The Chronicle
March 15, 2017Download Article - PDF
ENERGY The new administration is pro-oil and pro-coal, but nevertheless momentum is with sun and wind. Solar ranked as the number one source of new US electric generating capacity additions in 2016. It represented 39 percent of new capacity additions across all fuel types. greentechmedia.com Solar is also the largest employer in the US electric … Read More
A Sampling of the Indivisible Movement
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Editor’s note: The November election has brought thousands of people into the activist role who never thought they’d be making almost daily calls to their elected officials, or regularly joining public protests such as “Trump Tuesdays.” In the days following the election more than one in three Democrats said they planned to become “more involved … Read More
In Unsettled Times Poem and Prose
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1 A plant’s way of sensing itself at home is sidling or seeding its way to nurturing soil, neighbors, sun and water. Our plant selves find our way to nurturing beliefs, stores of food and sources of water, and feel safer. 2 An animal’s way of sensing itself at home is scanning for relevant signals … Read More
Trump Is a Dangerous Anomaly
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Donald Trump is an anomaly in that he presents a unique danger that would not be presented except for his highly unlikely election as President of the United States and his conduct in that office. Consider these questions: What were the odds that Trump would run against 17 Republican contenders and win nomination by receiving … Read More
The Arts: Key to a Full and Fulfilling Cultural Life
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The evidence is overwhelming and convincing. If we want to live a full and fulfilling cultural life, make the arts a fundamental part of it. When the American psychologist Rollo May asked many years ago, “What if art and culture are not the frosting at all, but rather the fountainhead of human existence?” he put … Read More
People’s Climate March, April 29, 2017
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Join the People’s Climate March in Washington DC on April 29 or one of the sister marches on the same day. Here’s the announcement from peoplesclimate.org: On the 100th Day of the Trump Administration, we will be in the streets of Washington D.C. to show the world and our leaders that we will resist attacks … Read More
