May 6, 2019 | 2019, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 2, Volume 32
By Ruah Swennerfelt. I’VE JUST FINISHED reading Climate: A New Story by Charles Eisenstein and am so moved by the wisdom I found between the covers. Eisenstein critiques the climate movement, arguing that the reliance on numbers, such as 350, facts, and data will not...
Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 4, October-November-December, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Volume 31
A Peek into Quaker Institute for the Future’s new book Energy Choices: Opportunities to Make Wise Decisions for a Sustainable Future by Bob Bruninga Review by Judy Lumb. WE ARE NEVER MORE than a few years away from making a major personal energy decision: • when we...
Aug 6, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Shelley Tanenbaum. GREAT MINDS AND SAVVY organizers repeatedly stress that we need to articulate a vision if we hope to build a successful movement for political and cultural change, yet rarely do those great minds articulate a vision themselves. I am happy to lift...
Feb 7, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 31
Review Catherine de Neergaard In DRAWDOWN: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, Paul Hawken and his team of scientists have identified the 100 most effective actions to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. They define...
May 7, 2017 | BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 33, Water
Cynthia Barnett, the author of three books focused on water: Rain: A Natural and Cultural History, Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis, and Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S., shares her insight on climate and water with QEW...
Jan 7, 2017 | BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Tom Small. PETER WOHLLEBEN TELLS THE STORY of a professional forester’s awakening from calculations of board feet to realization of a forest as an intelligent, feeling community. Sharing information and resources through what Wohlleben calls the “wood wide web,”...
