‘I had a crazy dream’: The couple sailing around the world to help coastal communities adapt to climate change
Nigel and Veronica traded conventional careers for a years-long voyage from the UK to New Zealand, using their journey to connect with coastal communities facing increasingly severe climate risks.
September 11, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 132. Finding Crazy Town Part 4: The Myth of Progress – Are We There Yet?
What if the story we tell ourselves about progress is wrong?
September 9, 2026
We started a farming club. Why you should start one too
We are long overdue for a return to growing our own food, and the farming club offers a promising way to reconnect with that tradition.
August 28, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 131. Finding Crazy Town Part 3: Unlimited Limits to Growth
Can our economy keep growing forever on a finite planet?
August 26, 2026
Why I paint endangered species as sacred icons
I started painting endangered species the way I once painted saints and angels. Each painting became a kind of prayer and an appeal to our capacity to widen our love and awaken our conscience.
August 25, 2026
Crazy Town: Episode 130. Finding Crazy Town Part 2: Simplifying Complexity
What if the greatest strength of modern civilization—its incredible complexity—is also its greatest weakness?
August 19, 2026
Remembering Richard Heinberg: ‘Forever the empathetic observer and thinker’
A prolific writer, teacher and communicator trying to alert students, policymakers and the public to the limits to growth on a finite planet, Richard was, in my experience, also humble and a good listener, always interested in different perspectives.
August 12, 2026
The Great Unraveling
Environmental and social challenges are compounding to threaten the systems that support the world we know. What does this Great Unraveling mean for human civilization and the global ecosystem?
