Judith is a Vermont-based author who explores environmental challenges through the lens of nature, as in how natural systems “work”. A graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, her books include The Reindeer Chronicles, Water in Plain Sight, and Cows Save the Planet. www.judithdschwartz.com
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Big solar vs. forests: Why we remain determined to save these trees
The veneration of solar has taken up the oxygen in the climate conversation. While we have a modest array ourselves, I’m worried solar has been presented to the climate-worried public as a panacea, as if a wholesale switch to solar would stabilize the climate.
September 18, 2026
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 25 Judith D. Schwartz
Judith D. Schwartz is an author who tells stories to explore and illuminate scientific concepts and cultural nuance. She takes a clear-eyed look at global environmental, economic, and social challenges, and finds insights and solutions in natural systems.
Bringing insights from her latest book, “The Reindeer Chronicles”, Judith addresses the question of What Could Possibly Go Right?
December 2, 2020
The Reindeer Chronicles: Excerpt
And the global task of ecosystem restoration will begin in earnest. Once ideas on how to achieve what’s assumed to be impossible are articulated, that goal is no longer impossible.
Let’s get inspired.
August 17, 2020
Soil as Carbon Storehouse: New Weapon in Climate Fight?
New research shows how effective land restoration could play a major role in sequestering CO2 and slowing climate change.
May 6, 2014
