By Jorge Pinto, Green European Journal
The Future is Degrowth is arguably one of the most complete works on the concept of degrowth, clearly and thoroughly discussing the need to think beyond economic growth and why and how degrowth is an alternative.
By Jonathan Kramer, Undark
If we’re going to succeed at problems like adapting to climate change, protecting clean water supplies, and preserving biodiversity, we all need to think differently, work collaboratively, and commit to learning as we go.
By Marianna Olinger, Waging Nonviolence
With the worsening of forest fires and the spike in deforestation as a result of attacks by Bolsonaro’s government, volunteer forest firefighter brigades started to form around the country.
By Josh Gabbatiss, Carbon Brief
Wind turbines have increased local incomes by around 5% and house values by 2.6% in parts of the US, according to a new study.
By Nate Hagens, Steve Keen, The Great Simplification
Keen discusses how mainstream economics misses the centrality of energy to our economy and to our futures, the naive treatment to the risks of money and debt creation, and the disconnect economic theory has to climate change risks.
By Paul Mobbs, Free Range Activism Website
Coffee, the addictive obsession of the affluent class, can tell us more about modern society than just retail trends; it is an indicator for how the modern neoliberal system operates, and its current shift toward new economic extremes.
By Anastasia Vasileadou, Balkan Seeds Network, ARC2020
By empowering communities to build sustainable local food systems – including new models based on cooperation for the common good – policymakers will be helping to build local economic resilience and taking action to combat climate change and biodiversity loss.
By Tara Lohan, The Revelator
The nonprofit Adventure Scientists unites skilled outdoors people with scientists to help drive critical conservation work.
By Roger Blanchard, Resilience.org
Could it be that there is a politically less appealing but a more realistic explanation for what is causing high oil prices?
By David Bollier, David Bollier blog
This 15th edition of documenta ("documenta 15") confirms that commoning is surging as a way to re-imagine the political economy of art-making.
By Phila Back, Phila Back blog
Like the profuse blooms of the brown-eyed susan, a multitude of people must come forth to fully pursue, serve and save life.
By Stan Cox, TomDispatch
Like the brave women in Cedar Rapids, we must neither surrender the public square to the extremists nor allow them to bestow rights on vehicles and fossil fuels while revoking rights that belong to us and to the rest of nature.