But the overwhelming challenges facing our only inhabitable planet will not. Those will still be here tomorrow. So let’s get louder. Today, tomorrow and the next… until we are heard:
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I Pledge Allegiance to the Earth. Nuff said.
Do you remember having to pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all every freaking morning back in elementary school?
I do, though I didn’t really get what I was saying at the time.
I mean, what the heck was a republic?
And why was it invisible?
I understand it all now okay but I’m happily trading it in for this updated and far more relevant version.
I pledge allegiance to the Earth (standing tall, hand on heart).
Nuff said.
Image by SolPurpose and lamblionstudio.com
The World We Made… it’s enough to make you throw your recycling bin in the trash can. Or is it? A must read by Jonathon Porritt.
While scientists and environmentalists are well intentioned with their daily projections of our not so distant future dystopian world order and subsequent extinction it can put a real damper on the day. The struggles of our grandparents can seem downright quaint in today’s post climate change world… the age old mantra “life goes on” a phrase twenty somethings of today might wear ironically on their t-shirts.
Can you blame them? The daily challenge of survival is no longer limited to ourselves as individuals, our individual communities or even entire populations but now encompasses every last one of us, including all future generations and/or the lack thereof. It’s enough to make you throw your recycling bin in the trash can.
The answer? I have no idea. But I am inclined to think that a very good start would be for all of us to run to the bookstore or the internet and grab a copy of The World We Made, an imaginary memoir written in the year 2050 by history teacher Alex McKay. The author, Jonathon Porritt, who just returned from the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi is a founding member of The Forum for The Future, an environmentalist and no lightweight in the scientific and technology community. This green futurist believes that we already have the technology to create a sustainable, progressive world in which environmental, economic and social advances are shared, maintained and enjoyed by all. The catch? We must also believe that this is doable. It’s fundamental. If we don’t collectively believe that it is doable it simply won’t get done.
I’m in. I’m gonna get the book. And I’m gonna believe. How about you?
Buy the book here. Read an interview with the author here.
“The World We Made presents a credible vision of the world in 2050 – a world that is connected, collaborative and genuinely sustainable. This is the biggest thing I’m working on at the moment. We simply have to change the ‘mood music’ in terms of the way people feel about sustainability, and that means that everything we do in Forum for the Future is about positive solutions to today’s converging sustainability challenges.” Jonathon Porritt, Author of The World We Made
“In a world where doom and gloom surrounds us everywhere, Jonathon Porritt shows us that another future is possible. . . Jonathon is arguably more responsible for helping to create that positive future than anyone I know.” Jeffrey Hollender, Co-founder of Seventh Generation and Co-chair of Greenpeace US
How to convey the terrifying machine that is the Koch brothers in fun size.
Yeah, yeah. I know the Koch brothers are bad guys. I know they’re oil guys. I know they’re bajillionaires.
But, like a lot of us, do I really understand all the what, where, why and hows? Admittedly, I do not. And that’s exactly how the Koch brothers want it. Ignorance, after all, is bliss. Unfortunately bliss, in this case, is theirs alone.
So I did a little research on them. In a nutshell, here is what I learned: every single person on this planet needs to understand exactly what this two headed monster is doing to every single one of us every single day – and we need to understand now.
It’s common knowledge that in this fast paced, digital world we are more likely to read or engage in something that is bite size and easy to digest. We prefer bullet points to paragraphs, the synopsis to the full story. We want to be briefed. And that brief had better be brief.
That being said, what better way to grab the world’s attention and help get the word out on these guys than with a quick, clever blurb paired with a single, yet powerful, image?
Which leaves me in the conundrum of how to convey that terrifying machine that is the Koch brothers in fun size. A conundrum in which I must remain as it is simply not possible to cut to the chase on these guys… their reach is that vast, their targets that permeated, their influence that prolific.
So in order to have a rudimentary understanding of who is ruining everything for everybody and how they are doing it you are going to have to watch this extremely insightful and equal parts frightening FULL LENGTH (that means 55 minutes!) documentary. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
So belly up and hit the play button because if ignorance is bliss, knowledge is power. And we’re gonna need a whole lot of that if we’re gonna have a fighting chance against these two.
From Brave New Foundation, Koch Brothers Exposed
Rolling Stone Magazine – F*ck Fracking
Frack. Such a dirty word. We should really be replacing that lone vowel with an asterick. Forget f*ck (so passe), the new expletive (as inferred by Rolling Stone magazine, Bill McKibben and hopefully one day extremely soon our President) is fr*ck.
To be used as any other expletive, for example: fr*ck you, fr*ck me, fr*ck that.
Now read the fr*cking article Obama and Climate Change: The Real Story as featured in Rolling Stone Magazine.
NELSON MANDELA: “It always seems impossible until it is done.”
I joined 350.org. Will you?
Thank you Nelson Mandela for inspiring this video, and all of these young people. I dare you not to be inspired, too…
Join us at http://350.org
LONG LIVE EARTH as featured on YOUR ORGANIC CHILD
Enter To Win A Signed Copy Of Long Live Earth by Meighan Morrison.
By KAT | Published: NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Enter to win a signed copy of LONG LIVE EARTH by Meigan Morrison. I was sent a advance copy of the book recently and my daughter loved the book. If your child loves nature he or she will love this book. Originally published 20 years ago by Scholastic, Long Live Earth’s brand new Anniversary edition is available for pre-order now through December 1st. Release date December 2nd. Here is your chance to win a signed copy. This book would also make a great gift and is available for preorder on Amazon.com and the authors website When you order from the authors website 10% of pre-order proceeds will be donated to 350.org, the global grassroots movement (co-founded by author/activist Bill McKibbon) working tirelessly to solve the climate crises.
This reflective tale is more timely, and more important, than ever…
Embark on a lyrical journey which begins at Earth’s very beginning, explores what people have done to our planet and charts a hopeful, united course towards the future. A must read now for budding environmentalists and anyone, young or old, who cares about the planet that we call home.
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A big thank you to YOUR ORGANIC CHILD for sharing LONG LIVE EARTH with it’s wonderful following.
LONG LIVE EARTH ON PAPER ORANGES BLOG
My dear old friend Susanna featured Long Live Earth on her nifty blog. Lots of great pics and products for young and old to be found at Susanna’s Paper Oranges. Click her big Sourpuss to get from here to there. Thanks Susanna!
She hasn’t changed a bit.
PRE-ORDER NOW FOR A GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING…
The Anniversary Edition of LONG LIVE EARTH is available for pre-order now through December 1st at Amazon.
Here’s the best part:
10% of pre-order proceeds will be donated to 350.org (the amazing global grassroots movements co-founded by author/activist Bill McKibben) which is working it’s tail off to solve the climate crisis.
Be a part of the solution. Give a gift to your child and their Earth. Click here to pre-order your copy.
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