Climate inaction was never really about denial. Rich countries just thought poorer countries would bear the brunt of the crisis. MANY PEOPLE HERE think they are safe from climate change, the journalist from a German newspaper explained to me. They don’t see it as an immediate threat, like Covid-19. They see the Greens as scolds who... Continue Reading →
The skyrocketing cost of fire insurance foreshadows a larger confrontation over so-called managed retreat. Stu Smith got an email from his insurance company last summer with some bad news: His premium was more than quadrupling. Smith is the co-owner of Smith Madrone, a wine operation in the mountains of California’s Sonoma Valley, and he had... Continue Reading →
As wildfires worsen, more California farms are deemed too risky to insure
How net zero pledges can lead to false solutions for Amazon rainforest and climate protection Trading forest protection for continued greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) presents a false and dangerous "solution" to the climate crisis. Instead, emissions must be drastically reduced, forests must be protected for their own sake, Indigenous forest stewardship must be recognized and... Continue Reading →
The Amazon Rainforest-Sized Loophole in Net Zero
The skyrocketing cost of fire insurance foreshadows a larger confrontation over so-called managed retreat. If America wants to fight climate change—or enjoy the benefits of a modern economy—it must get much better at building electricity transmission. Yikes. A terrible thing happened to me recently. I started to care about electricity-transmission policy. In energy circles, the... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately, I Care About Power Lines Now
When it comes to eating meat, it is never purely about protein. Some carnivores are so committed, they recognise vegetables only as side dishes, while those who abstain from animal products will almost certainly refuse a steak from an ethical, organic supplier – but might do so in favour of an intensely processed vegan proxy.... Continue Reading →
Meat Me Halfway review: A thoughtful case for the reducetarian diet
We won’t mince words: We are in a climate emergency. Our planet is experiencing more frequent and intense wildfires, rising sea temperatures, melting sea ice, ocean acidification, habitat loss, drought, extreme flooding and natural disasters. Just this year, we’ve seen extreme climate-related disasters and record-breaking temperatures that we could have never thought possible just a... Continue Reading →
7 Shocking Climate Change Facts from 2021 (and what you can do to help)
FAST FORWARD FIVE ARTISTS SHARE THEIR DREAMS FOR A REGENERATIVE WORLD Little Sun started as a simple idea to create a small, portable, solar lamp for people living without electricity in Ethiopia. We began as a social enterprise, selling solar devices around the world with the aim of raising funds to make solar lights and... Continue Reading →
Little Sun
Black is white and white is black HIV does not cause AIDS. The world was created in 4004 BCE. Smoking does not cause cancer. And if climate change is happening, it is nothing to do with man-made CO2 emissions. Few, if any, of the readers of this journal will believe any of these statements. Yet each... Continue Reading →
Denialism: what is it and how should scientists respond?
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When we consider how to cut down on waste and lower our personal environmental impact, evaluating our grocery-shopping habits plays an important role. A whopping 30-40% of all food in the United States is wasted each year, a considerable portion of which is connected with grocery retail. According to the EPA, food containers and packaging account for 23% of landfill... Continue Reading →
9 Ways to Be an Eco-Friendlier Grocery Shopper
Sarah Myhre talks climate communication
In this interview, John Cook and Peter Jacobs talk with climate scientist Sarah Myhre. She offers challenging advice on climate scientists being more vulnerable in public, showing how they struggle with their science, how we care about the ways that communities are impacted by climate change. She reflects on whether scientists should engage with the... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 