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The Olive Tree

GUEST POST by TOM SANTULLI The olive tree outside my door and I met in a nursery  eleven years ago.  She was seven inches tall, in a one-gallon pot. Since then, she’s outgrown pots, and lived in a garden plot for a few years. Now, [...]

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Living in An Upside-Down World

At a recent wedding reception, I found myself in conversation with a woman marine biologist with a sad face.  When she shared her concerns about the warming oceans and her despair over the failed response of government leaders to address our diminishing sea life, I attributed her sadness to that shared by climate scientists who keep telling [...]

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No More (Empty) Earth Days

GUEST POST by JANET WEIL “Who should decide how best to use the resources of the earth? What are the most effective ways to build a more sustainable future?” – Adam Rome, “The Genius of Earth Day” Three years ago, early in the global COVID pandemic, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I wrote a guest blog post, a remembrance of [...]

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Women Who Restore My Faith in Humanity

Last Friday I attended a memorial service for 96-year-old Joanne Booth, who never failed to brighten my day when we met up. Joanne’s infectious, slightly mischievous smile, was contagious, as was her love of life.  As I listened to her four daughters deliver their warm, loving accounts of their mother’s full life, my mind wandered to [...]

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A Grandmother’s Agony

I gaze at my beautiful grandchildren, Jane and Max, taking in their vitality, humor, and intelligence.  My loving admiration turns to grief when I consider the future that awaits them: an overheated planet, storms of Biblical proportions, polluted drinking waters, deadly viruses and more. As I sit with my grief for the world Jane and Max [...]

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Earth Day, Fifty Years Later

GUEST POST by JANET WEIL On my fifteenth birthday, the U.S. environmental movement gave me the gift of a lifetime: Earth Day! Knowing my love of the natural world, my mother (a teacher) arranged for me to attend the rally at Portland (Oregon) State University. My birthday presents were stacked next to my breakfast, and one was a lovely tan [...]

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