Farming Sustainably at SOU
August 27, 2024 , at 6 p.m. PDT - SOCAN's August monthly meeting will be Farming Sustainably at SOU, a field trip to the SOU farm at...
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Sustainability
Rick Bonetti
Jul 192 min read
Church of the Planet and a Theology of Evolution
In her 2020 book Re-Enchanting the Earth: Why AI Needs Religion, Ilia Delio says: "The shift from the individual to the posthuman in the...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 131 min read
The Story of Stuff
What does it feel like to live near an incinerator that burns trash? On July 18, 2024, Story of Stuff will delve into that question in...
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Rick Bonetti
May 172 min read
[Inside] The Movement
Inside the Movement (ITM) is "a team of climate activists and journalists - the folks at EarthRise, Fossil Free Media, One Earth, The...
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Rick Bonetti
Apr 212 min read
Methane - Between a Rock and a Charred Place
"The general public thinks Biden isn't doing enough to bring energy prices down. The environmental left thinks Biden has sold out to Big Oil
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Rick Bonetti
Apr 163 min read
A New Story of the Universe
Yale University and Coursera are now offering free Journey of the Universe courses "to understand who we are, where we come from, and where
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Rick Bonetti
Apr 102 min read
Climate Change and U.S. Politics
Cathy McMorris Rodgers has decided to not run for reelection after 20 years in the House, but she supports H.R. 1023 to repeal section...
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Rick Bonetti
Apr 93 min read
Transition to Electric Vehicles
According to Gallup, 39% of Americans say electric vehicles help climate change at least a fair amount, but only 4% currently own...
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Rick Bonetti
Apr 63 min read
Rogue Valley's Water Situation
Source: https://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/roguetea.html The State of Oregon Water Resources Department is updating its Integrated Water...
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Rick Bonetti
Apr 12 min read
The Great Turning
May 24-25, 2024 - Claremont ECO Forum is having an in-person forum: The Great Turning: Towards an Ecological Civilization Aiming at the...
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Rick Bonetti
Mar 192 min read
Tools and Resources for Climate Care
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. PDT, Creation Justice Ministries (CJM) is presenting Culture of Preparedness, the...
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Rick Bonetti
Feb 282 min read
Actions Toward a More Sustainable World
Earth Month Ecochallenge is an effort to expand Earth Day awareness and activism over an entire month. Running from April 1st to April...
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Rick Bonetti
Feb 41 min read
Agrivoltaics
"A key to combating climate change is action." To this end, NETA offers a series of short documentaries called 50 States of...
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Rick Bonetti
Jan 302 min read
Grist Looking Forward to a Sustainable Future
Photo by Torsten Dederichs dederichs.info via Unsplash Zoya Teirstein writes in the January 30, 2024 edition of Grist.: "Climate Change...
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Rick Bonetti
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Oregon Climate Action Hub
Oregon Climate Action Hub (ORCAH) is on a mission "to empower ALL Oregonians to take effective climate action." Their goal is "to build...
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Rick Bonetti
Dec 23, 20233 min read
Medford Climate Action Plan
On December 19, 2023, Rogue Valley Times published a Guest Column by Alan Journet urging the City of Medford Oregon to approve a Climate...
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Rick Bonetti
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Living Earth Movement
John B. Cobb Jr., is convinced that "humanity’s most urgent task is to live in harmony with and, thereby, preserve the ecosphere on which...
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Rick Bonetti
Dec 1, 20232 min read
New Plant Hardiness Map Shifting Toward Higher Temperatures
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. from the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed from...
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Rick Bonetti
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Reimagining Education for Ecological Civilizations
The Earth Charter (EC) is "a document crafted by visionaries over twenty years ago with sixteen principles powering a global movement....
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Rick Bonetti
Nov 27, 20231 min read
SOCAN to Hire Executive Director
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) has announced that "our fundraising campaign “Reaching a New Level of Climate Action” was very...
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Rick Bonetti
Sep 11, 20233 min read
SOU Moves Toward Energy Self-Sufficiency
SOU President Rick Bailey tells Becs Walker "The University anticipates generating 100 percent of its own electricity by 2033. "Southern...
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Rick Bonetti
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Our Bioregion and The Commons
Many decades ago I studied geography (regional, physical, human, economic, historical, political, and urban) because a spatial...
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Rick Bonetti
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Building Resilience
" According to Brad Reed, Campaign Director for Building Resilience, "Our buildings and homes account for more than one-third of the...
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Rick Bonetti
Jan 20, 20233 min read
Worth More Standing
The Climate Forests Campaign reflects the interests of dozens of organizations wanting to conserve our remaining older forests and trees...
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Rick Bonetti
Jan 6, 20231 min read
Where Does Sustainability Meet Spirituality?
"The Earth is being devastated before our own eyes, primarily due to the unsustainable economic, ecological, societal, geopolitical,...
