Duck Hill, MS, is on the Rise
Flood mitigation is what you see on the surface in Duck Hill, but the tides of change in the community began well before the physical work, and are continuing to swell.
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Without a Rebellion There Might be Nothing Left. The Tide is Turning and Necessarily So.
People are coming out of their silos. And if these movements have shown us anything, it’s that if we join forces and mobilise then decision makers will have to act.
Standing Rock: Three Years and Still Fighting
What do I want to be called? Water Protector. Spiritual Activist. Unci. In reality, I’m just one person who stood up with thousands of others when the water called them.
Nitrogen Crisis: A Neglected Threat to Earth’s Life Support Systems
The rift in the nitrogen cycle is a major threat to the stability of the Earth System. This and subsequent articles will discuss how the natural cycle works and how it has been disrupted in the Anthropocene.
How Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly helped Climate Action
By their very nature, the success of citizens’ assemblies can also provide an alternative vision of how decisions can be made – and in so doing shame political parties and parliaments into improving their decision-making practices.
‘You Did Not Act in Time’: Greta Thunberg’s Full Speech to MPs
My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 16 years old. I come from Sweden. And I speak on behalf of future generations.
How the Island of Zlarin is Ditching Single-Use Plastics
Beginning this spring, Zlarin’s businesses — including shops and restaurants that primarily serve tourists — will eliminate single-use plastics from their operations and ensure that all organic waste is composted rather than taken to landfill.
It’s Time for Nations to Unite around an International Green New Deal
The promise of an International Green New Deal to is to avoid the pitfalls of cold war politics and unite humanity in the only project capable of preserving a habitable planet.
Why Protesters Should be Wary of ’12 Years to Climate Breakdown’ Rhetoric
So please stop saying something globally bad is going to happen in 2030. Bad stuff is already happening and every half a degree of warming matters, but the IPCC does not draw a “planetary boundary” at 1.5°C beyond which lie climate dragons.
Deer Sinew and Beetle Biscuits: Raising Kids in the Age of Climate Chaos (Episode 7 of Crazy Town)
In this episode Asher, Rob, and Jason explore what we could be teaching kids these days and debate which is the more valuable skill: being comfortable eating beetles or understanding how to deal with difficult people.
Some Ways to Frame “Regeneration”
Human activities have degraded ecosystems globally to the point that Earth is now in overshoot-and-collapse. We need to restore ecosystem functions in the coming decades in order to safeguard our collective future.
Sharon Adetoro: How to Make the Movement More Inclusive? Do the Work!
The Environmental movement is heavily white and middle class. Both of which we are not. There is an uncomfortableness about entering that space.
