Tag Archives: extinction

Two years to save a future

So says Simon Stiell. So what? Who is Simon? Executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, that’s who. He know what he is talking about. He is right. There no profit, no nothing on a dead … Continue reading

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It’s now or never: action on extinction

My mate, Bill Ripple, and his group have published a very important review of the evidence on what is wrong on Planet Earth. More important, they have stated what we need to do about it, and you know what? I … Continue reading

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A scale of importance

A young person reached out to me. Because the name is Asian, I don’t even know if this is a male or female, nor does it matter. For the past year or more, the Greens in Victoria, Australia have been … Continue reading

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Optimistic pessimism on climate

The author is an oldie like me, with a passion to work for survival like me. He has studied climate for decades. Like David Feith in his Greens essay, his message is, “The situation is hopeless. We must take the … Continue reading

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5 Buddhist Practices to Help Tackle Climate Change, by Willa Blythe Baker

Does our environmental catastrophe get you down? I’d want to jump off the planet except for constant use of my Buddhist tools. Incidentally, you can be an atheist, a Christian, a Muslim, or the follower of any other belief system … Continue reading

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