Inflationary pressure in the US
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
We cannot continue consuming cheap goods imported from countries and then criticize them for burning fossil fuels. It’s time to wake up and recognize that living on renewable energy will require a totally different lifestyle from the one we’ve been living.
The era of cheap living is over
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
We’ve lived this way for decades, but if we are going to address climate change it’s time for us to recognize that the era of plentiful, cheap goods is over. We will pay more for everything.
Winter’s discontent
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
This may become the winter of our discontent as people around the world face a widening energy crisis: rationing because supplies are limited due to delivery shortages, production limits, cost, or by government mandate.
What the IPCC report should have told us
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
The problem with the recent IPCC report is that it is still talking about ‘average’ changes over the earth, discussing what might happen decades from now as a result of increased rate of change. Even if the message is labeled “code red” or urgent, it is still understating what is already happening.
Skewered on the Horns of Plenty
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
How do we transition to a low carbon energy system when plentiful resources are no longer available? Our past Horn of Plenty has become a trap from which we in the developed nations increasingly find difficult to extract ourselves.
Healing the Hearts and Minds of America
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
How can we reach the hearts and minds of America when we find it so difficult to understand or accept the ‘other side’? Can we overcome our mutual distrust and dislike of each other?
Climate hell is here. We cannot afford to ignore it.
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
We are a democracy first; liberals or conservatives, Democrats or Republicans second. We need to prepare for the challenges that lay ahead. “Climate hell is here and we cannot stand it.” Neither can we afford to ignore it.
Inequality, poverty, and injustice; a problem of too much and not enough
By Jody Tishmack, Anima/Soul
The dream of seeing your children attain a better life than you is a human dream of every parent. Equality and justice for all cannot exist when too few have too much, and the majority have too little.