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What the climate movement can learn from organized labor

Thu, 09/24/2026 - 01:00
The climate movement needs the kind of leverage that comes from shutting down the economy — and it can only get there through deep organizing with workers.

What else is there to write about in the age of Donald Trump’s Washington?

Thu, 09/24/2026 - 01:00
Honestly, in this strange world of ours, what is there to write about except, of course, Donald Trump?

California’s AI boom has made billionaires richer. Now a wealth tax is on the ballot

Thu, 09/24/2026 - 01:00
Without Prop. 40 revenues, Californians could face hospital closures, job losses, increased food insecurity, and state budget cuts to public schools, yet tech billionaires are pouring millions into opposing the wealth tax.

Remembering Richard Heinberg: Turning his advice for young people into an inspiring coloring book

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 01:00
Shortly after Richard passed, I started to draw a 32-page, all-ages coloring book that turns his advice into a practical journey.

What future does the EU’s strategy on livestock envision for farming? A look at the data

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 01:00
The EU Commission launched a livestock strategy and an action plan for the “protein system” in July. Predictably, reactions have varied.

Crazy Town: Episode 133. Finding Crazy Town Part 5: Adapting to the Adaptive Cycle

Wed, 09/23/2026 - 01:00
What if collapse isn't the end of the story but part of a larger cycle?

What makes a community thrive? Look to the matriarchs at its heart

Tue, 09/22/2026 - 01:00
What helps communities thrive? Could one key be respected, benevolent women who lead without dominating?

Why bioregional learning is vital to how we transform systems

Tue, 09/22/2026 - 01:00
Bioregional learning opens up the design pathways for systemic change to emerge. And it does so with life at the center of every major decision that needs to be made.

Restoring nature is our only climate solution

Tue, 09/22/2026 - 01:00
Most activities driving climate change rely on technology, so we naturally turn to new technologies for solutions. But what if more technology worsens the problem? This article explains why trees, soil, and biodiversity may be our true lifelines.

Humans have pushed bird populations toward extinction. Peregrine recovery efforts offer valuable conservation lessons

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 01:00
From DDT and pesticide exposure to collapsing insect populations and habitat disruption, birds are warning us about the growing environmental pressures reshaping ecosystems worldwide.

Growth mania is fueling dangerous advances in AI – and its existential risks

Mon, 09/21/2026 - 01:00
AI risk represents the apex of growth mania, where a few tech elites gamble with humanity’s future.

‘Water isn’t enough’: As extreme heat devastates farms, community wisdom is more vital than ever

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 01:00
My intention was to write about simple self-sufficiency, especially when it comes to growing food. But then this summer was challenging in a way I thought I was prepared for... but wasn't.

Big solar vs. forests: Why we remain determined to save these trees

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 01:00
The veneration of solar has taken up the oxygen in the climate conversation. While we have a modest array ourselves, I'm worried solar has been presented to the climate-worried public as a panacea, as if a wholesale switch to solar would stabilize the climate.

What do we still share in an age of political polarization?

Fri, 09/18/2026 - 01:00
Deepening fragmentation reflects an urgent challenge: our growing difficulty in identifying what truly matters, and therefore in designing policies that promote our collective well-being.

Sammy Gensaw: The restorative revolution and a river of reciprocity

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 01:00
In this keynote address, Indigenous activist Sammy Gensaw shares his experiences working for ecological and cultural revival along the Klamath River, central to his people’s identity and livelihood.

US Forest Service to clearcut one of the last great groves in the Tongass. Here’s how to save it

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 01:00
It’s referred to as Unit 346 in the Twin Mountain II timber sale. On the ground, it’s some of the most spectacular old-growth we’ve ever witnessed, and it’s marked for clearcutting.

How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 01:00
The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal in August shows the ways rising temperatures, thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other regions around the world.

A future of ‘fewer and less’ may be unavoidable. But how do we get there humanely?

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 01:00
With age, I’ve become more aware of the world’s complexity but also better equipped to come to simple, albeit painful, conclusions: We need to replace fantasies of endless growth with ideas about managing the contraction.

‘Earth keeps a ledger, and it is written in water’: Reflections on hurricanes, water cycles and inheritance

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 01:00
My family has feared water, depended on it, and moved uphill from it for four generations. The watching was never the point. What we did with what we saw was the point.

Tribes of the Klamath Basin show us how to heal a river

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 01:00
With the tenacity of salmon swimming home, Un-dam the Klamath is liberating their river before our eyes.

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