Double down. Engage your core.
Come on, President Biden!
With sinking heart, I just read a report that suggests the
US President has opted to send Congress a bi-partisan-supporting infrastructure
bill which largely ignores environmental imperatives. There may be some
concessions to environmental concerns in the second part of the bill, but it
seems that he is going to restore the crumbling infrastructure as a priority
over taking the tough decisions needed to turn environmental degradation
around.
Nero fiddled while Rome burned, the legend goes. The US western
states are sizzling in soaring temperatures; wildfires break out everywhere; as
the ocean rises in the Florida Keys they are raising the roads. Plus ca change.
In this world you will have trouble, Jesus said. But take
heart, for I have overcome the world. May he inspire and raise up leaders to
take the tough decisions, banning single-use plastic and plastic water bottles,
for instance. May he inspire and raise us up to treat his world with the
respect and care he expects from us as the earth’s custodians.
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