Overshoot and Its 7 Fundamental Drivers
How did humanity end up in the unique predicament of expanding its consumption beyond the limits of the most bountiful planet that we know of?
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In-Home Suites—a community solution for affordable rentals
Seeking remedies for providing affordable rentals on Whidbey Island, a group of innovative folks have formed In-Home Suites.
The Can Masdeu Valley: Agroecology as a Cure for the Future
In Catalonia, a community-driven initiative has produced a successful case of ecologically aware agriculture, centred around the principles of degrowth.
MM #10: Ditch the Bad?
Modernity offers many alluring perks that act like monkey traps: we grab the banana and won’t let go, even to our detriment. The hidden costs become too great to bear, in the end.
Cry, the Beloved World
How do we try to compensate for our destruction of so much of Earth’s life? By curbing ourselves? By deep societal change? By bending heaven and Earth to protect what is left, before it is too late?
Who will pay for the cost of overheated humans in the age of climate change?
Climate-change-induced temperature rises are already testing the limits of outdoor workers. Will governments continue to ignore their protection?
Newsflash No.1
I thought I’d introduce a new element to the blog starting today with this first ‘news’ post. The idea is to intersperse my longer essay-style offerings with shorter postings on matters that seem newsworthy according to my idiosyncratic view of world affairs.
Ancestral Future: Excerpt
The rivers, those beings that have always inhabited different worlds, are the ones that suggest to me that if there is a future to imagine, it is ancestral, because it is already present.
Revenge of the Sovereignistas
In today’s world, think of nationalism as a distinctly old-fashioned liqueur, like absinthe, that’s enjoying a burst of renewed popularity.
MM #9: Recipe for Disaster
The core failure is in forgetting our ecological context. We are (for now) members of the Club of Life. We are not, at present, prioritizing long term sustainability or overall ecological fitness.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: We Are the Great Turning – Joanna Macy with Jess Serrante (Bonus episode)
I am so thankful to share with resilience.org readers a new podcast called “We Are the Great Turning,” a wonderful, intimate, and much needed conversation between the climate coach Jess Serrante and Joanna Macy.
Wildfires, Grief and Paralysis
The great burning of Jasper, a place of national solace, speaks to an unfolding tragedy whose many parts we dare not name, let alone discuss.
