David Patterson
We Now Live in a Caring Society That Puts Carbon in Its Place
The introduction to this series described this first essay in the following terms: The first article will lay out what we mean by the...
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David Patterson
- Feb 20
- 8 min
Our Emerging Future:
This text outlines how a group of like-minded colleagues created Common Earth and how they are taking up the challenge of finding a path.
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Lyster Matamanda
- Feb 15
- 12 min
A Love Story
You can reach community member and author Lyster Matamanda on LinkedIn Her view from the penthouse was breathtaking. She had a way with...
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Melak Mengistab
- Jan 20
- 2 min
New, Inspiring Daisies
We have added many new daisies to our Daisy World collection this year thanks to stories brought to our attention by many of you. Dennis...
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Sarah Patterson
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Finding My Joy and Hope in Being a Climate Activist
We have just transitioned into 2023 and because each passing year brings us closer to catastrophic tipping points, it could be easy for...
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Bruno Seixas
- Jan 20
- 3 min
A Breath of Fresh Air in Brazil
On October 30th, Brazilians chose their President for the 2023-2026 term. We can’t say that a new President was elected because the...
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Common Earth
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conference
Between December 7th and December 19th, world leaders, politicians, scientists, activists, and more have been meeting in Montreal, Canada...
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Common Earth
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
Giving More
Tis the season of giving. As we search for ways of balancing how we demonstrate the love we feel for people around us and our desire for...
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Sarah Patterson
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Celebrating Duality This Holiday Season
One of the things I’ve been reflecting on recently is how ubiquitous the story of a good guy or hero pitted against the bad guy or...
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Sarah Patterson
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
About not focusing on the holes we fall into
Originally published in the Common Interests Newsletter - November 2022 I never know what I will be writing about in our newsletter, but...
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Sarah Patterson
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
Resilience and Agency in Mental Health
Earlier this week marked International Mental Health Day and that got me reflecting on the idea of mental health more generally. Before I...
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Rafaela Rolim
- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
The Inner Development Goals
Rafaela Rolim, Pod 2 - www.linkedin.com/in/rafaelarolim Back in September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for...
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Arlene Williams
- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Talking about the Climate
Arlene Williams, Pod 7 - www.climatestorygarden.com According to a study last spring by Yale University Program on Climate Change...
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Sarah Patterson
- Aug 22, 2022
- 3 min
James Lovelock and Common Earth
Originally Published in the Common Interests Newsletter, on August 22 This past July 26th, on the day of his 103rd birthday, James...
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Common Earth
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
A clear call to action.
Originally published in the Common Interests Newsletter - March 2022 The new IPCC report was recently released and, as expected, it Is...
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Susie Chilcoat
- Feb 20, 2022
- 4 min
On Love
Published in the Common Interests Newsletter - February 2022 It’s February, and who doesn’t think of love, nature, and fresh beginnings...
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Sarah Patterson
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
New Year Musings
Published in the Common Interests Newsletter - January 2022 I was initially going to dedicate this section to wishing our Common Earth...
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Kitty Slater
- Jan 22, 2022
- 2 min
My Homegrown National Park
Published in the Common Interests Newsletter - January 2022 Six months ago, I read a book that changed how I saw my city garden. Doug...
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Common Earth
- Jan 22, 2022
- 10 min
Contextualizing the Climate Crisis
Originally published in the Trent Voices / Trent University Magazine Common Earth examines ecology within a system of global social,...
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Bob Chilcoat
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
Highlights from G20 and COP26
Published in the Common Interests Newsletter - November 2021 Two major international meetings happened over the past few weeks: the G-20,...
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