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Love of a Place
Pretty much everyone I have met that is doing this work was drawn into it through love. Love, which we are only capable of, because we were created in God’s image. For me, that love is for a specific place, Yellowstone. I spent my early childhood living within its boundaries. Then spent my middle and…
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Extreme Heat
If you are lucky enough to live somewhere that has not seen the effects of climate change through increased fire, flooding, tornadoes, or hurricanes, you have probably still seen the effects of climate change through temperature. This week heat made the news both as current heat waves continue and as statistics published on last years…
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Where to Begin
Not gonna lie. I’m struggling this week to pick a topic. There is so much happening in the world right now, both for good and ill. How do I decide what to talk about? What will resonate with my readers the most? Do I cover the political angle? How Trump begged big oil for $1…
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A Letter to the Shawnee County Planning Commission
The county I reside in, Shawnee County, has released results of their opinion survey about wind and solar development. Not surprising, it was split starkly with 45% strongly disagreeing to any development and 31% in strong support. With these results, they are now holding a public hearing on Monday, May 13th, to hear comments on…
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Finances of a Fossil Fuel Free World
One of the biggest arguments that the Republican party uses for the promotion of coal, oil, and natural gas development is economic. Usually, it’s about jobs or its about cost. Either way, they want you to believe that moving beyond fossil fuels will be financially detrimental. They’re wrong. Here’s why. We do not pay the…
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In the News
Wild Weather If you were following national weather reports last weekend, you know that the Midwest got hammered by severe storms including more than 80 tornadoes. We are ok. We got lucky enough to just receive rain, no hail, severe winds or tornadoes. Even so I was incredibly nervous about the potential possibility of having…
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Happy Earth Day!
Today is Earth Day #54! What progress we have made in that time and what progress we still have to go! The original Earth Day was spurred by both “Silent Spring” written by Rachel Carson and the burning of the Cuyahoga River (chemical waste made it flammable). A senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, proposed Earth…
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Biblically Faithful
In the midst of our identity as Christians getting tied up with our political leanings, it can be hard to remember that our call to care for the Earth was our very first calling. Before there were political parties, we were gardeners in Eden. Walking among what he had made and in relation with each…
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Pro-life
I want to warn my readers that this post mentions abortion. For some, that may be triggering. If that is you, feel free to come back next week for new content. It is really difficult to properly care for creation without properly caring for all our human neighbors. I was told once to always vote…
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