December 2011
3 posts
September 2009
3 posts
A Journey When he got up that morning everything was different. He enjoyed the bright spring day But he did not realise it exactly, he just enjoyed it. And walking down the street to the railroad station Past magnolia trees with dying flowers like old socks It was a long time since he had breathed so simply. Tears filled his eyes and it felt good But he held them back Because men didn’t...
August 2009
1 post
July 2009
3 posts
Rather than being constantly at war with nature, contesting its authority over the planet, I would prefer to live at peace. If this means taking less of the world’s beneficence, and adjusting my style of life to avoid borrowing from future generations, I am content. This means no air travel.
-Chris………. Goodall
This means that the only morally responsible course of action is to avoid flying except in emergencies. People need to accept that this action may reduce chances of promotion and opportunities to see new parts of the world. The unhappy truth is that the arrival of rapid climate change is going to curtail human freedom – we cannot do everything that we want. The particular virulence of aviation’s...
June 2009
9 posts
“I sometimes get embarrassed by how much fun I have. In the green movement, you...”
– Jonathan Porritt
ah how can i get my swimsuit to grace these pages
