MM #17: Being Human
Here, I attempt to paint a picture of how we might think of ourselves as humans on this planet, as integral members of the community of life.
Letter from Christiansen Farm – Breeding Time
Organic breeding techniques have a different relationship to time and place than genetic engineering methods; other aspects of being in a market economy and of using specialised machinery have their own relationships to time too.
Why Mississippi coal is powering Georgia’s data centers
The Southern Company has an official target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 — but its regional affiliates disclaim any responsibility toward achieving that goal, leaving open the question of how the company as a whole can decarbonize while its subsidiaries are building new fossil infrastructure and delaying the retirement of existing coal plants.
Interview: The Populist Moment
What takes place in the 1980s and 1990s is a concerted class offensive that attempts to execute a controlled demolition of civil society.
How to Decolonize Our Battle Against Climate Change
Rich countries have exported climate breakdown through extractive industries, creating a “carbon colonialism.”
A Vision for Sustainable Community Consciousness
Understanding how the root causes of our existential crisis lie in our behaviors, our individual and social behaviors, we can move to address the all-important role of culture in the creation and maintenance of sustainable communities.
From Texas to the Global African Diaspora: Just Transitions with Jacqui Patterson, Time Magazine’s Woman of the Year
Jacqui Patterson, Time Magazine’s Woman of the Year, on “just transitions,” the lived experience of black communities in the US and throughout the African Diaspora, and her evolving views of the polycrisis.
Q: Are new liquid airline fuels good climate policy? A: Pigs might fly.
The only effective way currently available for emissions reductions from aviation to align with the 2015 Paris Agreement limits, is through a dramatic reduction in the number flights — an action not seriously addressed in the government’s transport emissions reduction roadmap.
“Our Future is Ancestral:” The Micro-Revolution of Ethno-Tourism
Looking back can teach us how to move forward. That’s why, to close with Krenak’s words, our future is ancestral.
The Te Awa Tupua Act: An Inspiration for Communities to Take Responsibility for Their Ecosystems
The historic act, which recognized a river as a legal entity, deliberately moves away from litigation and places community decision-making at its center.
Review: Two Tribes
History also teaches us that times of uncertainty and instability are fertile conditions for populists and those with dark agendas, as people under stress often seek simple answers to complex problems, which often dredges up an instinct to blame and see ‘us and them’ divisions. This looks to be bubbling to the surface as unrest in many parts of the world, of which the UK is now exemplary.
Markets can’t save us
The economy, aka capitalism, is governed by growth and competition. Therefore, the currently popular notion that businesses or the private sector will drive sustainability is delusional.
