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Boston & ‘the Muslim exception’ to the Bill of Rights

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Peter Crownfield

A lot has been written about the Boston bombings, the Tsarnaev brothers, and the way the case was handled.  I don’t want to add to that, but here are links to some of the more insightful articles, along with a … more →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Discrimination, Human Rights, Justice System, Minority Rights |

Good News (UPDATED)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Peter Crownfield

Here are a few news articles that report positive developments, starting with an article by Frances Moore Lappé on why it’s important to share stories like this…. Why Sharing News About Solutions Is a Revolutionary Act | YES! Magazine Food … more →

Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Building Community, Climate, Environmental Health, Food for Health, Going Local, Local Food, Media, Renewable Energy, School Food, Social Justice, Sustainable Growing, Worker Co-ops |

Town Hall Wall 4-21-13

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Martin

Comments posted (almost all are by other exhibiting groups) on the Town Hall Wall featured at the Alliance’s info table, Earth Day on the Greenway, SouthSide Bethlehem, 4-21-13, in response to question: “What Goals Would You Include in a Sustainability … more →

Town Hall Wall 4-19-13

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Martin

Comments posted (almost all are by other exhibiting groups) on the Town Hall Wall featured at the Alliance’s info table, Muhlenberg College, Earth Day, 4-19-13, in response to question: “What Goals Would You Include in a Sustainability Blueprint for the Lehigh … more →

Posted in Sustainable Living |

FYI: The News They Don’t Want You to See

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Peter Crownfield

A roundup of informative and well-written articles covering points the mainstream media routinely & intentionally ignores, minimizes, or distorts. Industrial Ag Triggers Devastating ‘Web’ of Pollution | Common Dreams – Looking at the nitrogen and phosphorous cycles and their disastrous … more →

Posted in Biodiversity, Climate, Economic Justice, Food for Health, Going Local, Human Rights, Immigrants' Rights, Industrial Food Production, Middle East, Migration, Rethinking…, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Stewardship, Sustainable Growing, The Americas, The World, War & Peace, Water & Watersheds, Workers' Rights |

Brecht, the Iroquois Confederacy, and You

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Peter Crownfield

It seems pretty obvious that we’re on a track that leads to an extremely harsh future.  Can we stop, take stock of where things are headed, and make some serious changes — before it’s too late? Can each of us … more →

Posted in Advocacy & Activism, Arts & Culture, Biodiversity, Building Community, Campus Sustainability, Climate, Conservation, Diversity & Heritage, Energy, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Food for Health, GMOs - GE foods, Going Local, Green Building, Industrial Food Production, Land Use, Learning & Schools, Nonviolence, Permaculture, Precautionary Principle, Re-skilling, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Stewardship, Sustainability Education, Sustainabilty & Health, Sustainable Growing |

Anna Maria Caldara: ‘Power Lines Threaten Lenape Trees’

Posted on January 17, 2013 by pkc

by Anna Maria Caldara Ratepayers must be convinced that the Susquehanna to Roseland 500kV Electric Transmission Line project is necessary. To that end, JCP& L and PP&L have lobbied President Obama, who has recommended it be “fast-tracked.” Then maybe the … more →

Posted in Biodiversity, Demand Reduction, Diversity & Heritage, Environmental Justice, Historic Preservation, Place & Infrastructure, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Stewardship |

Peter: “Evo Morales – Entering the Pacha, a new beginning”

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Peter Crownfield

The looming end of the Mayan long-count calendar has prompted fervid doomsday predictions on the internet, mass arrests in China, and a small tourism boom in southern Mexico. But Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, says the date is the beginning of … more →

Posted in Air, Asthma, Community Rights, Endocrine Disruptors, Environmental Health, Food for Health, Precautionary Principle, Rights of Nature | Mother Earth, Stewardship, Sustainabilty & Health, Unsustainable Energy, Water & Watersheds |

Peter: ‘Are Some Children Worth More than Others?’

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Peter Crownfield

Do the killings at Sandy Hook school indicate a systemic problem, or are they the work of an individual with mental health problems? I think both are equally true, which means the U.S. needs much better mental health services and … more →

Posted in Africa, Human Rights, Middle East, Militarism, The World, War & Peace |

Peter: “COP-Out 18 [UPDATED]“

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Peter Crownfield

[See updates below] Our so-called leaders from around the world seem to be incapable of taking the decisive action that is essential. (Maybe we should call it COP-OUT 18‽) Even the World Bank recently issued a report saying the consequences of world inaction … more →

Posted in Climate, Fossil Fuels, Stewardship, Unsustainable Energy |