When climate change hits home
If we can’t even get climate scientists to choose entirely honest words for describing the situation, there is no hope of any meaningful action.
September 22, 2023
How to Take out a Pipeline
The speed of economic growth hinges to a large extent on the supply of fossil fuel, especially of oil and gas, which depends in turn on pipeline capacity. Thus, if we are to turn the tide against economic growth, pipelines are a good strategic place to start.
September 22, 2023
Sian Sutherland: “Innovating the Business of Plastics”
Sian Sutherland is Co-founder of A Plastic Planet, one of the most recognised and respected organizations tackling the plastic crisis.
September 21, 2023
The view from Washington this week
The drama in Washington is all about the looming end of the federal fiscal year. All eyes are focused on House Speaker McCarthy and whether he can deliver enough votes to keep the government open come October 1st.
September 21, 2023
Beer farmers – a Fair Deal for a Good Drink
Traditional Belgian beer like Lambic and Geuze needs up to three years to mature. Yes, that is a long time, but there is a good reason for slowing down a bit: taking good care of farmers, nature, a brewing tradition, preservation and development of cereal diversity, and a very special taste.
September 21, 2023
Volume 1: “Stories of Regeneration and Resilience”
This volume contains seven stories of resistance, resilience and regeneration across the world that highlight how peoples proactive responses to the multiple crises the world faces—ecological, socio-cultural, political, economic, spiritual—are widespread and diverse.
September 20, 2023
Welcome to the New Green Colonialism
It’s time to flip the game upside down and end that very green colonialism by requiring a southernization of the north — forcing the latter to reduce its consumption of energy and other resources to meet that of the Global South.
September 20, 2023
The Dirt On Soil
In this series we explore why soil health matters, how it’s related to our worsening climate crisis, and what individuals and communities can do to protect it.