Paganism
The environmental impact of secular Halloween
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The widespread use of plastics during Halloween celebrations and trick-or-treating have the potential to create a large amount of waste and impact the environment.
The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/environment/page/10)
Many Pagans see how we treat the environment (Mother Earth) as a reflection on how we treat the Goddess. The environment, and environmental concerns are a large part of many polytheist practices. These articles spotlight environmental impacts such as pollution, climate change, attempts to preserve natural spaces, and more.
The widespread use of plastics during Halloween celebrations and trick-or-treating have the potential to create a large amount of waste and impact the environment.
As the flow of the Colorado river continues to dwindle, the impact is felt across the region, affecting all of those who depend on it for a variety of needs.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Pagans remember the events of 9-11-2001, new research on Greek poetry, a bumblebee story, and more news.
TWH – While opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline succeeded in halting its construction, another oil pipeline is nearing completion despite resistance. This other pipeline, Line 3, will replace and enlarge a currently existing pipeline. Line 3 cuts across Ojibwe lands in Minnesota and threatens the wild rice crop of the Ojibwe tribe. It also threatens the Ojibwe waterways and the Mississippi’s headwaters. The Ojibwe, the Chippewa, and other tribes belong to the Anishinaabe cultural and linguistic group.
A UN report released today paints a clear and dire picture about global warming and some inevitable consequences of a hotter planet.