by John Pitney | Apr 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
As we approach the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and another Earth Sunday in our faith communities, I offer you a song. As we shelter in place, trying to figure out how to continue our work to flatten the emissions curve while doing all we can to lowerthe trajectory...
by John Pitney | Mar 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yesterday and today, were born two of the strongest women I know. Two brave hearts of two generations, our daughter Erin (in her 3rd decade) and our good friend Patty (in her 6th) deserve our attention. It is no coincidence, I think, that Erin’s...
by John Pitney | Feb 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
The tide is rising and so are we!The tide is rising and so are we!The tide is rising and so are we!The tide is rising and so are we!The tide is rising and so are we!The Tide Is Rising by Rabbi Roshana Meira Friedman Greetings in the sacred season of Epiphany. I...
by John Pitney | Nov 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
A charm of Goldfinches? Well yeah. Can you think of a better description? It’s what we see every morning through the south-facing triple panes of our Net Zero dwelling: sometimes more than a hundred finches, fleeting, flitting, twitting, chasing,...
by John Pitney | Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
-Greta Thunberg, 9-23-2019 You all come to us young people for hope. How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words, and yet, I’m one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are...
by John Pitney | Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
A fews days ago, Debby McGee, a good friend from Eugene, sent around a link to the guest opinion she wrote for the Eugene Weekly. I decided it is important enough to pass along. Deb is a retired school counselor, mental health provider, organic farmer and...
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