Debunking “development”
It is imperative that a very different conception of development should be adopted as quickly as possible. It is not difficult to imagine a sane, sustainable, just and fulfilling alternative.
Act: Inspiration
Solidarity with animals
Solidarity with animals and solidarity with humans are entangled imperatives and strategies in the search for a Great Transition.
Degrowth: The Path to a Better Life
The path to a good life is not what we own, or the places we travel, or what we individually achieve. It is living in harmony with ourselves, with the planet and all of its inhabitants, in finding joy in nature’s wonders and in our connection to ourselves and others.
Lützerath bleibt!
On the 14th of January 2023, a large-scale demonstration of around 35,000 people proved that the evicted village of Lützerath (Germany) has reignited the climate movement’s determination.
Ruminations on losing power and what is appropriate technology
We can’t depend on tech at all if we want to see the future. We depend on this Earth. And no tool is ever going to end that interdependency.
Restoring the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta: Reversing a Century of Colombian Tragedy
If the Ciénaga Grande is going to recover, it needs long-term integrated research and planning, with local community participation and even guardianship, which has a record of success in other local and Indigenous-led areas.
A realistic ‘energy transition’ is to get better at using less of it
My aim is not to discourage people working toward an energy transition, but to insist that we develop a realistic plan for energy descent, rather than insisting on foolish dreams of eternal consumer abundance by means other than fossil fuels.
Seattle and the global: A center of empire
Even as the global continues to powerfully exist here, we can break beyond its mental confines to make a home place rooted in bioregional nature. It requires acts of revolutionary imagination to make that place.
Climate activists and water protectors honor pipeline resister Joye Braun with a national day of action
From sparking the resistance to Keystone XL to erecting the first structure in the Sacred Stone Camp at Standing Rock, Braun was a climate and Indigenous rights movement leader who provided inspiration to thousands and helped train hundreds of people to nonviolently resist pipeline projects.
Paean to the commons
I believe deeply in the commons. I believe it is the only true economic expression of all this interconnected biophysical reality.
Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees
Without the need for dedicated land or water, honeybees offer a more stable climate future.
First There Must Be An End
It matters which world we think is ending, and it matters what we tell each other is worth doing in such a time.