by

Dear Oklahoma and Midwest states experiencing extreme flooding, As we mourn the deaths of those lost in the floods, as we lament the loss of so many homes to the floodwaters, as we witness billions of dollars of crops rotting … Continue reading →

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Writing the Turning Point in Our Climate Crisis Story

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

The peripeteia, or turning point, of a story is sometimes difficult to ascertain the first time one is reading it. It is often only in looking back on the story in its entirety that we see the turning point that … Continue reading →

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Climate Eucatastrophe

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

In J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, the eucatastrophic moment only comes when good and compassionate persons realize that they must be willing to bring their full and whole lives (even to the point of being willing to sacrifice their lives) … Continue reading →

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Who Will Save Us?

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

Corporations are not going to save us. Politicians are not going to save us. Judges are not going to save us. Philanthropists are not going to save us. Preachers are not going to save us. Scientists are not going to … Continue reading →

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