Dissecting “Make America Great Again” — and What the Slogan Costs Us Now I turn 26 on September 11th. (For the purpose of this article lets pretend that I turn 26 on September 11th. Which means I was one year and one day old when the towers came down. I have never drawn a single... Continue Reading →
The Climate and Ecological Emergency Is Also a Mental Health Emergency
And it is not the only thing pressing on us The Climate and Ecological Emergency is not only reshaping coastlines, ecosystems, food systems, and public health. It is also reshaping how people feel, cope, sleep, grieve, work, and imagine the future. From acute trauma after disasters to the quieter ongoing strain of climate worry, the... Continue Reading →
The Thinning Harvest: Climate Change, Nutrient Decline, and the Bodies That Pay First
(Pulled from Climate Tribe Social's - Health Challenge Space - this space opens soon...) There is a question that sounds simple and turns out not to be: is the food on our plates as nourishing as the food our grandparents ate? The short answer is that some of it is measurably not — and that... Continue Reading →
Opinion: Who We Are As A Nation…
Americans have always been known for being kind, proud, and helpful. That is still true. It is true on my block, it is true in the churches and bodegas and union halls, and it is true in the hands of the people who show up when something breaks. Many trusted the words of someone running... Continue Reading →
Where Does Your AI Actually Run? Bionic, Local Models, and the Honest Case for Green AI
There is a question hiding underneath almost every conversation about artificial intelligence and the climate, and almost nobody asks it out loud. Where does the computing happen? When you type a prompt, that request usually travels away from you. It leaves your laptop, crosses a network, lands in a building you will never see, gets... Continue Reading →
When an Advertisement Becomes an Attack: Cybersecurity, AI, and the Question of Trust Online
Most of us grew up learning to recognize certain dangers on the Internet. Do not open a strange email attachment. Do not give your password to someone who asks for it. Be suspicious of messages announcing that you suddenly won a prize. Do not click links from strangers. But cybersecurity has changed. Today, danger does... Continue Reading →
What I Read This Morning: 14 Climate and Science Stories Worth Connecting
August 30, 2026 Some mornings I can move from one science story to the next and quickly realize that the most interesting part is not any single headline. It is the connections between them. This morning's reading moved from groundwater in Africa and Brazil to urban trees, extreme heat, wildfire smoke, ocean circulation, glacier hazards,... Continue Reading →
A Peek Into the Response Hub
Inside Climate Tribe Social's Climate Emergency Control Center Inside Climate Tribe Social, our Climate Emergency Control Center collection is being developed around a simple idea: people need more than information about the Climate Emergency. We also need places where we can think together, prepare together, share what we know, and explore what practical response can... Continue Reading →
Learning Out Loud: The Psychology of Self-Transformation
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”—Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854) Thoreau’s observation was written more than 170 years ago, yet it still speaks to a recognizable modern condition: the sense that time is passing while one’s deeper capacities, commitments, or aspirations remain unrealized. The problem is not that everyone must pursue a... Continue Reading →
At This Critical Moment, We Must Decide What Kind of People We Want to Be
“There will come a time — sooner than many expect — when the weight of our choices will decide whether we rise together or fall alone. In that moment, many of the lines that once divided us will matter far less than we imagined. It will not matter what flag we waved, what title we... Continue Reading →
A Kinder Way Forward – The Heart of Climate Tribe Social
Originally written November 2025 A Kinder Way Forward: The Community Heart of Climate Tribe Social COMMUNITY • CLIMATE ACTION • ADAPTIVE RESILIENCY Change for the better begins with how we treat one another. By Mr. Alvarez | AI used to enhance my creativity and thinking Why This Matters So Deeply There is a quiet moment... Continue Reading →