Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
With its brilliant blend of epic scope, dark comedy, goofiness, sharp irony and a multilayered, eerily prescient narrative, Greener Than You Think remains a wildly successful and thoroughly entertaining work of satire.
Preferably, researchers should come down to earth and get their hands and feet dirty, instead of sitting in their skylabs. I have some spare shovels.
To protect the Earth’s ecosystems, we must protect and respect the human cultures that have grown alongside them. The future of Loliondo, and indeed our planet, depends on our ability to embrace this inclusive vision of conservation that honors both nature and humanity.
As Roger Pielke, Jr. has noted, “there’s no such thing as a climate voter.” So without the support of enough Republicans, Earth’s environment will continue to be the victim of the culture wars.
Without taking our vulnerability seriously, and protective adaptation as the essential response to that, our government is letting us down.
Some people may be ready to write the epitaph for global progress against climate change. But as someone who teaches global environmental politics and has followed international climate talks for years, I see both practical and moral reasons to remain hopeful.
The third thing doesn’t require dreaming, but waking up. It’s more like a property of physics, the round Earth that triangulates everything. It’s also alive, meaning it responds to our efforts and brings its own powers, processes, pathways and beneficial relationships to the project.
The people of Ladakh teach us spiritual resilience.
The unique demographics of the region, with its blend of Buddhist and Muslim populations, foster a sense of solidarity in advocating for local governance and sustainable development.
As we – humanity, corporate civilization, the USA – flip over in a lethal tailspin, everything that radiates its cosmic beauty has been flourishing with overdrive.
Humility, like all virtues, is a capacity that must be developed with practice. Symbolic rituals can be a way of editing our scripts to shift our habitual behaviors. In other words, symbolic humility can lead to real humility, but only if a genuine desire is there.
Although the majority of voters can’t imagine true system change, this is precisely what we need – movement toward the ecological civilization.
Founded by Nana Kwesi Osei Bonsu in response to land grabs and environmental degradation, Land Rights Defenders provides legal support, advocacy, and education to those most affected.
