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What Does It Take To Save US Forests From Logging? A Justice Conservation Fund
The Puritan settlers of New England, steeped in the Old Testament biblical worldview, believed it was their God-ordained destiny to transform the dismal American wilderness into an earthly paradise. Seventeenth century Puritan writing is full of the idea of wild country as the environment of evil, and so they cut … [continued]
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The Need For Global Growth Is A Billionaire’s Lie — And It’s Killing The Planet
With the ongoing global focus on increasing gross domestic products, natural capital becomes an innocent and seemingly inevitable byproduct. Ecosystems and natural resources are not infinite, yet the industrialized economy treats them as if they were. Global growth has resulted in significant damage to the natural world, and it’s an … [continued]
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Back To Nature: A Post-Hurricane Visit To Jamaica
“The road is pocked from the hurricane,” the driver says, “so don’t blame me for the bumps.” Claeon laughs with us, then continues. “I don’t know why they don’t fix it.” As we leave the port, I see a warehouse next to the dock with a collapsed roof. It’s filled … [continued]
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The Complex Process Of An Urban Water Supply System
Have you ever thought about where your water comes from? The question occurred to me when I moved to a southeastern condo community. In my former rural New England home, we had an artesian well. Now we are part of an urban water supply system, and I became curious about the … [continued]
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Mahon: The only category we don’t count in GDP calculations
It is all an educated guess with a huge pablum-smeared omission