The age of nations is past, it remains for us now, if we do not wish to perish, to set aside the ancient prejudices and build the earth. | |
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. | |
[I am not at all sure the “age of nations” is past, but I do believe we are reaching the stage of diminishing returns on its benefits and, without an obvious impetus to agree on a path forward, humanity may struggle for decades (if not centuries) to move forward. IMHO climate change is THAT obvious imperative / impetus, but I remain unconvinced the majority of my fellow humanity agrees with my assessment / opinion. — kmab] | |
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2022 | I Love Flowers |
Hope And Fear: Global Warming / Climate Change | |
2021 | I Should Have Started Earlier |
To Soothe Your Soul | |
2020 | Let’s Make It So |
2019 | Today’s Question |
2018 | A Moment Of Union |
2016 | Symptoms |
2016 | Tossers |
2015 | Hunger |
2014 | Outside Dependence |
2013 | Doing Right |
2012 | A Short Course In Human Relations |
If Death Be My Future | |
Strive | |
Such A Fool | |
2011 | I’m Working For A Living |
Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
Set Asides
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Climate Change, Earth, Environment, Nations, Philosophy, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Prejudices, Quotes on April 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Honor, Balance And Beauty
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Walking, tagged Earth, Environment, Honor, Native American Elder, Philosophy, Quotes, Walking on March 7, 2023| 2 Comments »
Honor the sacred. Honor the Earth, our Mother. Honor the Elders. Honor all with whom we share the Earth: -Four-leggeds, two-leggeds, winged ones, Swimmers, crawlers, plant and rock people. Walk in balance and beauty. | |
— Native American Elder | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Keep Playing |
2021 | The False Stereotype |
Extraordinary LOVE | |
2020 | Fate, Agency And Dumb Luck |
2019 | You Too Can Choose |
2018 | In Line |
2017 | Just Get It Right |
2016 | In Support Of Common Core |
2015 | Oscillation |
2014 | Truth Shift |
2013 | Real Heroes |
2012 | Controlling The Beast |
2011 | 1,002 |
Once Upon A Time There Was Air You Couldn’t See…
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Air Pollution, Atmosphere, Carl Sagan, Earth, Environment, Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect, Philosophy, Quotes, Room 222, Science on March 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »
In fact, the thickness of the Earth’s atmosphere, compared with the size of the Earth, is in about the same ratio as the thickness of a coat of shellac on a schoolroom globe is to the diameter of the globe. That’s the air that nurtures us and almost all other life on Earth, that protects us from deadly ultraviolet light from the sun, that through the greenhouse effect brings the surface temperature above the freezing point. (Without the greenhouse effect, the entire Earth would plunge below the freezing point of water and we’d all be dead.) Now that atmosphere, so thin and fragile, is under assault by our technology. We are pumping all kinds of stuff into it. You know about the concern that chlorofluorocarbons are depleting the ozone layer; and that carbon dioxide and methane and other greenhouse gases are producing global warming, a steady trend amidst fluctuations produced by volcanic eruptions and other sources. Who knows what other challenges we are posing to this vulnerable layer of air that we haven’t been wise enough to foresee? | |
— Carl Sagan | |
[The title for this post is a line from a TV series (“Room 222“) which aired from the late 1960’s to mid-1970’s. One episode on the show dealt with air pollution in Southern California. The “message” was that if environmental damage “only” kills half the human population, the other half will be able to tell their children: “Once upon a time…” — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | A Wonderful Tension |
2021 | Little And Large Choices |
I Got Something To Say | |
Alternate Reality | |
2020 | When? |
2019 | Two Guides |
2018 | A Call For You |
2017 | Because I Read |
2016 | On What Matters… |
2015 | Social Security |
2014 | Bewitching |
2013 | Visiting Joy |
2012 | Dedication To Today |
2011 | Project Second Chance – Adult Literacy |
Turning Coal Into Diamonds | |
Near The Heart Of The World
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged A Pondering Mind, Avalanche, Birds, Environment, Flood, Gardens, Glaciers, https://aponderingmind.org, John Muir, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, Rocks, Storm, Waterfalls, Wind on January 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can. | |
— John Muir | |
[Found at one of the blogs / sites I follow: A Pondering Mind (https://aponderingmind.org/) | |
The specific link is: https://aponderingmind.org/2022/12/06/nature-9/ | |
Please give the site a visit if you have a few spare moments. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Limited Knowledge And No Control |
2021 | Gifts |
Look Inside Your Heart | |
2020 | A Strength Of Science |
2019 | A Higher Standard |
Make Two Calls | |
2018 | Irreplaceable Sparks |
2017 | Saving For April 15th |
2016 | First Wish |
