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Quaker Advocacy on Sustainable Energy & Environment: Interview with FCNL’s Clarence Edwards

Quaker Advocacy on Sustainable Energy & Environment: Interview with FCNL’s Clarence Edwards

Jun 10, 2021 | 2021, Advocacy, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Timely, Volume 34

Clarence Edwards leads Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)’s work on sustainable energy and environmental policy as Legislative Director. He brings to FCNL extensive experience in government relations, issue advocacy, and strategic communications....
Poem: Prairie Prayers

Poem: Prairie Prayers

Jun 10, 2021 | 2021, April-May-June, Art & Poetry, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Volume 34

By Allen McGrew Keen-eyed at dusk, the owl o’er the prairie glides as though on the wings of prayer, and the prayer she prays is a prayer for prey. And the prey? Furtively, he through the tall grass slides like the rustling wind of the breath of God, and he, too,...
Poem: Prairie Prayers

Poem: Hope Springs Eternal for The Flimsy Soul

Jun 10, 2021 | 2021, April-May-June, Art & Poetry, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Volume 34

By John Heimburg You know him…. but not really.  The one who never knew Unconditional Love. For whom the siren song      of Transactionality calls………… a never-ending   Quest         for Acceptance Approval Adoration. Fame Has heightened...

Rebuilding Infrastructure

Jun 10, 2021 | 2021, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Renewable Energy, Volume 34

By Muriel Strand Many people believe we must rebuild our infrastructure. Unfortunately, almost everyone believes we must rebuild our fossil fuel infrastructure—roads, bridges, dams, ports, rail, pipelines, etc. What we need instead is to rethink our relationship with...
Peak Oil Has Come and Gone!

Peak Oil Has Come and Gone!

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...

QEW’s Favorite Books

Mar 29, 2021 | 2021, BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, January-February-March, New & Exploring, Number 1, Volume 34

We asked QEW members to share their favorite books. Happy reading! Books to Read for These Times: Climate: A New Story by Charles Eisenstein. “How changing the ‘climate’ of our thinking and rhetoric can influence how we deal with physical climate change.” The Parable...
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