Bottom-up Biodiversity
Whether connecting schools to farms in France, daylighting rivers in Mexico, or rewilding grasslands in Patagonia, we’re learning how to ‘do’ biodiversity well.
John Thackara
The Intersection of Gender Equality and Agroecology
The weekly #HUNGERFORJUSTICE Broadcast Series lays the building blocks for a post-COVID food system. Watch the recording of our first episode: The Intersection of Gender Equality and Agroecology with Seno Tsuhah and Wekoweu Akole Tsuhah, moderated by Jen Scott.
Washington State Considers Climate Impact of Major Petrochemical Plant With ‘Pattern of Influence Peddling’
In 2014, a company named Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) proposed building a multi-billion-dollar petrochemical project in Kalama, Washington, a port town roughly 40 miles north of Portland, Oregon.
A Christmas Carol and the Rise of the Debt Society in the 21st Century
Dickens’ story embodies the nature of contemporary economic problems which we face, in terms of interest, debt traps and the meaning of the financial economy for both the haves and the have-nots.
Climate Policy in the Biden Era: A Look Ahead to the Political Environment
Climate politics has taken a 180-degree turn in favor of federal action thanks to the voters of Georgia. The Democrats’ surprising double win in the Peach State’s runoff elections has turned the US Senate from red to blue—or more accurately blue-ish.
A Farmer and His Extra Row
Plenty of farmers might like to plant an extra row for their community, but may need a helping hand to pull it off.
A fast plant for rapid shifts in construction – how the ancient supercrop Hemp can help build low carbon homes
There is now a huge opportunity to scale up this kind of building, while also bringing a decent living to farmers from a crop that is environmentally sustainable to grow.
Get Real Canada, Get to Zero
If going for zero succeeds as it has in Australia, Vietnam, Taiwan and New Zealand, then Canadians will live their lives normally with vaccine programs as part of the solution — as opposed to the only solution.
Defending the Birthplace of the Sun
It was the native Wixárika people—better known internationally by their Spanish name, the Huicholes—who galvanized a global movement with their call for help.
Growth without economic growth
Economic growth is closely linked to increases in production, consumption and resource use and has detrimental effects on the natural environment and human health.
Indigenous-led resistance to Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline threatens Big Oil’s last stand
Most of Line 3’s path through Minnesota bisects territory covered under the terms of a series of treaties signed between the U.S. government and different Anishinaabe bands in the mid-1800s.
Freeing space: building worlds outside of state and capital
In the countryside, one lives on the means of production, making food and energy sovereignty that much easier to achieve.
