Act: Inspiration

Orangutans, Santa Suits, and Airplanes on Fire (Episode 1 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org

March 15, 2019

Crazy Town

Asher Miller

Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.

Tags: building resilient societies, climate change responses, Crazy Town, economic crisis, environmental crisis

CO2 cycles

The Misunderstood History of CO2: The Science Behind Earth’s Most Controversial Molecule

By Nate Hagens, The Great Simplification

In this episode, Nate is joined by science journalist Peter Brannen, who reframes CO2 from an industrial pollutant to a miraculous substance whose critical role within the carbon cycle makes Earth habitable.

February 13, 2026

Planting mangroves in Mombasa

Healing the Earth, One Community at a Time: Highlighting ERC’s Global Impact

By Ecosystem Restoration Communities Staff, Ecosystem Restoration Communities

Eight years ago, the Ecosystem Restoration Communities (ERC) movement began with a simple but powerful belief: that everyday people everywhere could restore the land beneath their feet and, in doing so, restore hope for our shared future.

February 13, 2026

Turbine blade convoy

Humanity Is Not the Problem!

By Helena Norberg-Hodge, Henry Coleman, Local Futures

True climate action doesn’t require vast data centers, billions of liters of water, or mineral-intensive hardware. It requires shorter distances, stronger communities, healthy soils, local food webs, and diverse, place-based economies that reduce demand at the source.

February 13, 2026