Archive for July, 2009

A letter to a friend who is running for public office

Posted: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 @ 6:37 am in Community Governance, Our local Community | Comments Off

That was exciting news on the phone Monday!

You said you were contemplating what you felt were the most important issues of the day and formulating your platform.   Here is some background and my personal opinion.

Background

Obviously ECM has been working climate change since our group’s very inception.  And at ECM meetings you’ve heard me mention peak […]

A “Genesis Covenant” how-to guide

Posted: Thursday, July 16th, 2009 @ 7:12 am in Culture & Education, Health & Spirit, Our local Community, Public presence | Comments Off

Last week, at the national convention in Anaheim, the Episcopal Church of the United States embraced the Genesis Covenant.
THE PROMISE
The Genesis Covenant is a multi-faith invitation to join the action in curtailing global warming:
We will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from every facility that we maintain by 50% in 10 years.
We applaud these faith communities […]