Table of Contents:
- The Chronicle by Alice Loyd
- Changes Coming in CES by Herman Greene
- CES-Led Symposium with David Orr on the Long View in Addressing the Ecological Crisis by Herman Greene
- Amazing the Tree by Lib Hutchby
- Does Thomas Berry Provide a Foundational Set of Principles for the Transition to Ecozoic Societies? by Herman Greene
- Being Dreamt by Katherine Savage
- An Empire of Things: An Ecological Response by Roy Morrison
- My Country ‘Tis of Thee by Alice Loyd
- What To Do about Trump by Herman Greene
The Chronicle
Download Article - PDFMay 26, 2017
CLIMATE Climate action continues. “As the federal government abdicates its role on this important issue, it is critical for states to fill the void,” said Virginia’s Governor Terry McAuliffe as he issued an executive order on May 16, 2017, instructing officials to begin crafting regulations to “abate, control, or limit” emissions from power plants in … Read More
Changes Coming in CES
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
When we begin our CES Service Group meetings we begin by reciting We are about the Great Work . . . the Work of moving on from a terminal Cenozoic, to an emerging Ecozoic era in the history of the planet Earth . . . which is the Great Work! We firmly believe this … Read More
CES-Led Symposium with David Orr on the Long View in Addressing the Ecological Crisis
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
On April 1, 2017, EcoCiv and CES convened a major symposium at the home of Steven Knapp, President of George Washington University in Washington, DC. Participants included leaders of environmental organizations, policy experts, scholars, and activists. The symposium provided attendees an opportunity to step back from their day-to-day efforts to construct and implement sustainable policies … Read More
Amazing the Tree
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
Silently progressing towards her, Crying unexplained tears, We inched our way towards Her elegantly dressed grace. Greeting us with every branch’s spring growth, Draped elegantly in Spanish moss, We bowed and she smiled; We threw her kisses and honored her. “Wow, she must be old, very old,” “Oh, oh my, she’s grand. Look at her. … Read More
Does Thomas Berry Provide a Foundational Set of Principles for the Transition to Ecozoic Societies?
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
Author’s Note: For the first time I have combined in one article what I see as Thomas Berry’s guiding principles for ecozoic societies. I have also described the need to, and difficulty of, applying these principles in a real world context, namely that of an urbanized, globalized world. This article will appear in the … Read More
Being Dreamt
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
Sometimes dissonance sneaks up on you like a shy child wanting a hug, but at other times, the child gleefully turns a spurting hose on your shocked and screaming face. After reading Martin Shaw’s notion of being actively dreamt by the Earth[1], I knew I’d been soaked to the soul, but the shock arose from … Read More
An Empire of Things: An Ecological Response
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
Editor’s Note: Roy Morrison’s latest book is “Sustainability Sutra: An Ecological Investigation.” [1]Morrison argues for a transition to ecological civilization using market mechanisms and pursuing a global growth strategy with a focus on sustainability. He proposes ecological consumption taxation, new market rules, fiscal and monetary policies, and investment strategies. Morrison’s website is EcoCivilization.info. Is … Read More
My Country ‘Tis of Thee
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
Events of past months have stirred me to a patriotism I never thought I’d feel for my nation. From childhood my allegiance has been universal. I fell in love with the one-world concept when, in Camp Fire Girls, during summer camp we sang these words to the tune “Finlandia:” My country’s skies are bluer than … Read More
What To Do about Trump
Download Article - PDFMay 25, 2017
Sustainability involves both nature and human societies. In our view there are three criteria for sustainability: The human community must live within Earth’s carrying capacity. According to the Ecological Footprint Network we humans are now at 150% of the carrying capacity of Earth and rising; Within the human community there must be justice, equity, respect, … Read More
