Global warming Archives • Heather Lyn Mann

Summertime Heat is Cranking Up

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 by heatherlynmann

If you're wondering about the summertime heat, it's not your imagination. The global thermostat is cranking up. But how much warmer than normal is the season in your region? This question is important. General concern for the climate is no longer sufficient. If we are to understand the situation enough to take meaningful…

#FixingClimateChange Part 2: Slippery Spots in #Denial

March 22, 2014 by heatherlynmann

The big question--once you let the mess of a warming planet penetrate your consciousness--is, "What should I DO to transform the situation, protect the world?" There are many answers to this question and I will make some suggestions soon. But, before I start naming meaningful actions, it is important to…

#FixingClimateChange Part 1: Understanding #Denial

March 19, 2014 by heatherlynmann

Every day, more people are coming to understand the link between the human mind, the human heart, and the human environment. They see society's suffering and the destruction of our habitat as inseparable phenomenon. These folks are stepping into a spiritual journey to care for the planet as a means…

A Voice of #Wisdom Rises from #TyphoonHaiyan

March 8, 2014 by heatherlynmann

I just came across this video of Yeb Sano--Philippines Delegate to the UN Climate meeting in Warsaw Poland--making an articulate and heart-filled plea for meaningful action to prevent more climate destruction. Speaking on behalf of those unable to speak for themselves, his statement is a voice of clarity, reason, and…

A Podcast of #Sailing Stories, #Ecology, and #SpiritualInsights

February 16, 2014 by heatherlynmann

On 12 February 2014 about 100 members of the Four Lakes Chapter of the Sierra Club gathered in chilly Madison, WI to find out how a sailor's experiences in the Caribbean informs environmental advocacy and planetary healing. Utilizing story as metaphor, we explored the root causes of climate change: fear…

#Dharma and #ClimateChange: #SpeakOut Now

January 25, 2014 by heatherlynmann

An international group of Dharma teachers are offering a Buddhist perspective on the root causes and conditions of global warming and naming ways suffering can be minimized. Please join me in endorsing this statement. Click here to read their statement and add your name as a Dharma Teacher or Sangha…

The #ForumOnReligionandEcology at #Yale

December 10, 2013 by heatherlynmann

The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology explores religious worldviews and the insight they offer into complex environmental concerns. Here, conferences, publications and a website unite spiritual wisdom with the disciplines of science, economics, and public policy to create comprehensive solutions to local and global environmental challenges.

#Floods, #Drought, and how #ClimateChange Ruined my #FloridaVacation

December 10, 2013 by heatherlynmann

For spring break in 2008 our college kids joined my husband and me aboard our sailboat: Wild Hair. We planned for them an eight-day roundtrip cruise from Ft Lauderdale to Key West. But our scheme fell apart and the trip turned out to be the worst of our family vacations…

A #ClimateChange #Koan

December 7, 2013 by heatherlynmann

[wpvideo c5Ubcbnk] Here is a Koan to hold with curiosity during a time of quiet reflection. Perhaps it will unlock for you a new understanding about the workings of nature-- Sailor: Who hears the sound of the last wave? Ocean: I have no waves. Note: I shot this video on…

#NewYorkTimes #LivingandDying with #ClimateChange

November 13, 2013 by heatherlynmann

In this provocative opinion piece, Roy Scranton considers what it means to be human during civilization's climate collapse. Click here to read Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene. Thank you, Roy, for this insight--

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