Lifestyles

A Quaker Family (Yours) Saves Energy

People in the United States, and Quakers in particular, are at a confluence of social, economic, and environmental events like… Thomas G. Wells

Life During the Decline of Oil

What is happening in this crazy world? We pay almost $100 to fill our gas tanks and thousands of dollars… Ted Inoue

Building a Low-Energy House

Our family lived in an old farmhouse for nearly 50 years. We spent Don Laughlin

Earthcare from the Cubicle

Easing your Workplace into Sustainable Practices One Monday morning, red wiggler worms greeted my co-worker from the coffee machine. And… Bonnie Ehri

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

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

War Taxes and Other Matters of Conscience

Thanks for the March issue, which I’ve finally completed. And thanks to Nadine Hoover, New York Yearly Meeting, and others… Pamela Haines

Removing the Pressure for War

Among the various books and pamphlets in our meeting’s library, some focus on proving that war is wrong. Others expound… Faith Morgan

Integrity Means Being Part of the Solution

"We want to hear more about the Earthcare resources you mentioned at your presentation last night," our hosts said after… Ruah Swennerfelt

Pile It On! Stuff and a Spiritual Journey

Sometimes a strong image will appear to me during meeting for worship. About two years ago I had a very… Robin Magee

Why I Left-Why I Stayed

Why I Left (Jamie K. Donaldson) – Why I Stayed (Alan Rhodes) Our rich Quaker history includes the encounter, probably… Jamie Donaldson
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