Today, a representative of the Permanent Missions of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) emailed me to let me know of a resolution on the threat of climate change to international peace and security they will introduce to the United Nation’s General Assembly. The co-sponsoring nations believe that the UN Charter charges the Security […]
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A bridge across the aisle on climate change
Recently, I received an email from a military officer who I happen to know because he is an expert on subversive warfare, which, in a way, was the subject of my last book. He is a Christian and, I’m pretty sure, a Republican. All the same, without invitation from me, he has become reader of […]
“Why your happiness matters to the planet”
The headline is the title of an article in the Christian Science Monitor about how consuming fewer planetary resources may, instead of making us deprived, make us happier. We’ve discussed this so often here on No Impact Man. The article, by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, points to yet another study that shows that material consumption above […]
What our cities could be
I always go on about how the current crisis in the habitat we depend upon for our health, happiness and security is full of opportunities for an improved way of life. What’s good for the planet is often what is good for the people. This principle is illustrated in the simple example of home care […]
Tired of talk, so let’s have a little do
So funny, but if you read yesterday’s post in which I went on and on about doing instead of talking when it comes to saving our planet, you may have noticed the irony of the fact that the post itself was talking instead of doing. Then a lot of people came and read and thought […]
When it comes to saving the world, just try, try, try
There is a story I love, one of those stories that bolsters me up. It’s about the Korean monk who founded the school of Zen where I meditate (the Kwan Um School of Zen). Dae Soen Sa Nim, as his students called him, decided that world peace would come if all the religious leaders of […]
A technological approach to individual action on climate change
So a while back I met this artist/engineer/satellite designer and otherwise genius professor from New York University, and I instantly started arguing with her. Natalie Jeremijenko (who you can read about on Salon) was talking about technological approaches to climate change, and I just started on my rant about how we can’t wait for new […]
Remember how I visited my Congressman? Your turn!
You may remember that, as the No Impact Man project proceeded, my definition of individual action on climate and the environment came to include not only lifestyle change but civic participation. I ultimately realized that there was a limit to how much less harm I could do alone, but that the good we could do […]