Is 2020 the Opening for a Just Transition?
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined?
Breanna Draxler
Local and Diverse > Networked and Global
The global pandemic has revealed just how fragile our global supply chains are. This is something we’ve talked about a lot at Strong Towns, but of course the disruptions aren’t only being experienced in the United States.
The Energy Bulletin Weekly 16 November 2020
Futures fell 2.4 percent in New York on Friday, closing at $40.13, but still posted the largest weekly gain in a month as optimism about a potential Covid-19 vaccine jolted markets earlier in the week.
Bolivia | Reflections on the Inaugural Addresses of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca
In these notes, we outline some very brief reflections based on the inaugural speeches that Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca delivered on November 8, 2020, when they assumed, respectively, the offices of President and Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
Arguing for a small farm future
In the future, employment opportunities will probably cluster in low-carbon, labour-intensive sectors – among which farming will loom large.
Climate Policy in the Biden Era: On a Personnel Note
The transition from candidate to president provides critical clues as to how he is likely to rule. Above everything else, politics is a team sport.
“The Necessary Alternative to Growth is Degrowth”
In Europe, “degrowth” is actually a movement, while in the US it is barely mentionable in polite society. To question “growth” would be the death knell for any serious politician.
How Paris’s public water supply is beating Covid
Within a year of being created, Eau de Paris had cut 30 million euros in operating costs and brought the price of water down 8%. Accounting for inflation, a cubic meter of water in Paris today still costs less than it did a decade ago.
The Kind of Heroes We Need to Actually Save the Planet
As storytellers, we plant beliefs that blossom into the structure of the world. In these times, we need a new structure—a narrative built on climate justice.
What If? there was a daily imagination lesson?
The imagination is radical. It is the only way to get us beyond what is and to get us to what if. It can get us beyond business as usual, beyond what is in front of us.
Farms for Tomorrow: Jean-Paul Stewart-Courtens Roxbury Farm
Jean-Paul has dedicated much of his career to educating the next generation of farmers. In 1995, he was part of the original CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance of Farmer Training).
The Transformative Power of Water: Flood Survivor/Activist Katherine Egland Fights the Struggle for Human Dignity
Around the world, across cultures and time, water has manifested itself as both life-creating and life-destroying. Never static, it constantly changes and transforms those in its wake. This is profoundly true for Katherine Egland.
