Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
If we were to demand our fair share, if we were to refuse to give away our lives and bodies and freedom to choose, if we were to abandon this class to a real and true independence with nothing taken from us, then this culture would end. It is that fragile. It is that unreal. It is a sham.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on governments to ban fossil fuel advertising and warned creative agencies to stop working for the industry.
Alternative grains are becoming increasingly crucial in transforming the food system as producers and consumers appreciate the value of biodiverse, organic, and agroecological produce.
On this planet, life is central, as breath by breath we are reminded. So it is with Earth’s climate. Our language, our science, our conversations, our media reports, our poems, our songs, our demands should reflect that.
Climate change deniers strangely think we should adapt to climate change (which they say isn’t happening). But adaptation is turning out to be much more problematic than previously imagined.
When I describe the schools that barefoot rural children once attended, in the USA of 1900 or the Ireland of the 1950s, everyone assumes their education would be pathetic — the “three Rs,” … This belief … crumbles the instant one reads descriptions of schools from a century ago
When the economy is way too big, the stresses and strains are too much for a liberal democracy to handle. That leaves the steady state economy, at an optimal level, as the greatest hope for maintaining the ideals of liberal democracy.
Overall, the message of this book is that transitioning from the chemical-intensive approach to farming that has come to be called “conventional” to ways of doing things that try to sequester carbon in soil and regenerate the health of the soil, while making a living, can be done and is being done by these people who have this in common: they care.
This article, the first of two, addresses from a personal perspective some of the difficulties and dilemmas that can be encountered when trying to communicate something of today’s planetary emergency, as well as possible sources of solace and yes, even hope, when doing so.
We are showing why a new generation of farmers is turning away from conventional farming and choosing to work with nature to create resilient farming systems that do not rely on chemical inputs, heavy mechanisation and monocrops.
From rural towns to bustling cities, pioneering enterprises are challenging conventional notions of ownership, governance, and economic exchange. These trailblazers are reimagining fundamental structures and forging pathways to shared prosperity.
Numerous prominent petroleum geologists have been warning for years about the resources limitations of oil both in the U.S. and globally. It’s now looking like the wolf is nearing the door.
