A Brief (and Frustrating) History of the Carbon Footprint
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, on blame-shifting.
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The Next Election Is About the Next 10,000 Years
Dramatic climate action is critical because we’re about to cross tipping points that are not reversible.
Stories from the Youth Climate Movement in the Global South
Youth climate leaders in Colombia, Sudan, and Ghana embody the voice of reason by embracing science, encouraging evidence-based decision-making, and challenging disinformation.
Bold Moves Don’t Lose
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
What Kelp Forests Can Do for the Climate
Cultivating algae empowers coastal communities while storing CO2 deep underwater.
If You Liked It, Then You Should’ve Put a Carbon Tax On It
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly
Climate experts share a range of ideas and strategies for envisioning a better future.
“It’s About Terrorizing Us”: Environmental Racism Expert Draws Parallels With Police Brutality
“If this moment can be sustained through further conversations, I think there can be a breakthrough.”
Indigenous Artists Use Technology to Tell Stories About Their Ancestral Lands
These five art projects explore the impacts of climate change using VR and other mediums.
There Is No Climate Justice Without Racial Justice
“Without a focus on correcting injustice, work on climate change addresses only symptoms, and not root causes.”
These Small Dairy Farms Are a Model for a Resilient Food System
Due to the coronavirus, dairy producers are dumping thousands of gallons of milk every day. But these New Jersey dairy farmers have a better system.
What Good Is Clean Air If People Can’t Breathe?
Racism is inherent to the environmental movement because it’s inherent to everything.
How I’m Trying to Not Be Miserable About the Planet
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Yes We Canopy!
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, on birthdays in a pandemic.
COVID-19 Sparks a Rebirth of the Local Farm Movement
Could this be the beginning of a new food economy?
Gardening Advice from Indigenous Food Growers
“Gardens represent resiliency, strength, wellness, culture.”
More Farmland Transitions to Organic
Growing interest in regenerative land practices and demand for organic food have led to consistent expansion of acres devoted to organic farming.
Beyond the Coronavirus, My Students See a Better World
The pandemic may foreshadow how climate change will disrupt our communities, but it has also unveiled a counterrevolution already brewing among young people.
How Will Farms and Restaurants Emerge from the Coronavirus?
Experts weigh in on the state of our food system, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carbon Emissions Turned Back 10 Years
Data show coronavirus countermeasures have resulted in a record drop in fossil-fuel demand and created an opening for a clean-energy transition.
Language Matters!
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Amid Shutdowns, Youth Climate Activists Are Writing the Curriculum for a Just Economic Recovery
Students across generations are flocking to online crash courses on movement building and the Green New Deal.
The Shared History of Wild Horses and Indigenous People
Horse sanctuaries along the Native American Horse Trail are working to save America’s last Indigenous horses and rewrite official histories that claim they don’t exist.
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