The Second Decade
We live in what sustainability pioneer Wes Jackson calls “the most important moment in human history.”
climate change
What Should We Eat Now?
What we eat is in constant flux, changing from decade to decade and century to century.
Just Say “No” to the Paris COP: A Possible Way to Win Something for Climate Justice
The global climate justice movement must inevitably confront the looming nightmare of COP21 in Paris in a few short months, and live with its outcome long after that.
Are We Already In Abrupt Climate Change?
In this week’s Radio Ecoshock, we cover global climate news, from the Syrian refugees to signs of an abrupt climate shift, with scientist Paul Beckwith.
Are Nomads a Climate-Change Weathervane?
Fear and fascination govern how urban types see nomads
Cap Fossil Fuel Production Now!
In short, we need fossil fuels to go away, but in a measured and predictable way.
How Bad Can One Degree Be?
A temperature increase of less than one degree has already disrupted the global climate system, and this is only the beginning. Will the Anthropocene bring a totally new climate regime?
Resilience in the face of Climate Change
Resilience is a common principal of permaculture, says Dave Boehnlein, co-author of the book Practical Permaculture.
Take the Money and Burn: How CEO Pay Accelerates Climate Change
Perverse Pay Incentives Reward Fossil Fuel CEOs for Putting Planet at Risk
Little Normals
Resilience means seeking out the little normals – the constants in human nature, including the behaviors, institutions, and durable scales, that have stood the test of time – and reengaging with them meaningfully.
Hundreds Rally in Alaska to Tell Obama ‘Climate Leaders Don’t Drill the Arctic’
Climate groups rallied in Anchorage, Alaska to demand that the U.S. government, President Obama and Alaskan leaders take the urgent action needed to stop climate change. The “Rally to Confront the Glacial Pace of Political Action” took place as President Obama met with ministers from around the world for the “GLACIER” conference.
Slowly, With Earth Pushing Hard, A Confederacy Of Concern Develops
Underlying so much of the economic and ecological turmoil unfolding before us is a slow collision between the operating practices of the resource-wasting, vertically-managed 20th century and the much more crowded, polluted, and dangerous ecological and economic conditions of the 21st century.