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Rick Bonetti
Jan 3, 20233 min read
The Climate Crisis and the Church
Evangelical Christians in the United States, often part of the "Religious Right," may be skeptical about the urgency of the climate...
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Rick Bonetti
Dec 19, 20221 min read
United Nations Climate Action Now
At the United Nation's Stockholm+50 held June 2-3, 2022 (the week of World Environment Day), world leaders made calls for bold...
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Rick Bonetti
Dec 19, 20221 min read
How to Find Joy in Climate Action
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson offers her views on "How to Find Joy in Climate Action" in her recent TED Talk. "We can all play a role in the...
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Rick Bonetti
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Southern Oregon Climate Smart
From SOCAN: "In September 2019, the Southern Oregon Climate Smart (SOCS) Working Group was formed to confer about and collaboratively...
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Rick Bonetti
Nov 21, 20221 min read
Oregon Global Warming Commission
"In August 2021 the Oregon Global Warming Commission (OGWC) approved a Natural and Working Lands Proposal in response to Governor Brown’s...
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Rick Bonetti
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Youth Voices Are Being Heard
Image from Ashland YAC Instagram page. The future belongs to young people and their voices are being heard by some local politicians. In...
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Rick Bonetti
Aug 22, 20222 min read
SOCAN August 2022 Monthly Meeting
SOCAN's Monthly Meeting topic is Youth v. Gov: Updates from Our Children's Trust - a presentation by Phil Gregory, Of Counsel with Our...
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Rick Bonetti
Aug 16, 20223 min read
Creating Positive Futures
Some conservative, religious people may harken back to an imagined better past like the 1950s, or imagined utopian place like the Garden...
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Rick Bonetti
Aug 5, 20221 min read
What is the GTN Xpress Pipeline
From Alexandra de la Torre of Rogue Climate: Webinar: What is the GTN Xpress Pipeline? When: Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 12 p.m. Where:...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 30, 20222 min read
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Photo credit: Senate Democrats, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, Senator...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 28, 20222 min read
A Living Earth Movement
The Living Earth Movement, founded in February 2022, is "a collection of leaders in the fields of theology, business, science, activism...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 26, 20225 min read
Green Teams for Creation Justice
On September 17, 2018 Medford Congregational United Church of Christ made application to become a Creation Justice Church. They outlined...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 13, 20221 min read
Creation Justice Ministries Webinars
From June 13-15, 2022 Creation Justice Ministries hosted “Pastoral Care for Climate: Weaving Science, Theology, and Justice” at Duke...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 10, 20224 min read
Upcoming Climate Advocate Events This Summer
July 12, 2022 - from Richenda Fairhurst Climate Cafe Multifaith: From the UK we welcome Melanie Nazareth with Christian Climate Action,...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 6, 20221 min read
Where Are We Trying to Go? Possibilities for 2050
In February 2021, the Institute For The Future (IFTF) Vantage hosted a virtual public convening of climate experts as part of their...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 6, 20222 min read
A New Story to Spark the Future of Climate Action
"We need to write a new narrative of climate change action. A narrative that compels, empowers, and attracts people across industries and...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Hydrogen: Useful Tool, or Fossil Industry Ruse?
The July Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) general meeting scheduled for Tuesday July 26, 2022 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. will be...
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Rick Bonetti
Jul 4, 20222 min read
Signals of Hope
Amid all the discouraging reporting from mainstream media there are still "Signals of Hope" about climate change if you look for them:...
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Rick Bonetti
Jun 30, 20222 min read
The Big Picture: What Every Earth Activist Needs to Know
Creation In Crisis is presenting Rev. Michael Dowd on July 7, 2022 at 1 p.m. PT, speaking on The Big Picture: What Every Earth Activist...
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Rick Bonetti
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Interfaith Work on Climate Change
The Tuesday, June 28, 2022 monthly meeting of SOCAN from 6-7 p.m. will include a presentation by Cherice Bock, Creation Justice Advocate,...
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Rick Bonetti
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Climate Cafe Multifaith on Food Justice
On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 11 a.m. PDT Climate Cafe Multifaith is hosting a conversation about Food Justice and the Faith Community...
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Rick Bonetti
Jun 17, 20222 min read
Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos
Deep Adaptation "is a concept, agenda, and international social movement." The concept of Deep Adaptation was introduced in the 2018...
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Rick Bonetti
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Protecting the Future of Our Youth, the Planet and Future Generations
A June 2022 study on Climate Change and Youth Mental Health by the Oregon Health Authority found that "for youth who see their future...
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Rick Bonetti
Jun 12, 20222 min read
Speed & Scale
In John Doerr's 2021 book Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis he "presents a compelling 10-step plan to cut...
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Rick Bonetti
Jun 12, 20223 min read
The Rights of Nature
What it means to be human in an interconnected world? Are humans in Nature or part of nature? Do Nature and nonhumans have "rights"?...
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