Pando implies a fundamentally different way of understanding the world – and places a symbol of ecological relations at the heart of things.

This is a truly historic event. It is possible, just possible, that June 18, 2015 will be remembered as the turning point, when humankind began to come to its senses.

“Ecological Civilization” by Tucker Nichols for Pando Populus.  Artwork copyright (c) 2015 by the artist. What Can We Hope For?…

I have imprinted on my mind something Cobb said to me when I was a student, on a walk, here–35 years ago,: “what we need is enough ecological catastrophe that people wake up, and not so much that it is too late.” Still true? Catastrophe can be a catalyst.

This century is still far away from being a Whiteheadian century. But it’s going in the right direction.

“Loho communities” are ones that aim for wholistic harmony with the rest of the natural world.

One of the strengths of Whiteheadian-Hartshornean process thought is that it leads people to care deeply about the long-term good of the world, regardless of whether they will be part of it.

“When Corporations Rule the World” is a powerful book title from the ’90s which I can’t help but reference when I read about much that is happening.

Thinking wrong can change the world. — John Bielenberg

Dowd writes, “When religion fails, economics is unbounded by even the crudest requirements to protect nature’s life support systems. When religion fails, economics becomes demonic.”

My point is that even if the solution to the problem of global warming lies at hand, it cannot easily be seized. Our family lives, our educational system, and our religious teaching would have to change too.

While the influence of linear perspective on Renaissance architecture and European cities is well understood and obvious, its influence on Western science and how we see ourselves in relationship to the natural world is less known but deep.