It's widely accepted that electric vehicles [EV] are a solution to the fossil-fuel problem. Unfortunately, the huge demand for lithium and other minerals is actually creating another massive wave of environmental degradation and environmental injustice. Have we learned nothing in the last 100 years about the disastrous effects of colonialism and irresponsible extraction‽ We … [Read more...] about Neocolonialism v. Stewardship & Rights of Nature
Activism & Advocacy
Week Nine: The Final Countdown
I can't believe we're already in week nine of the "Rethinking the Food System" project. Looking at all of the material, research, and effort we put into this project is rewarding and honestly changed my perspective on sustainability. Coming into the project, I was worried about not being able to keep up with the science/environmental aspect of the project, since I'm an English … [Read more...] about Week Nine: The Final Countdown
Reimagining our relationship with nature
Truthout just published a good story titled 'Let’s Accept Climate Science — And Also Reimagine Our Relationship to the Earth'. One thing the makes this article unique is its recognition that our relationship to climate change is not only a scientific one — in fact, for most of us, the science is not as important as other aspects. Science is critical in our understanding of … [Read more...] about Reimagining our relationship with nature
Lit Coffee is Doing Sustainability Right
During the brainstorming phase of the "Rethinking the Food" Project, we were thinking of local restaurants we could focus our project on. Who could we talk to that could give us insight? Who's setting a good example in a world of fast food and convenience? Lit Coffee Roastery & Bakeshop, located in Bethlehem, PA, has been on our radar from the beginning stages of the … [Read more...] about Lit Coffee is Doing Sustainability Right
Week Two: The Complexity in “Rethinking the Food System”
It's now our second week into the food project, and the information just keeps expanding. The amount of resources, people, organizations, readings, and opinions we have acquired this past week is exceptional. I think I speak for everyone on the project when I say that this week has been one big information dump in the best way. Here's a very brief re-cap of the amazing … [Read more...] about Week Two: The Complexity in “Rethinking the Food System”
Beyond Plastics – new video on train derailment
This morning, Beyond Plastics released an eye-opening new video that documents the reality on the ground in East Palestine, Ohio, where residents are dealing with the aftermath of the toxic train derailment. … [Read more...] about Beyond Plastics – new video on train derailment
Bending the Arc Of Justice
by Mark Aurand We received this as a widely-disseminated email from Greater Good Legal, based in South Bethlehem. Greetings from Greater Good Legal! You likely have heard or read the following quote: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward Justice.” This quote is credited to Martin Luther King, Jr., but has been repeated by many, … [Read more...] about Bending the Arc Of Justice
Left Turn – Winter 2023 issue now available online
Go to the Winter 2023 Table of Contents to see what's in this issue and to download in PDF format. [link below Table of Contents] Look for some great work by Elaheh Farmand, Gary Olson, Lenny Flank, Michael Yates, Robert Jensen, and Vijay Prashad, among others. This issue is at the printer now, and we should have printed copies available early in March. … [Read more...] about Left Turn – Winter 2023 issue now available online
Funding for transforming food systems / institutional sourcing
Check out this new opportunity to improve our food system. “Growing Justice envisions a future in which tribal, indigenous, black, Latin, Asian, and immigrant people engaged in food markets as suppliers, producers, distributors, workers and eaters at community-serving institutions are economically and physically thriving thanks in part to efforts by large community … [Read more...] about Funding for transforming food systems / institutional sourcing
Thacker Pass project — another travesty
Thacker Pass is a project to mine Lithium on sacred lands of the Shoshone & Paiute in Nevada — and it is a serious threat to the native people's health, culture, and environment. The Bureau of Land Management should never have approved it, but the administration pushed hard for its approval and is defending it in court. The Thacker Pass project not only fails the basic … [Read more...] about Thacker Pass project — another travesty