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State of the Union
On March 6, 2024, President Biden delivered his 68-minute State of the Union address to Congress. It was a partisan message intended to...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 13, 20242 min read


An Ecospiritual Hub for an Ecological Civilization
Wikipedia defines "ecological civilization" as "the hypothetical concept that describes the alleged final goal of social and...
Rick Bonetti
Jan 7, 20242 min read


The Fight Is Not Over
On December 20, 2023 the Oregon Court of Appeals found that Oregon’s cornerstone Climate Protection Program was "invalid on procedural...
Rick Bonetti
Dec 22, 20232 min read


Competition or Collaboration for a Sustainable Economy?
On Friday, October 20, 2023, at 9 a.m. PDT, ProSocial Commons is sponsoring a webinar with Denise Hearn on Competition or Collaboration...
Rick Bonetti
Oct 19, 20232 min read


Treasury Investment & Climate Protection Act
From: Cherice Bock, EMO/OLIS Re: Oregon HB 2601 (The Treasury Investment & Climate Protection Act) There is a hearing coming up this...
Rick Bonetti
Feb 12, 20232 min read


Resilient, Efficient Buildings Task Force
In 2022 the Oregon State Legislature established the Joint Task Force on “Resilient, Efficient Buildings (REBuilding).” This Committee,...
Rick Bonetti
Jan 24, 20231 min read


Republicans and Climate Change
At the end of 2022, NPR News pondered how the Federal government's response to the climate emergency will be affected as Republicans get...
Rick Bonetti
Jan 11, 20231 min read


Roadmap to 2035
At its November 17, 2022 meeting, the Oregon Global Warming Commission (OGWC) discussed preliminary options for recommending an update to...
Rick Bonetti
Jan 4, 20232 min read
Economics of Happiness Conference
On October 27–29, 2017 Local Futures and David Korten’s Living Economies Forum presented at the Economics of Happiness Conference in Port...
Rick Bonetti
Dec 23, 20222 min read


The Great Turning
The collective mission of The Great Turning Initiative at Findhorn is "to cultivate a spiritually-awakened, holistic, life-affirming...
Rick Bonetti
Dec 13, 20221 min read


Reversing Economic Inequalities
On Monday, Dec 12, 2022 at 3 p.m. PST Institute For The Future is offering a free to the public behind-the-scenes look at how New Zealand...
Rick Bonetti
Dec 6, 20221 min read


How the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Can Benefit Faith Communities
Did you know that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) now makes it possible for nonprofit organizations to receive a direct payment from...
Rick Bonetti
Dec 3, 20221 min read


COP27, Capitalism and Climate Change
COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, scheduled to end Friday, November 18, 2022, lingered as nations clash. As NPR puts it, "The main...
Rick Bonetti
Nov 19, 20223 min read


Centering Africa at COP27
The United Church of Christ’s Creation Justice Webinar series is held on Zoom the second Wednesday of each month.
Rick Bonetti
Nov 2, 20222 min read


Oregon Ballot Measures
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 is the deadline for Oregon voter registration for the November 8, 2022 General Election. If you are already...
Rick Bonetti
Oct 16, 20222 min read


Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Greenfaith is promoting a Multi-faith Climate Justice Symposium on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 7-9 a.m. PT Register here. This event...
Rick Bonetti
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Envisioning The World We Want
On August 21-24, 2022 the New Era Convergence met at Sky Camp near Eugene OR to contribute to constructive socio-economic transformation....
Rick Bonetti
Aug 24, 20221 min read


Ecological Civilization
David Korten, who founded Yes! Magazine 25 years ago, is an engaged citizen dedicated to the work of advancing the human transition to a...
Rick Bonetti
Aug 13, 20222 min read


Self-uncertainty in Times of Rapid Change
The September 2019 Special Issue of Scientific American is devoted to Truth, Lies & Uncertainty: Watching for Reality in Unreal Times....
Rick Bonetti
Aug 12, 20222 min read


Strict Father versus Nurturant Family
George Lakoff makes an important point about the power of two opposing moral postures, frames, world-views or value systems –...
Rick Bonetti
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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