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Peak oiler? Not Catholic? You should still stand with the pope on climate

By Erik Curren | June 20, 2015

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I get it, you believe in peak oil. So do I, despite gas at $2.50 a gallon. But peak oil is no excuse for either you or me to just sit around waiting for the final oil crash to make the climate problem moot by bringing down industrial civilization. Even if you're the world's biggest doomer, you have to admit that the timing is too uncertain -- will the über-crash come in five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate, Spirit Tagged With: climate activism, creation care, Laudato Si, Pope Francis

Black Friday strikes back with ‘freedom to shop’

By Erik Curren | December 2, 2013

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If you're rooting for humanity to survive much into the future, then you'll surely find yourself on the opposite side of the holiday shopping season from America's big retailers. If they're rooting for more sales, you may be rooting for consumers to buy less. People who care about climate change and peak oil want industry to stop trashing the planet. But industries that make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, Christmas, Occupy Wall Street, Pope Francis, Reverend Billy

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