Crazy Town Bonus Riff. Baghdad Bob Visits Climate Town
Jason, Rob, Asher, and Melody consider how to manage climate anxiety and use it in service of caring for planet Earth.
Living on a War Planet
Meanwhile, the lesson for the United States should be simple enough: the survival of the planet cannot wait for the world’s last superpower to complete our endless business of war.
Is Wastewater an Answer for Adapting to Climate Change?
Water pressures like droughts are intensifying due to global warming and population growth. Treating wastewater is a powerful solution, finally gaining more public support.
The Hygge Garden
To dig my spirit out of this dark depression, my body needs, my sense of home and happiness and comfort needs, I need to be rooted in this hygge garden.
Smoke signals
If George gets his way and they ban woodstoves, that’s a red line for me. I’ll continue harvesting my firewood and burning it in my stove until they drag me away.
Learning to walk again
One of the most important steps we can take is in realizing that we are not civilization: humanity is a bigger and more versatile concept than the current mode we’ve stumbled onto (become trapped within).
George Monbiot on factory farming: a Simpler Way critique
George has a long and heroic record of fighting for the environment. His latest campaign is to reduce the huge burden that farming inflicts on global ecosystems, by shifting much food production to high-tech “factory farming”. But he fails to see The Simpler Way solution.
In northern Minnesota, wild rice is being threatened by climate change and increased rainfall
Tribal, state, and federal governments are working to adapt to the changing environment to ensure manoomin lives on in Minnesota, which is home to more acres of natural wild rice than any other state in the country.
We Did Not Evolve to Be Selfish—and We Can Choose How Our Cultures Evolve
Ours is a critical time in the cultural evolution of humanity that is likely to shape our long-term future, or lack thereof.
The Barbie Backlash
We can exist in world that is both creating something better and destroying itself at the same time. That’s why I went to the Barbie party.
Short editorial holiday August 28-29
The editorial team will be taking a short break on Monday, August 28 and Tuesday August 29. Regular posting will resume on Wednesday, August 30.
In Search of Climate Politics’ Radical Center
To cultivate the radical center and build consensus around climate initiatives, we need to speak to the values of our audience.
