Jun 10, 2021 | 2021, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Renewable Energy, Volume 34
By Bob Bruninga For decades, peak oil has been a term used to describe the anticipated dwindling supply of oil with anticipated skyrocketing prices due to scarcity and competition for resources. It turns out that the opposite has occurred as the demand for this...
May 1, 2020 | 2020, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Population, Quaker-Specific, Volume 33
By Stan Becker. Here Stan Becker shares his spiritual and professional journey initiated by his early concern for the growth of human population on Earth. It is a story of his initial “vivid visual experience” in Mexico, which led him to search for an academic program...
May 1, 2020 | 2020, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 2, Practical, Sustainability, Volume 33
By Bob McGahey. South Toe Mutual Aid is an organization of people in the South Toe/Celo, North Carolina area who are collaborating in a variety of activities with intent to strengthen our community’s capacity to meet our resource needs for overall well-being. As a hub...
May 1, 2020 | 2020, April-May-June, Art & Poetry, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Volume 33
By Allen J. McGrew, for Heidi S. McGrew. If I were a poet,
I would summon for you the cold creak of the board walk beneath your booted feet, And the gentle caress of the cool breeze on the back of your neck. My words would paint for you the glint of the just-rising...
May 1, 2020 | 2020, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Economics, Number 2, Practical, Uncategorized, Volume 33
By Hayley Hathaway. MY BANK ACCOUNT looked good after I received my Economic Impact Payment of $1200 this spring. I felt grateful for the money Yet, I still have a job, unlike the 25 million people who have applied for unemployment in the US since the pandemic...
May 1, 2020 | 2020, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Number 2, Peace, Volume 33
By Emily Wirzba and Alicia Cannon. THE QUAKER VALUE OF PEACE calls us to advocate for a reduction in Pentagon spending and military interventions abroad. The value of stewardship urges us to address climate change and seek an earth restored. While it might seem...
