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Focus on Our Future
If you’re like me, you’ve probably been thinking about environmental issues for a long time. Thirty years ago, I remember…
"Plan B": The Rescue of a Planet and a Civilization
If it becomes clear that rising temperatures are shrinking harvests and driving up food prices, we will suddenly have a…
Creating Policies that Promote a Healthy Global Society
As a legislative intern at Friends Committee on National Legislation working on legislative policies that address energy and the environment,…
Who Owns the Water?
Of all the world’s natural resources, few are as fundamental as water. Yet, according to Years of Fresh Water, a…
Odyssey of a Quaker Earthcare Activist
During an adult forum after meeting for worship in 1970, I had a "conversion experience" that altered the course of…
The Flowering of Quaker Earthcare Witness
Friends Committee on Unity with Nature (renamed Quaker Earthcare Witness in 2003), originated at the 1987 Friends General Conference (FGC)…
Living on a Finite Earth
Continue to contaminate your bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste. —Letter to President Pierce, attributed…
Friends and the Earth Charter
For me, September 9, 2001, was a day filled with hope and joy, in contrast to the tragic events that…
A Quaker Consultation on Economics and Ecology
Enlarging the Focus of Quaker Social Witness Quaker Eco-Witness and the Earthcare Working Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting have jointly…
Concerning Economic Policy and Friends Testimonies: An Open Letter
Pendle Hill Wallingford, Pa., USA Third First Day, Sixth Month, 2003 To Friends Everywhere, We greet you as 29 individuals,…
Living Lightly in New Zealand
We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving…
FCNL's "Green" Building on Capitol Hill
Buildings have a significant impact on our environment, and there are many ways to make them more environmentally friendly. Five…
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Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration
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