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A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
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A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
We Need a Green New Deal for Farmland
Americans have a short window of opportunity to combat climate change, rectify racist policies, and conserve farmland. This policy would help.
Community Care: An Indigenous Response to Coronavirus
Our decolonial work involves supporting the collective over our own ego and honoring the interdependence of all beings.
Lessons from the Coronavirus Can Help Us Overcome the Climate Crisis
鈥淭his is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.鈥�
How to Help Science Prevent the Next Coronavirus Pandemic
Enrolling in a vaccine trial may be a small step, but it's vital to building a healthier, stronger society.
Why the Coronavirus Is Humanity鈥檚 Wake-Up Call
The pandemic is exposing the deep systemic problems in our society鈥攁nd it removes any excuse for not addressing them.
The Finite Pool of Worry Edition
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
A Better World Needs Better Economics
Our current economic paradigm is leading us to a world that nobody wants. To change that, we will have to invent an economics suited to the 21st century.
New Beginnings for an Ancient Forest, One Tree at a Time
Forest workers rush to give slow-growing whitebark pine saplings a head start.
Fix it, Don鈥檛 Nix it
A weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Bridging the Food-or-Energy Gap
Should land be used for solar panels or agriculture? The burgeoning Solar Sheep movement argues: Why not both?
Turning Skiers Into Climate Voters
With 10 million skiers in the U.S. who are at risk of losing their snow to climate change, it's time to mobilize.
Dismantling Food Colonialism in the Hopi Nation
Hopi leaders are restoring food sovereignty for the tribe鈥檚 2,500-square-mile reservation鈥攚hich has only two grocery stores.
How Do We Fix America鈥檚 Fertilizer Problem? Look in This Ditch
Indiana farmers have managed to clean up their pollution. Here鈥檚 how they did it.
Have an Unrestful Weekend!
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
An Aspirational Vision of Life After Fossil Fuels
Building sustainable communities is the antidote to fear of a changing climate.
Indigenous Blockades Don鈥檛 Just Decry Destruction鈥擳hey Affirm Life
By protesting the Coastal GasLink Pipeline and blocking Canadian railways, the Wet'suwet'en resistance camp is asserting the rights of First Nations.
When the Government Failed Puerto Rico, Local Communities Stepped Up
After Hurricane Maria and earthquakes devastated the island territory, grassroots activists are helping ensure that recovery will be more just than before.
Waste Watchers, and Other Weak Puns
鈥淢inimum Viable Planet鈥� is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
What U.S. Farming Can Do to Stop Climate Change
The landscape of farmland, pastures, ranges, and forest could sequester carbon on a massive scale by 2030. Here鈥檚 the math.
We鈥檝e Got a Better World in Mind
How to get from here to there in the next 10 years.
The Search for Planet-Friendly Protein
We can take a cue from cultures that eat further down the food chain.
Environmental Activists of Color
Young Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color at the center of environmental justice movements are often overlooked. This was evident in 2019 during Swedish teen climate activist Greta
Page That Counts
Number of weeks of federally mandated paid parental leave in U.S.: 0 1 Rank of the U.S. among 41 advanced countries surveyed in amount of paid parental leave: 41 Average
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