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Goodbye and good riddance to coal

29 Jan 201629 Jan 2016
Two fascinating and promising new articles regarding this fossil of a fuel (both from German Energiewende perspectives): Is renewable electricity now driving coal prices? Craig Morris at Energy Transition makes the argument that, particularly in…
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Climate Scientist Jason Box: “Yeah, the shit that’s going down has been testing my ability to block it.”

13 Jul 201523 Jul 2015
I find it impressive that an article like this was posted in a mainstream magazine like Esquire. I especially like their web address that went with the article, which includes…
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Little humans on a big planet

22 Apr 201523 Apr 2015
Happy Earth Day!  I hope you enjoyed the Google doodle and quiz as much as I did (in my squiddy way, I 'spose).  You can even get Google to match your…
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People’s Climate March

22 Sep 2014
Seeing the pictures out of NYC gives me some real hope that we can create the kind of change we need soon enough to make a difference.  Time Magazine is…
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Biomimicry responses to climate change challenges

3 Sep 20142 Sep 2014
It's always great to see Janine Benyus spiral forth some of the ways that nature can collaborate with us and suggest solutions to our most vexing problems. Learn more about…
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California’s Climate Crisis and Carnivory

31 Aug 201431 Aug 2014
So by now you must have seen the headlines.  California is in the grips of a devastating drought: And this has some noticeable consequences: What's to be done about it?  Well,…
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In the red again

20 Aug 201421 Aug 2014
As a species, we're into deficit spending for the year on the stuff that really matters, the stuff that keeps us going.  Yesterday was estimated to be Earth Overshoot Day 2014: the day…
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News from Indonesia’s Forests

14 Aug 201414 Aug 2014
Visiting Mongabay.com/Mongabay.org is always an emotional roller-coaster.  The reporting is great, and what they have to say is... often not so great.  The latest news out of Indonesia (especially Sumatra) is…
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In these times of change…

26 Jun 2014
A fascinating new piece, Want to Change the World? Read This First by Richard Heinberg was published on Resilience.org.  He moves through important ideas from anthropologist Marvin Harris's cultural materialism…
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Education for Sustainability: What Every College Student Should Know

21 Apr 2014
If you happen to be in Singapore and you can make it by on the 30th... The Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster of HSS cordially invite you to a seminar…

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