Tag Archives: Environment

POEM: Voices in the Wilderness

The center of gravity of the body politic might kill US. To a void, such a grave situation, we need clarion voices in the wilderness… Voices in the Wilderness They temped to silence the voices In the wilderness Wile in … Continue reading

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POEM: As Airs to the Thrown

I suspect that it is no coincidence that America loves zombie apocalypse movies. How many will be surprised that “normal” brings societal collapse? This poem speaks to this zeitgeist of our age, our moral childishness. I think of this as … Continue reading

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POEM: Mortality Creeps

This poem is about our gerontocracy, particularly in Congress, even more so the Senate. I suspect that even in our broader culture the general accrual of power and wealth with “seniority” is the larger dynamic. I fear that in our … Continue reading

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POEM: Coaled Hearted

A short fossil fuel and climate chaos poem for the dead of winter… Coaled Hearted The coaled hearted Won’t stop Until they have Even robbed the snow banks

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POEM: Suicide Enaction

Here is a poem about both our individual and collective responsibilities to act on the climate crisis.  At the nexus of personal responsibility and collective responsibility, there converges that buy product in action, inaction, and enaction… Suicide Enaction Personally I … Continue reading

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POEM: Fossil Fools

This poem goes out to the COP30 climate conference from the mouth of the Amazon about won passable future… Fossil Fools Deep in the future The alien archeologists landed Long after the human raze Was extincting to hi heaven What … Continue reading

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POEM: My Asthma

Sometimes, it seems that I am a little too connected to the world… My Asthma Just The other day To God I in choir Singing my wheezy song Why did you give me asthma? She hummed long Something concerning My … Continue reading

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POEM: Balance Do

Here is another poem dedicated to Mother Earth. Love your momma! Balance Do If soully we could get Enough Of Mother Earth and fecund wealth A rich dance With soil and water Flora and fauna Trusted friends and clear skies … Continue reading

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POEM: Fashionable Climate

The environment is not infinitely malleable. May we each treasure our mother… Fashionable Climate Soon and vary soon The climate of Toledo Will be Bequeathed The climate of the deep south in 1950 In a madder of generations How becoming … Continue reading

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POEM: Winning The Stockholm Sin-drome

This is another in my series of poems on artificial intelligence. I suspect that the “wow factor” of some early AI uses will serve as a sucker punch for a largely bloodless beating. While I am skeptical of many AI … Continue reading

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POEM: Mine, Mine, Mine

Dehumanizing extractive industries are destroying our environment, second only to climate change. Mining is a huge part of extractive industries’ destruction. And, ironically, the technologies needed for a green economy require immense quantities of minerals that drive the “green, green, … Continue reading

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POEM: What Cannot Be Forest Upon Mother Nature

What Cannot Be Forest Upon Mother Nature As man expired His last Once agin Mother Nature breathed in A parent excrement Concrete and steel Leaving not Even a scratch In geologic time Merely having caught a cold Cold virus Feverish … Continue reading

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FREE Environmental POSTER: EPA Under NEW Mismanagement – Scott Pruitt Swamp Monster OUT Andrew Wheeler Coal Lobbyist IN

As EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, resigns under a snowballing avalanche of ethics violations, the Trump regime doesn’t have to reach far into its deep bench of political hacks to find another swamp monster to clog up democracy, evidence-based policies respecting … Continue reading

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FREE POLITICAL POSTER: Donald Trump Swamped With Taxing Situations, Declares MOST UNDRAINING EVER!

Donald Trump’s promise to “Drain the swamp” from Washington, DC, is perhaps his most surreal promise of all. Today, President Donald Trump is campaigning for Senate candidate Roy Moore, who has been facing mounting credible evidence of his predatory sexual … Continue reading

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A Spiritual Autobiography

I wrote the below spiritual autobiography a dozen years ago as part of a servant leadership study group.  While it definitely needs updating, it serves well as a brief overview of my spiritual history and development over much of my … Continue reading

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CLIMATE CHANGE POEM: Donald Trump Has Gone Buggy

Donald Trump has gone buggy As in big ass hoarse drawn carriage Making hay and whips With great industry As unbelievable As nuclear-powered Amish A trial balloon Only to be led By nothing butt A horse’s ass Here is another … Continue reading

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Pushing Buttons of Intellectual Property

I occasionally run across my graphics on the web, swiped without permission; sometimes even on products for sale.  I have yet to take much action, let alone sue anybody, regarding any such nominally illegal use.  Most of this is because … Continue reading

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HAPPINESS: Hedonic Happiness Versus Meaningful Happiness

I have long been interested in happiness and happiness research.  I recently stumbled across one of the most fascinating scientific articles of any kind that I have read in recent years: Some Key Differences Between a Happy Life and a Meaningful Life. … Continue reading

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REAL POLITICS, REAL CANDIDATE: Jill Stein 2016 Platform

IF you want a progressive presidential candidate that you can get excited about voting FOR, then Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate is worth serious consideration.  Jill Stein has selected her Green Party running mate, Vice President choice, Ajamu Baraka. … Continue reading

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POEM: When Butterflies Aren’t Free

The butterfly has landed A monarch of unspoiled nature As we’d taken over Urban land escapes Of green carpet bombing Convinced that lawn enforcement Must be On our side Sow naturally lying In trails Of never ending growth A cancer … Continue reading

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