2015 | Tracing Shadows |
2014 | One Thing |
2013 | More Is Less |
2012 | The Screw-Up Gene |
Reversing Climate Change Before It’s Too Late
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Behaviour, Climate Change, Destiny, Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Saving Humanity on September 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, ‘No, I won’t do it, I won’t behave this way anymore. I’m lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving,’ and then you do it. | |
— Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Said The Anti-Vaxxer |
Ceiling Mash | |
2020 | Is #45 In Good Spirits? |
Alone With My Tears | |
2019 | Learning To… |
Day 15: Die By The Scale | |
2018 | Just Wondering |
2017 | Until I Think Of Something Better |
2016 | Who Are You? |
2015 | Renaissance Reptiles |
2014 | Book Return |
2013 | Keep Writing Your Truths |
Perilous Times For The U.S. Military | |
2012 | The Victor |
2011 | Forging Away At My Deadlines |
2010 | Try This With Your Shoes… |
Get Outdoors More
Posted in Education, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Bernard of Clairvaux, Education, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Stones, Trees on May 8, 2022| 2 Comments »
The trees and stones will teach you what you never learn from the masters. | |
— Bernard of Clairvaux | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Get Outdoors More |
2021 | Re-institute The Wall Between Church And State |
Once In My Life | |
2020 | Early Knowledge |
Seen Any Messages Lately? | |
2019 | I Don’t Think We’ll Be Serving Them Cake |
2018 | New And Old |
2017 | Ever |
2016 | At The Center |
2015 | True Value In Life |
2014 | A Potential To Be Concerned |
2013 | Fine No More |
2012 | Have You Checked Your Height Lately? |
2011 | Are You Convinced? |
Looking For Solutions To Climate Change
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Attitude, Climate Change, Difficult Tasks, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Successful Outcomes, William James on April 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. | |
— William James | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Looking For Solutions To Climate Change |
4 – 40hrs | |
2021 | Our Identity Crisis Continues |
There’s No Hiding Place | |
2020 | In Need Of Concerted Action |
2019 | Anything / Everything |
2018 | Touching A Nerve |
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors | |
I Have Realities In My Past | |
2017 | Did I See You In Chapter 13? |
2016 | As I Recall |
2015 | Less And More Irritation |
2014 | That Marvelous Feeling |
2013 | Exceptional |
2012 | A Wild And Crazy Believer |
2011 | A Lack Of Scarcity |
The Joy Of Prevention | |
This Dot – Our Home
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Carl Sagan, Earth, Environment, Philosophy, Planet, Quotes, Science on April 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Consider again that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every “superstar”, every “supreme leader”, every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. | |
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. | |
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. | |
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. | |
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known. | |
— Carl Sagan | |
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2022 | This Dot – Our Home |
2021 | The Imposition Of Position |
Rainin’ Fire In The Sky | |
2020 | Stand Up! |
Crowd Sourced Scouting Report | |
2019 | Only One Direction |
2018 | Respect Is Long Gone |
2017 | Dream Of Dreamers |
2016 | Dear Automakers |
2015 | And Some Not So Brave Too |
2014 | In My Lifetime… |
2013 | Democracy |
2012 | Borrowed Expectations |
2011 | Not Necessarily True |
One World (Our Only Place)…
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Climate Change, Environment, J.K. Rowling, Nationalism, One Earth, Philosophy, Quotes, Racism, Religious Tolerance on March 21, 2022| 5 Comments »
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. | |
― J.K. Rowling | |
[While the world is currently (and rightly) obsessed by the war / humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, we should not “forget” the many other people all around the world who are suffering at the hands of “indifferent” (if not hostile) governments / societies and the global climate crisis which will effect humanity as much as any nuclear war might. | |
We have no shortage of minority haters here in the United States – from those subject to government indifference (the poor, the homeless and racial minorities), to anti-Semites, anti-Asians, and anti-Native Americans. America has a LONG history of racist / nationalistic hatred which includes many who are now in more privileged classes (Irish, Italians, etc) and who seem to have forgotten their own not too distant past when they were the hated. | |
Outside of our own country there are Palestinians (and Christians) in the Middle East, the Uyghurs (Muslims) in China, Shiites in various Sunni countries and Sunni in various Shiite countries, non-Hindus in India, and the list goes on and on… And, yes, I recognize this “short” list is biased to “just” the Northern Hemisphere… I am reminded of the saying: “Justice delayed is justice denied.“ | |
