Both Trump and Don Quixote have an animus against windmills. The resemblances end there, however.
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Tag Archives: climate change
Earth-Hearted Hope for Dark Times
How to maintain hope in the face of catastrophic climate change? Hope is key, as Emily Dickinson and John Muir understood.
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Cloud Cuckoo Land: The Power of Story
Doerr’s “Cloud Cuckoo Land” is testimony to the power of story to save us when we need saving.
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Why Belief in Phony Conspiracies?
Why do people believe in wild conspiracies. I look into some theories.
More Entries for the Cli-Fi List
Powers’s “Overstory” and Doerr’s “Cloud Cuckoo Land” can be added to the growing list of cli-fi.
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It’s Hotter’n Milton’s Hell
As the world experiences unprecedented heat waves, Milton’s hell come to mind.
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Indigenous Authors May Save Us
Silko’s “Ceremony” shows the way towards a climate-friendly future, if only we will listen.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Ceremony, extreme weather events, global warming, Hurricane Ian, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Leslie Marmon Silko Comments closed
Butler’s Nightmare Climate Change Vision
In “Parable of the Sower,” Butler foresees the human toll of climate change but also looks for hope in our response.
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