The dramatic threat of ecological breakdown is teaching us the extent to which greed and selfishness are contrary to the order of creation. ~Pope John Paul II
The control man secured over nature has far outrun his control over himself. ~Ernest Jones
To live a pure, unselfish life one must count on nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. ~Buddha
We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth; we are all crew ~Marshall McLuhan
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.
Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him? ~Pierre Troubetzkoy
Ever wonder about the simultaneously occurring things happening in our world at any given moment? Click here to see
how many people were born, how many died, and how much CO2 has been emitted since you first opened up KTK.
As the seasons change we can only witness what occurs above ground, did you know the Earth breaths too?
...NASA’s Visible Earth team has captured images of the planet from outer space that, presented sequentially, illustrate a pattern similar to that of a heartbeat. Data visualization expert John Nelson, who downloaded and serialized a sequence of photos captured each month from space, is the civilian mastermind behind the composite.
If civilization is to survive, this century will have to be a time of dramatic transformation. ~Ian Lowe
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It's less a question of what can I do than how must I change that will help us transform to a zero carbon economy. What do you see as the difference here and if you've experienced transformation of some kind what is it like for you?
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h/t p50
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share part of their evening around a virtual kitchen table with kossacks who are caring and supportive of one another. So bring your stories, jokes, photos, funny pics, music, interesting videos, and so forth. Or just say "Hi" if you've had a long day and are too exhausted to participate more actively. We would also appreciate links—including quotations—to diaries, news stories, and books that you think this community would appreciate.
Please note that pie fights will be unwelcome in this community, just as in most other series at DKos. There's lots of space at the rest of the site for fighting with other Democrats, progressives, and liberals, and we don't want those battles dragged into this community.
Finally, readers may notice that most who are posting diaries and comments in this series already know one another to some degree, but that definitely does not mean that newcomers will be excluded or unwelcome. We're happy to welcome guests to our kitchen table, and hope to make some new friends as well.
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