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What is Sustainability?
Nature has taught me that if humans don’t figure out what revolution really means, nature will make the revolution despite us. — Tawana Petty (brown 2017 p.72) “Sustainability” is one of those terms that you’ll hear tossed around in many…
The Climate Crisis
You undoubtedly know some things about global warming and climate change. Perhaps you know quite a lot about it, or perhaps you know a little bit. I’m not going to attempt to cover this topic comprehensively — that would take…
Introducing the What We Can Do series
Right now we’re in a new era: There was 2019 and prior. And there is now. For many of us, these are two completely different realities. Maybe you’ve lost your job, or had dramatic changes to your working world. Maybe…
Stories for our time
Let’s get started with a story. Really, several stories — or versions of reality, or ways people view the world. Three Stories for our time The first set comes from Joanna Macy, who refers to herself as an “ecophilosopher.” For…
What is the “What We Can Do” project about?
This project explores What We Can Do about some of humanity’s most pressing issues. The series focuses on ACTION … 9 broad categories of things you can do. Know your Story Understand the Problems Strive for Energy Descent Fit into…
What resources were used in the “What We Can Do” project?
The What We Can Do project draws from a multitude of scientists, activists, thinkers, inventors. Here is info about their original source material so you can experience their own words. Abdul-Jabbar, K. (2020, July 7). Don’t understand the protests? What…
Why did you create the “What We Can Do” project?
For the past few years, since fall 2013, I’ve been teaching a course at Otis College of Art and Design, called Human Ecology, with Elektra Grant. Through my part of the course, I focused on solutions: What We Can Do.…
What to do during virus lockdown
So we’re all in coronavirus lockdown for an undefined period of time. What can we do, to keep from going crazy? What can we do, that soothes the nerves? What can we do to keep our minds occupied? What can…
I’m speaking at the National Heirloom Festival
In less than a month, the National Heirloom Festival will be held in Santa Rosa. Are you going? This celebration of seeds and vegetable plant diversity is lots of fun! And this year, I will be speaking! I’ll talk about…
Grassroots solutions to global warming
ClimateSolvr is a program that connects you with grassroots climate solutions. It helps you discover what you can do about global warming in your own life. And it helps you transform those new, lower-carbon practices into habits – your new…
