2012 was the warmest summer recorded in history.  Polar icecaps are melting, glaciers are receding, sea levels are rising.  In our own corner of the world, January opened with no snow on Tioga Pass.  Scientists say that global warming is happening faster than expected.  Amazingly, in Washington certain elected leaders still proclaim their doubt about the relationship between industrial pollution, atmospheric carbon levels, and global climate shifts.  Others, who understand the connections, seem unable to move the conversation into decisive action.

Clearly this is madness.  How can we reverse this trend?  Not by getting mad ourselves.  Raising collective consciousness is the way to accomplish what we need to restore balance to our climate and the global ecosystem.

“Less Carbon, More Compassion” is a theme for the century.  There are so many things that we can do as individuals to reduce our carbon footprints.  Doing so with love and dedication has a power that reaches far beyond our own homes and offices.  We are building a constituency of consciousness, a groundswell of support for the kinds of political and commercial actions needed to bring these changes “to scale.”

Green Sangha has been an enthusiastic partner with 350.org and countless others in raising the call for carbon sanity.  We have built gardens, planted trees, transformed front lawns into food forests, reduced plastic pollution by the ton, and inspired thousands of others to do the same.  We are putting our resources behind the most effective social change tools that we can identify, supporting Resilient Neighborhoods and Low Carbon Diet groups and expanding the community of sustainably-oriented citizens, businesses, and civic leaders.  Carol Misseldine, Director of Green Cities California and Green Sangha Advisory Council member, has envisioned a far-reaching campaign to end the plague of factory farming.

Less Carbon, More Compassion plans 
Here is a prospectus for mobilizing a coalition of citizens and activist groups:  LCMC.  You can participate in many ways:

• Make the transition to organic, vegetarian, plant-based, delicious eating
• Encourage family and friends to do the same
• Read and respond to the project plan
• Contact us at info@greensangha.org to offer your ideas
• E-mail or call us (510) 532-6574 with prospective venues or organizations for presenting the talk on Less Carbon, More Compassion
• Click here to contribute to the project

Thank you for being part of the solution!