Why Libraries Are Essential to Climate Justice
For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.
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More Care, Less Carbon
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, the short-attention span sampler edition of MVP, featuring a few little and big things on my broken mind.
The World’s Tallest Timber Tower Could Be the Future of Sustainable Construction
Timber construction uses less resources, produces fewer emissions, and is more durable than steel and concrete.
States Are Buying Hotels to House Displaced Wildfire Survivors
The climate crisis and the pandemic are spurring local governments to take action—and finally begin to address chronic homelessness.
Tribal Solar Projects Provide More Than Climate Solutions
Renewable energy isn’t just a green business venture; it’s a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.
Judging Your Climate Impact (and Mine)
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, Sarah wonders if everyone can see her judging others’ carbon footprints.
Managing Climate Panic After the IPCC Report
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, a pep talk in the wake of the big IPCC report.
Care Workers Demand Federal Support as First Responders in Climate Crises
Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long.
Is It Time to Abandon the Term “Climate Anxiety”?
People are calling for a more nuanced discussion of climate change and mental health—one that centers the experiences of marginalized communities.
The Power of Personalizing the Climate Crisis
Raj Patel’s new film follows one Malawian activist’s efforts to bring the immediacy of climate change to the U.S.
Imagine a World of Climate Solutions
“The Ministry for the Future” is a vision of everything we could do to save the planet, and ourselves, from catastrophic global warming.
As Our Bodies and Planetary Systems Become “Inflamed,” How Do We Heal?
In their new book, authors Rupa Marya and Raj Patel explore how capitalism and colonialism have caused sickness and how Indigenous knowledge can offer healing.
The Present and (Possible) Future Arctic
“The Atlas of Disappearing Places” presents a realistic but not completely hopeless future for the Arctic.
How “Whitey on the Moon” Perfectly Captures Bezos’ Space Joy Ride
The themes of Gill Scott-Heron’s seminal poem written decades ago resonate more strongly than ever as billionaires like Jeff Bezos spend their money on lavish vanity projects.
When Less Is More
If we’re going to survive as a species and heal the Earth, we’ll need to drastically cut back on our consumption.
Enough for Everyone
Given the current climate emergency and the broader ecological breakdown that looms, there are few issues more pressing than that expressed by the single word: enough. Yet, it is possible to satisfy humanity’s universal needs fairly—and keep the world livable.
Gaza, a Surprising Model for Urban Living
Gaza has been forced to rely on high-efficiency solutions for political reasons. Soon, the rest of the world will have to do so for climate-related reasons.
What Role Should Social Justice Play in Climate Science?
The Sámi people of Northern Sweden oppose geoengineering as a solution to climate change because they say it follows the same logic that produced the climate crisis in the first place.
The Best Climate Solutions Start with Listening to Communities
Engaging residents opens the opportunity for them to thrive despite the ever-increasing climate emergency.
Suffering the Heat of Climate Change, Cities Seek Retribution
Baltimore is suing major oil and gas companies for spurring the climate crisis and the rising temperatures that have an outsized impact on low-income, urban areas.
Cooler, Cleaner Megacities, One Rooftop Garden at a Time
Growing greens can be a powerful tool for change.
Heat: A Comic
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, hot and bothered and insulted by my children.
The Beauty of Beasts (and How to Save Them From Ourselves)
In grappling with the complicated history of environmental conservation, Michelle Nijhuis eschews blind hope in favor of pragmatic possibility.
Why the Shift from “Climate Change” to “Climate Emergency” Matters
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, emergence through emergency.
Don’t Tell Me to Despair About the Climate: Hope Is a Right We Must Protect
There is no point at which we can no longer strive to make the future better than it otherwise would be.
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