Monthly Archives: April 2023

OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #123, APRIL 26, 2023

April 25, 2023 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-123-april-26.htmlJohn Bellamy Foster. The Pentagon, Abrupt Climate Change, and Ecological Emergency.Abolishing Nuclear WeaponsGround ZeroNukewatch QuarterlyInThese Times The Ecological Emergency, the Pentagon, and US National SecurityJohn Bellamy Foster. The Ecological Revolution: Making Peace with the Planet. MR, 2009. Foster is one of the most brilliant of living scholars with over a dozen books while editing a major journal. What he conveys in Chapter 5, “The Pentagon and Climate Change,” possesses critical importance still today. Foster discusses global warming, then assesses abrupt climate change and its inherent social dangers, and finally he explains how the present economic system is a barrier to […]

OMNI EARTH DAY ANTHOLOGY APRIL 22, 2023

April 21, 2023 in Earth Day

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-earth-day-anthology-april-22-2023.html Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology CONTENTS ARKANSAS Donna and Still on the Hill OMNI Newsletter Climate Potluck UAF Earth Day Story-Myth Fayetteville’s Action Plan Hobbs State Park USA and World League of Conservation Voters The Shalom Center Population Connection Veterans for Peace Common Dreams/Green New Deal TEXTS ARKANSAS Greetings ya’ll, Earth Day is one of our FAVORITE days….because it is also our ANNIVERSARY! This is a song I wrote years ago and did a recording of it at Red Barn but I really wanted […]

CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #123, APRIL 17, 2023

April 16, 2023 in Climate Memo Mondays

https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-climate-memo-mondays-123-april-17.htmlRobert Hunziker. “Big Heat Hits Antarctica.”Richard Powers. Bewilderment follows up his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Overstory.Crisis Articles from the Monthly Review.Kelly Mulhollan. “The Great Unravelling.”The Shalom Report. BIG-TIME HEAT AND 200 FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE ROBERT HUNZIKER. “Big Heat Hits Antarctica.” Counterpunch (FEBRUARY 17, 2023). FacebookTwitterRedditEmail Excerpt. A recent report out of West Antarctica is rattling scientists. It’s all about heat, big-time heat, encroaching upon the world’s biggest chunk of ice that locks down a couple hundred feet of sea level rise. This kind of news is enough to raise the hackles of smart well-informed people, as excessive CO2 […]

May Open Mic for Peace

April 15, 2023 in Open Mic

Sunday May 7 – 7:00 pm – Omni Center Final Open Mic for this season! Greetings Open Mic Folks, Don’t miss the last Open Mic for the season. Next one will be in September and that’s a long way away! If the weather’s nice we’ll hold it outdoors on the patio. It’s just beautiful with bird song as the background music. If you haven’t been to the Omni Center in a spell…come check out the beautiful NEW look and internal paint job…WOW, impressive. Remember, we take the summer break from Open Mic from June-Aug. and start back in September.

Help Fayetteville with its Climate Action Plan!

April 15, 2023 in Climate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2023 Contact: Peter Nierengarten Environmental Director Sustainability and Resilience 479-575-8272 pnierengarten@fayetteville-ar.gov City of Fayetteville seeks input for new Climate Action Plan FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The City of Fayetteville is embarking on a new, comprehensive Climate Action Plan, and it will host several in-person events this spring to gather input and feedback from Fayetteville residents. The Climate Action Plan aims to continue the commitment of reducing greenhouse gas emissions laid out in the City’s Energy Action Plan adopted in 2018, adding a new focus on nature-based solutions to help reduce the impacts of climate change. The […]

Omni Center Holds Climate Potluck

April 15, 2023 in Climate

Saturday April 22 – 1:00-4:00 pm – Omni Center You’re invited to Omni’s climate potluck, 3274 N. Lee Ave for a lunch potluck and climate discussion. You don’t have to be vegan to attend, but please bring vegan just for the fun of it so everyone can share and partake. The Omni potluck will be organized by Chip Balew, dedicated vegan advocate. We’ll try posting some vegan suggestions on the Facebook event very soon. A link for the event page will come out asap. If you’re not vegan it could be a delicious new experience as well as a climate […]

WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #121, APRIL 12, 2023

April 11, 2023 in WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS

US VIOLENCE ABROAD AND AT HOME https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/04/omni-war-watch-wednesdays-121-april-12.html In US 647 MASS SHOOTINGS DURING 2022. 130 DURING FIRST QUARTER OF 2023. Where does this violence come from? OPPOSING US WARS CONTINUED: PEACE MOVEMENT USA 2023.The Progressive Magazine has long opposed US militarism and wars, domestic and foreign violence. In its latest no. (April-May 2023) it offers 17 articles, including most importantly the convergence of war and warming catastrophes. For example: “U.S. Military Spending, by the Numbers.” “As the planet hurtles headlong into climate chaos and millions of people’s basic needs go unmet, there is one sector of the U.S. economy that […]