In a somewhat rare state-sponsored rally, over 8,000 students gathered in Beijing’s Olympic Park last Saturday to show their commitment to environmental protection. The event launched the newest phase of the “Green Long March,” an ongoing effort to bring youth together and initiate a grassroots-esque environmental conservation movement nationwide. Working with the Communist Youth League’s […]
I got back about an hour ago from walking my daughter to school. We live in a big city with a big park through which my wife or I walk the kid. It was snowing this morning – one of those intense squalls that come to us here in late winter and early spring. It […]
Tom Friedman, a High Panjandrum of the Cognoscenti, has a column today that indicates that his sense of the dire pass into which this civilization of ours has fallen is growing. I’ve written about Galloping Consumption and I’ve noted, here, that one important commentator, Bill McKibben, has taken Friedman to school on his Green Fantasia. […]
A truly thoughtful essay from Harry Eyres, Freedom and the price of oil, appeared in this past weekend’s “FT.” It’s a meditation, to a great extent, on the ecologist Ivan Illich. Eyres writes of Illich: “He had the barmy-seeming idea that we would do better – that is to say would lead more human, fairer […]
Here are some great stories from major media that merit a look. Beyond these stories, these publications have consistently great coverage on climate change and matters directly relevant to our subject. There’s also a book here for your consideration. National Geographic – This old and universally respected magazine has had an increasingly high profile on […]
A series of events took place yesterday all over the United States to indicate people’s concern about climate change. The Step It Up website said: “In all 50 states, at more than 1400 iconic places across the nation, we have united around a common call to action: “Step It Up Congress: Cut Carbon 80% by 2050.’” […]