The fate of the world isn’t on the line in the Paris climate talks — it’s already been decided BY NEIL TANGRI | DECEMBER 5, 2015 So the headline is a bit melodramatic, but it’s essentially true. And a little melodrama seems to be necessary to capture people’s attention these days. How else to explain the… Read More Climate Non-Action Baked in to Paris Cop 21
Preview of Buddhist Response to the Climate Emergency: free online as a PDF, but this is not the complete book.
The Guardian UK is live-blogging this story with photos, videos and live reports. Storm Desmond: army deployed to rescue stranded as flood defences fail – as it happened David Cameron calls emergency COBRA meeting Over 100 severe flood warnings and 68 alerts 60,000 homes in northwest England left without power 200mm of rain fell in… Read More Floods in Northern UK as COP 21 Lags in Climate Regulations
An interview with Venerable Pannavati about her Christian-Buddhist path, why there are not more Blacks in Buddhism, and her push for girls, women, and “Untouchables.” Ven. Dr. Pannavati, a former Christian pastor, is co-founder of Embracing-Simplicity Hermitage in Hendersonville, NC. A black, female Buddhist monk ordained in the Theravada and Mahayana traditions with Vajrayana empowerments and transmission… Read More Ven. Pannavati: Racism in the Sanghas
A Cop Faces Charges Of Serial Rape, Yet His 13 Black Accusers Are On Trial Prosecutors say the officer preyed on poor, black women because he knew they wouldn’t speak up. Melissa JeltsenSenior Reporter, The Huffington Post 12/04/2015 07:06 pm ET Sue Ogrocki/ASSOCIATED PRESS The woman said she was high and walking alone when the cop stopped… Read More BLM: Cop on Trial for Rape of 13 Black Women
Democracy Now interviews retired NASA climate scientist Dr. James Hansen:
Editor: As Vanadana Shiva taught us in Soil, Not Oil, Carbon is the problem, but it is also the solution. Industrial agriculture has destroyed our soils and released excess carbon into the atmosphere. If we sequester carbon back into the soil with ecologically responsible agriculture, we can actually draw down excess carbon from the atmosphere and use… Read More Regeneration: Food Climate & Economic Justice
