Energy

Rethinking Sustainability

The Earth is full of systems that continually increase the possibilities for life. Yet we humans in the environmental movement… Jens Braun

Green, Sustainable, or Vernacular?

Green A supporter of a social and political movement that espouses global environmental protection, bioregionalism, social responsibility, and nonviolence sus·tain… Jens Braun

Zeri: A Philosophy and Methodology to Reinvent the World

Many Friends have become increasingly concerned that our current economic system is not sustainable. Clearly, a perpetual growth economy is… Hollister Knowlton

A Friend's Path to Nuclear Power

Over a decade ago, I held opinions about nuclear energy similar to those of many Friends. I worked against nuclear… Karen Street

Climate Change, Quakerism, and a Transformed Life

It was a blind date with a rising executive with General Motors that did it. It was the late 1980s… Hollister Knowlton

Putting the Nuclear Genie Back in the Lamp

We are warned through folk tales and other kinds of traditional wisdom of the folly of seeking superhuman powers. For… Louis Cox

Compromising on Climate Change

Once, before I ever imagined working for a Quaker lobby on Capitol Hill, a longtime friend of mine who works… Joelle Maruniak

The Iraq War and its Implications for Quakers

Every day, the war in Iraq gets more deadly and less defensible. Regardless of what the U.S. government says, the… Maya Porter

Questions for Quakers about Cars

On a cold, rainy day in Maine around Thanksgiving 2005, I got rid of my car. Bright yellow maple leaves… Benjamin J. Vail