News & Announcements
If you are a hardcore Quaker news junkie, Martin Kelly of Friend's Journal does a daily selection of the best news stories and blogs pertaining to Quakers. A lot of the news stories posted here came from his site.
Post on QuakerSpeak about non-violent direct action to protest the use of coal-fired power plants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRp4lZ6tXHE&feature=youtu.be
A small but not insignificant victory for strategy and persistence. http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20150303_PNC_Bank_to_cut_financing_of_MTR_coal_companies.html
Here's a link to a post about Quakers in the Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/18/quaker-meeting-for-worship_n_55...
Interesting interview with Robert Kennedy, Jr. which focuses on mountaintop removal of coal.
Interesting definition of fascism.
Here is a link to a movie on mountaintop removal
My hope for our future grows when people are actively considering the dilemmas we are facing with regard to protecting the health of life in our beloved creation.
Paul Krugman is a regular editorialist for the NYTimes. He has an optimistic attitude about our ability to do something about climate change. Here's a link to an editorial in this past Friday's Times.