Tag Archives: pollution

No vision for the future

Posted on April 16, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

Back in the 1960’s and 70’s my family vacationed in the Myrtle Beach area, Garden City to be specific. From Charlotte, you drive down Hwy. 74 to 601, then 151 to 378 through Conway to Myrtle Beach. I always loved … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump would like to wish everyone a “Happy Earth Day!”

Posted on April 23, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“The environment is not merely the place where we live and act, for the biosphere is the ground from which and within which we arise. The earth is not only our home, it is our mother.” – David Loy Headlines … Continue reading →

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This planet

Posted on February 26, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

I attended the funeral of a church member yesterday. Now my “designated” protestant affiliation is with the Presbyterian church but if you have spent anytime reading my blog you know that I also mix in my Kool-Aid some Universalism, Buddhism … Continue reading →

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The corruption of Trump in a nutshell

Posted on January 10, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

Maybe you have heard about this, maybe you haven’t but Trump’s henchman, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a man whose name will become synonymous with many of this country’s greatest environmental disasters, has opened up the oceans for offshore oil drilling. The … Continue reading →

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Another “Deplorable” Campaign Promise

Posted on May 31, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I don’t want to out kick my coverage on this because he hasn’t made a “decision” yet but the answer seems pretty simple, the United States should not withdraw from Paris climate agreement. I don’t know if Trump is trying to … Continue reading →

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Shifting Baseline Syndrome

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I grew up in a large city in the Southeast. When I was a kid of eight or nine I remember getting several big snows each year, the kind that cancelled school for two or three days. Now why I remember … Continue reading →

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Environmental garbage can

Posted on December 16, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.” –  E. O. Wilson We think … Continue reading →

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Both sides of a Chinese coin

Posted on December 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“The reverse side also has a reverse side”- Zen Proverb You have heard it said before, there are two sides to every coin. I am sure we all know people who feel very strongly, and passionately about their opinions or … Continue reading →

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A dry, smoky future?

Posted on November 22, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

There are 33 wildfires currently burning covering about 80,000 acres in the Southeast. The fires are being fueled by brush and trees parched from months of drought. Thirty miles northwest of my home 3,300 acres are burning. My community has … Continue reading →

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