The Green New Deal/ The Birth of a Notion: Slouching toward Suburbia Part 3
The Green New Deal is the title of a story that’s yet to be written. It being a work in progress is both blessing and curse.
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Could a Green New Deal Save Civilization?
To fully and systematically address the climate/energy crisis, the plan will have to be far broader in scope than what is currently being proposed. And while we need to mobilize society as a whole with a World War II-level of effort, the reality is that there’s never been a challenge like this before.
The greatest good for the greatest number: A doctrine of acceptable losses
“The greatest good for the greatest number” seems like an enlightened view until you examine its application. Then things get very messy.
The Government Shutdown Expands the Ranks of “Underwater Nation”
As the government shutdown drags on, the image of federal workers lining up at food pantries has dramatized just how many workers live financially close to the edge.
Memoirs of an Earth Steward & Ecosystems Restoration Manual
Sparked into action by Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring John Todd and his wife Nancy Jack-Todd, together with their friend Bill McLarney, founded the New Alchemy Institute (N.A.I.) in 1969 “to restore the land, protect the seas, and inform the Earth’s stewards.”
State of the Climate: How the World Warmed in 2018
The climate data for 2018 is now mostly in, though the ongoing shutdown of the US government has caused some datasets to be delayed.
How to Take on Fascism without Getting Played
The growth of polarization makes it possible for haters to come out from the margins, form larger groups and make political trouble. Why is polarization increasing now, with the accompanying growth of fascist groups?
Lackan Cottage Farm Design
Lackan Cottage Farm is the product of permaculture design, which can be seen in everything from our natural building products, to our waste and water treatment, energy production, and food growing. It is constantly evolving and growing with our own permaculture experience.
Why We Won’t Quit the Climate Fight
We are old climate veterans who have tried to do our part, in every way we know how, to keep our fossil-fuel addicted civilization from driving off a cliff. Are we tired? Sure. Discouraged? Absolutely. Pissed off? Yep. Sad? Call it broken-hearted. Quitting? Nah.
Fracking in 2018: Another Year of Pretending to Make Money
2018 was the year the oil and gas industry promised that its darling, the shale fracking revolution, would stop focusing on endless production and instead turn a profit for its investors. But as the year winds to a close, it’s clear that hasn’t happened.
How Native American Diets Benefit From Tucson’s Indigenous Seed Bank
The organization’s Native American Seed Request program distributes up to 10 free or low-cost traditional seed packets, annually, among individual Southwest Native Americans, and regional tribe members who live elsewhere.
8 Percent of Americans Recently Changed their Minds on Climate. What Gives?
So if you’re trying to get someone to open their mind, you might consider the idea of a having tough, nuanced conversation … and actually hearing them out. Good, old-fashioned, respectful debate? I’d take that over a rage fest or shoutathon any day.
