Creating a resilient & sustainable community
SE News-Views Digest No. 99 (7-29-15)
Are you worried about the future? Or at least somewhat concerned? I certainly am, although I welcome well-intentioned humor and laughter, when appropriate. Thankfully, there are hopeful signs that progress toward a sustainable future is underway.
SEF News-Views Digest No. 98 (7-22-15)
If you had to name one prioritized objective that would assure greater success in creating resilience and sustainability for individuals and communities, what would it be? I’ve thought long and hard about this, and I’ve decided that the number one priority should be a focus on maximizing mind-body health, based on the reality that good health provides positive effects in all areas of life. A 1948 statement by the World Health Organization provides affirmation: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.
SEF News-Views Digest No. 97 (7-15-15)
Last week my editorial commentary focused on exploring some differences between nationalism and patriotism. In the meantime, a potent opinion article by Stephen B. Young was published in the Star Tribune titled The Global Triumph Of Tribalism. Because the concept of tribalism is closely associated with nationalism, I’m featuring this article—and one other—in lieu of my usual commentary.
SEF News-Views Digest No. 96 (7-8-15)
Another annual Independence Day has passed, with wide-ranging celebrations by individuals, families, friends, and communities. Although extravagant firework displays continue as featured July 4th events throughout this grand country, one wonders how sustainable these expensive noise-and-air polluting public events will be in future years.
SEF News-Views Digest No. 95 (7-1-15)
For anyone unfamiliar with the term, Anthropocene, it is an unofficial chronological-geologic term for an epoch that arose when human activities began making a significant global impact on the Earth’s ecosystems. The dates are disputed among scientists and thinkers who hold various ideological views (see The Anthropocene Debate article in Enlightenment section).