New system possibility
My hope is that the US and other countries will see the wisdom of fusing measures for transformative change with measures to address climate threats. The two should go forward hand in hand.
Why Transition? And why now?
At its heart, Transition is about reimagining and reshaping our world, responding to big global challenges as well as those specific to our place, through local, practical, human-scale action, together with other people. It’s an antidote to feeling over-whelmed and under-powered in the face of the complex problems of our times.
How to make sure your disruptive protest helps your cause
Although there are limits to what groups engaging in disruptive action can control, the five factors of polarization provide guideposts for anticipating how a protest may be received and how they can work to shape this response.
Recycling the Discarded
Greenfield, Massachusetts’s Compost Co-op gives ex-inmates a living wage through meaningful work.
Jeffrey Sachs: “U.S. Full Spectrum Dominance: Nuclear Risks and The End of Empire”
In this episode, Nate is joined by Professor Jeffrey Sachs to discuss the escalating tensions between the United States and other world powers – and whether there are possible avenues towards a more peaceful world order.
Oil Kills: Inside the International Uprising Disrupting the Aviation Industry
The Oil Kills uprising and fellow movements around the world have placed their bodies between those tankers and our shared future to say, “here, and no further.”
Never Mention Population
Bringing up the Earth’s growing human population (and its associated impacts) is not something you typically do in polite circles. If you do introduce the topic of overpopulation, even among staunch environmentalists, you risk being called all sorts of undignified names.
“Healing A Polarized World”: Jennifer McCoy On Creating Unity From Division
Jennifer McCoy, professor of political science at Georgia State University and nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses the influence of “political entrepreneurs” and the implications of a world facing increasing resource constraints, which can exacerbate polarization and conflict within and between nations. Professor McCoy offers examples of nations that overcame pernicious polarization and points to “win-win” strategies for navigating the 21st century’s challenges.
Keys to Building Human Bridges to the Past
Human technologies have continued to evolve exponentially since the end of the Paleolithic: today we are using them to learn more about the past.
‘Land Back’ at the Center of Debates Over How to Preserve the Biosphere
Gathering in the last week of August in the Black Hills of South Dakota, or Hé Sapa in Lakota, speakers and organizers of the 12th convening of the World Wilderness Congress say the extinction crisis is intrinsically tied to both the dispossession of Indigenous peoples and the rising heat generated by the burning of fossil fuels.
The Joy of Fulfillment
In our own ways we embody the past and determine the future, having an incredible heritage as well as an obligation to seek our greatest joy of fulfillment through action with other humans and nonhuman nature in pursuit of life fulfillment for all.
Utilities rely on dirty ‘peaker’ plants when power demand surges, but there are alternatives
My research focuses on the economic and environmental costs and benefits of producing electricity. Here’s how the clean energy transition is changing the role of peaker plants and some other options for keeping the lights on during peak demand periods.