And while we spend all this time, effort and attention on what are truly minor differences, the world is cooking. The polar icecaps are receding and the northern tundras are thawing. And, then there is COVID and global pandemics… | |
I am in no way making light of the war (and war crimes) happening in Ukraine, but time is running out on civilization as we know it. We – the people of Earth – individuals and nations – need to wake up and take responsibility for the planet we are leaving to our children’s children. Think globally; act locally! Do what you can personally where you live to spread tolerance, peace and hope and help elect representatives who will spur community / societal action to save the planet. This is the ONLY place in the universe where we know humanity can live. — kmab] | |
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2022 | One World (Our Only Place)… |
2021 | Move The Heart |
Join Hands | |
2020 | He Broke Even |
Whoever / Whatever | |
2019 | The Right Anger |
Another P&P Review | |
2018 | Does Fatalism Equal Mental Health? |
2017 | Choice |
2016 | Growing Worlds |
2015 | Change The Tide |
Martyr, n. | |
2014 | You, Too! |
2013 | Bitter Stand |
2012 | Lost For Words |
2011 | On Market Reactions… |
Climate Change Is Already Raising Sea Levels
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Climate Change, Environment, God, Nicolas Chamfort, Philosophy, Quotes, Rising Sea Levels, The Great Flood on December 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless. | |
— Nicolas Chamfort | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Climate Change Is Already Raising Sea Levels |
Running From You | |
2020 | Speaking For Us |
Tears Don’t Wash Away | |
2019 | Foundational Pillar Of Civilized Discourse |
2018 | Seven Minutes. Not Six, Not Eight |
2017 | Falling Forward One Step At A Time |
2016 | And Without Expectation |
2015 | Just Do It |
I Am A Runner | |
2014 | Some Things I Learned (Mostly) In The Army: |
2013 | Who You Are |
2012 | Mine Stands |
2011 | Aversions |
If You Do Nothing About Climate Change
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Action, Climate Change, Environment, Mahatma Gandhi, Philosophy, Power, Quotes on December 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. | |
— Mahatma Gandhi | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | If You Do Nothing About Climate Change |
Standing By | |
2020 | Each Over All |
Rollin’ Along | |
2019 | And Integrity For Today’s Elected Republicans |
2018 | A Faulty Start, Too |
Honorable Resignation And Syria | |
2017 | Beneath The Tree Of Wisdom |
The Republican Rape Of The American Middle Class | |
2016 | Something Authentic Happened |
2015 | Back On The Bricks |
On, Rocinante!! | |
2014 | Changing Frequently |
2013 | Trifles |
2012 | Simple, Ordinary And Wonderous |
2011 | Humane Writers |
Sustainable Development
Posted in Economics, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Asian Elephant Migration, Beijing Normal University, Charlie Campbell, Chinas Herd Of Wandering Elephants May Be Climate-Change Migrants, Economic Development, Environment, Gold And Silver, Philosophy, Prof. Zhang Li, Quotes, Time Magazine, Weibo on October 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »
“We cannot ignore the effect of rapid development of the local economy on the loss of wildlife habitat,” Professor Zhang Li, a renowned expert on Asian elephant migration at Beijing Normal University, wrote on his Weibo page. “Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver. A healthy and complete ecosystem is the cornerstone of sustainable economic development.” | |
— Charlie Campbell | |
From his article: “China’s herd of wandering elephants may be climate-change migrants“ | |
Appearing in: Time Magazine; dtd: 2-9 August 2021 | |
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2021 | Sustainable Development |
Duke, Duke, Duke | |
2020 | #IncompetentDonald Is A Clear And Present Danger |
VOTE – “We The People” Can Save America | |
2019 | Why #45 Is Fated To Endanger Our National Security |
2018 | Dehydrated |
Dehydrated II | |
2017 | And Some Of Us Have Books |
2016 | I See No Proof |
2015 | Whither Tea Party? |
2014 | Nothing Is Known Absolutely |
2013 | Decoration Time |
2012 | The Beatitudes |
2011 | Good Fences Make Good Neighbors |
2010 | Back On The Asphalt |
No Sweep – Rangers Win Game 3 by 4 to 2 | |
Greek Myths For Kids | |
Creation Without Reservation
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Aldo Leopold, Creating, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Shovels, Trees on October 18, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel. | |
― Aldo Leopold | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Creation Without Reservation |
From The Tiniest Embers | |
2020 | Listening To The Trees |
Your Mind’s Made Up? | |
2019 | In Silence |
Not Much Light Here | |
2018 | A Gift |
2017 | Unless You Genuinely Are Small |
2016 | B1 |
2015 | Five Things |
2014 | Have Faith |
2013 | Found In A Mine |
2012 | Two-Sided Coin |
2011 | Passionately Scorned Rules |
Salaam Alaikum, Pakistan
Posted in Environment, Faith, General Comments, tagged Environment, Faith, Floods, Mississippi, Pakistan, Salaam, Thoughts And Prayers, Weather on August 30, 2022| 1 Comment »
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