Future generations
“future generations have no say in what actions we take today, nor do those making decisions in the first quarter of the twenty-first century have to live with the worst of their consequences.”
Category Archives: Occupy Theology
Amoral Entities Seeking to Maximize Returns
“The continual stream of public scandals arising from corporate misconduct are not abnormalities arising from occasional bad apples, but rather the predictable outcome of a system dominated by amoral entities seeking to maximize returns for their shareholders. Far more damaging, though, are the countless routine decisions made daily by executives around the world in industries such as fossil fuels, mining, Continue Reading
Democracy by Coincidence
“Although we typically think of government regulating private enterprise, it’s more accurate to view the relationship as reciprocal at best. In recent decades in the United States and elsewhere, in a process known as “political capture,” the balance of power has markedly shifted toward the wealthy elites, exerting their influence through powerful industry groups such as the American Legislative Exchange Continue Reading
Not counting the Real Costs
“A major reason for the wealth of corporate shareholders, the affluence of wealthy nations, and the devastation meted out to the natural world is that large portions of the real cost of material production are never included in the price paid by the end-user. In the jargon of accounting, these costs are externalized. We pay for our “goods,” but we Continue Reading
Agriculture Emissions
“one third of greenhouse gas emissions is caused by agriculture: more than all emissions from transport, heating, lighting, and air conditioning combined. Cattle farming and monocrop plantations are the two largest drivers of global deforestation. In addition to fertilizers creating dead zones in the ocean, herbicides and pesticides are decimating animal and insect populations worldwide, while the Earth’s topsoil is Continue Reading
Big Ag and Perpetual growth
“At the end of the Second World War, Big Ag faced a dilemma: How could they obey the capitalist imperative for perpetual growth when most Americans were already eating a sufficient amount of food? Their brilliant, if diabolical, solution was to continually produce more; manipulate people into eating more; transmute simple, healthy foods into ultra-processed engineered formulations of salt, sugar, Continue Reading
Social Benefits of Establishing a UBI
“The social benefits of establishing a UBI [Universal Basic Income] would be pervasive and profound. It would support marginalized and racialized people who are disproportionately occupied in unpaid care work. It would offer a way out for women trapped in oppressive or abusive relationships for financial reasons. It would virtually put an end to the scourges of homelessness and hunger. Continue Reading
Generous Cities
“The founder of biomimicry, Janine Benyus (see chapter challenges cities to explore how they can be “generous,” giving back as much or more to nature as they receive by designing regenerative processes across the board. “We need cities to perform like ecosystems, not just look like them,” she declares. Cities such as Amsterdam are responding to this challenge by using Continue Reading
EcoCivilization
EcoCivilization: Making a World That Works For All. By Jeremy Lent Melville House, 2026
Citizen’s Assemblies
“Historically, state authority has been so intertwined with the power of elites that it is difficult to conceive of an alternative. However, if higher levels of government were controlled by citizens’ assemblies rather than (elected or unelected) oligarchs, there would be a structural alignment between the governance of the state and the empowerment of local communities. ("Partner States" where the Continue Reading
The Case Against Competition
“A wide range of studies suggests that a predominant focus on competition—the requirement that one person or group must fail so that another can succeed—can be intrinsically counterproductive. In "No Contest: The Case Against Competition" , the education researcher Alfie Kohn elucidates why this is the case. As a hypersocial species, humans evolved to rely primarily on cooperation, rather than Continue Reading
Daily Struggle for Survival Spreading Rapidly
““What is perhaps most terrifying is that these disasters are all happening at a global temperature that is destined to keep rising. Although the world’s nations had agreed in Paris in 2015 to target a maximum of 1.5° global temperature rise this century, we’re already breaking through this ceiling, and it’s widely believed by climate scientists that a minimum two-degree Continue Reading
The ultimate way to love our neighbor
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Nor will I. Within the church community, I am trying to stress the theological importance of NOT just “leaving it to God”. God had a quite different message there for humans: to look after it is a big part of loving our neighbor. It’s perhaps the biggest and best expression of how to do that.
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I will continue to report on the climate crisis. I will continue to explain to folks that we require to undertake urgent action. I will never give up! pic.twitter.com/a9wMS2Juck
— Geoffrey P. Johnston??????????? (@GeoffyPJohnston) August 10, 2026
Nation’s Biggest Public Utility Just Doubled Down on Coal, Gas, and Nuclear – Mother Jones
Tennessee Valley Authority follows Trump’s lead, shying away from solar and wind. Source: Nation’s Biggest Public Utility Just Doubled Down on Coal, Gas, and Nuclear – Mother Jones One of the many “privileges” of living in Tennessee is being somewhat at the mercy of TVA for our energy crisis being exacerbated by the Ecological Crisis.(I say “somewhat because they do Continue Reading
Deadly ‘fire thunderstorms’ are forming across the US. And cities may be powerless to stop them | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Mega-firestorms are erupting around the globe. And we’re not prepared Source: Deadly ‘fire thunderstorms’ are forming across the US. And cities may be powerless to stop them | BBC Science Focus Magazine