Grief
Standing in the Fire with young climate activists – Barbara Cecil
(Read this article in Truthout) Another extraordinary posting in Barbara Ceclil and Dahr Jamail’s Truthout series, “How then shall we live?”… What is our calling in these times? How can we reconnect with our own deeper selves, other people and Earth? How can we reclaim lives with meaning, agency, purpose, love? How can we discern…
In Facing Mass Extinction, We Must Allow Ourselves to Grieve – Dahr Jamail
(Read the article in Truthout here) In this excerpt from The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption, author Dahr Jamail explains how he learned to process the heartbreaking truth of inevitable climate destruction and the possibility of mass extinction. In 2015, my best friend, Duane French, came…
Climate Change Has Already Happened – Dahr Jamail (video) March 2019
As posted in Truthout. March 2019. Expanding on the remarkable power of his recent book, The End of Ice:Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption, Dahr Jamail speaks from his experience of these times and our predicaments, and generously shares his grief and heart with us.
Facing Extinction – Catherine Ingram
Catherine Ingram Facing Extinction facingextinction For much of my life, I thought our species would soon go extinct. I assumed we might last another hundred years if we were lucky. Now I suspect we are facing extinction in the near future. Can I speculate as to exactly when that might happen? Of course not. My…
How Then Shall We Live – Dahr Jamail and Barbara Cecil – Truthout
(Read this article in Truthout) This is the first installment of a monthly series by Dahr Jamail and Barbara Cecil, entitled, “How, Then, Shall We Live? Finding Our Way and Peace of Heart Amidst Global Collapse.” Although the wind blows terribly here, the moonlight also leaks between the roof planks of this ruined house. —Izumi…
The Five Most Important Climate Change Facts – Job One for Humanity February 2019
(Read the original article here) The 5 Most Important (and shocking) Global Warming Facts Introduction This article not only sums up the most important things to know about global warming, it also simplifies the core message of our website. It is intended to assist mature and intelligent individuals review difficult but accurate global warming…
In Facing Mass Extinction We Must Allow Ourselves to Grieve – Dahr Jamail
Reposted from Truthout In this excerpt from The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption, author Dahr Jamail explains how he learned to process the heartbreaking truth of inevitable climate destruction and the possibility of mass extinction. In 2015, my best friend, Duane French, came down with pneumonia…
The Miraculous Hope of Climate Realists – Erika Spanger-Siegfried
(read full article in Common Dreams) ((Dean – I am no fan of hope, even as expressed here. It makes no distinction between hoping for continued life on Earth…and, continued Business as Usual Human Operating System. But there is a sweetness to the heart of the ancient story she shares.)) We’re stepping into a new…
Extinction Illness: Grave Affliction and Possibility
Deena Metzger. Tikkun Magazine “Everyone says climate is the most important issue of all, and yet they just carry on as before. I don’t understand that. Because if the emissions have to stop, then we must stop the emissions. To me that is black or white. There are no gray areas when it comes to…
Thinking about Climate on a Dark, Dismal Morning – Kate Marvel
(Read original article in Scientific American) Kate Marvel. December 25, 2018 It’s six in the morning of the shortest day of the year. The sky is dark. When the sun finally rises it will disappear behind leaden gray clouds and tall gray buildings streaked with rust. I’m on a train watching the wastelands of postindustrial…