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Breathing Easy: Privilege or Right?
I start off today with this beautiful collage of compassionate and courageous young human beings. They are 13 of the 14 youth of Hawai’i who, on June 1, 2022, filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the Hawai’i Department of Transportation, the HDOT...
Walls: How We Build Them and Why It Matters
It’s pretty basic: wall building—a fundamental of human occupancy for awhile now. In our two net zero home-builds, I have come to ponder walls. In fact, as we began to add studded uprights to accomplish 11-inch-thick walls for our Bend Passive House, I was...
Foundation of A Better World: What I Learned from Watching the Trowels
Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to pour concrete,Don’t let ‘em run backhoes and and drive them old trucks,Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such.With apologies to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings! You never know what you’re gonna find when you dig. Since...
Rainwater Chronicles Part 2: Why Catch the Rain?
(This is the 2nd installment of the Rainwater Chronicles. Click here to read Part 1: What Happens...
Rainwater Chronicles Part 1: What Happens To The Rain?
Meters. Have you ever contemplated meters? Meters, gauges and monitoring systems, are...
What I’m Learning As A White Guy
O, let America be America again—The land that never has been yet—And yet must be—the land...
The Privilege of Home
The other day, there was a thud against one of the big windows looking out to our back yard. ...
19 Things You Can Do for Climate Justice During COVID 19!!!
For Covid 19, we are wearing masks, but we are not muzzled! We may be locked in, but we’re not...
New Song: One Step at a Time
As we approach the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day and another Earth Sunday in our faith...
So You Will Know Where I Stand!
Yesterday and today, were born two of the strongest women I know. Two brave hearts of...
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...
A Charm of Goldfinches
A charm of Goldfinches? Well yeah. Can you think of a better description? It’s...
You Come To Us Young People for Hope—How Dare You?
-Greta Thunberg, 9-23-2019 You all come to us young people for hope. How dare you? You have...
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