The case for rewilding your backyard (and front yard too)
In the face of climate change, these small changes can support the recovery of declining populations of birds, insects, and other pollinators.
September 15, 2026
Confronting climate failure: How we dig ourselves out of the climate-catastrophe hole – Part 2
Humanity has dug itself into a hole. The first step to digging ourselves out is to acknowledge the depth of our civilizational failure.
September 15, 2026
We evolved to cooperate. So how did we create unequal societies?
For all our flaws, we evolved toward community and cooperation. Toward enough. Yet somehow, we got Egypt. What happened between ten and five thousand years ago that made this possible?
September 15, 2026
Safety in NIMBers: Why cities can’t save nature from destruction
Frequent exposure to roadkill prompts my wife to say that this is why we should all live in cities. Leave the hinterlands to wild creatures.
September 14, 2026
Confronting climate failure in a summer of steaming oceans and devastated villages – Part 1
Humanity is faced with the greatest failure in its long existence. What can we do about it?
September 14, 2026
Healing the earth, one community at a time: Highlighting ERC’s global impact
Eight years ago, the Ecosystem Restoration Communities movement began with a simple but powerful belief: that everyday people everywhere could restore the land and, in doing so, restore hope for our shared future.
September 14, 2026
The real story behind immigration, work, and power
Why people migrate, who profits from division, and how working people can build power together.
September 11, 2026
Navigating the currents of change: A conversation with Indigenous activist Sammy Gensaw III
In this Q&A, Sammy Gensaw III discusses the intricacies of the Klamath River, the challenges posed by dam infrastructure, and the transformative power of grassroots activism.
September 11, 2026
‘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
Why community matters when preparing for the Great Unraveling
If we want to fail more beautifully, to make our predicament less ugly, we need to learn what it means to face it together.
September 10, 2026
Climatological limits to livestock: A plea for plant-based diets
Moving toward plant-based diets will not, by itself, solve the climate problem, but it is necessary for solving it.
September 10, 2026
‘Smoky Skies and Freight Trains’: Sign of the times of extinction
For years, as a classic climate activist, I didn’t think to consider how logging might be contributing to inland fires. I saw only carbon.
September 10, 2026














