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This is the work of creative disruption. This is the work of radical imagination. This is the work of
witness. This is the steadfast, conscientious refusal to let a hell-‐bent economy force us to row its boat.
This is much better than stewing in the night.
Kathleen Dean Moore is an environmental
philosopher and writer whose recent work
focuses on the moral urgency of climate action.
Her co-‐edited book, Moral Ground: Ethical
Action for a Planet in Peril, gathers testimony
from the world’s moral leaders about our
obligations to future generations. Other books
celebrate cultural and spiritual connections to
wet, wild places—Wild Comfort, Pine Island
Paradox, Holdfast, and Riverwalking. She is co-‐
editor of essay collections about Rachel Carson,
Apache philosopher Viola Cordova, and Mount
St. Helens. Her work has appeared in Orion, Sun, Utne Reader, New York Times Magazine, Conservation
Biology, Audubon, Discover, and many other journals.
Moore is the co-‐founder of the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word at Oregon
State University, where she now serves as a Senior Fellow. She recently left her position as
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at OSU in order to work full-‐time on the climate emergency.
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