Posted in Climate Change, Policy, Rabbi Julian Sinclair, tagged carbon offsetting, cheat neutral, guide, Jewish Environment, New Year, Rav Kook, report, Rosh Hashanah, tshuvah on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
By Rabbi Julian Sinclair
What does this amusing video clip have to do with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year? Read on…
Teshuvah, the innate ability we have to change our lives for the better is one of Judaism’s most central beliefs. We are not slaves to our pasts but can shake ourselves [...]
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Posted in Green Entertainment, tagged BattleGround Earth, Cable TV, Discovery, ecology, Emeril Legasse, Environment, Global Warming, God, leonardo dicaprio, Ludacris, planet green, pop culture, Reality TV, Tommy Lee, TV on September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
By Yannai Kranzler
I was in the shower the other day and had an idea: A “Green” reality show, or Survivor-like competition.
This, I was sure, would be a mighty success.
I’ll allow that I was pretty excited: redemption for the world, riches for me.
And then I searched “Green Reality Show” on Google and yielded two million hits. [...]
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Posted in Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Rabbi Julian Sinclair, tagged book review, Breakthrough, Climate Change, doomsday, ethics, Global Warming, myth, narratives, noah's ark, Nordhaus, Religion, Shellenberger on September 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
By Rabbi Julian Sinclair
What are the stories that we tell ourselves to make sense of such a mind-bogglingly, epically huge challenge as climate change?
Which are the narratives with the depth and resonance to inspire action? Are those stories all ultimately drawn from the sources of myth and religion? Are we telling the right stories?
If [...]
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