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…
An example of change-making
I’m Joanne Poyourow, I use the pronouns she/hers, and I’m a change-maker. Back in 2005 I co-founded the Environmental Change-Makers community group in Los Angeles with Peter Rood. I’m an economist by training, and I was a Certified Public Accountant…
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.…
Debt: Borrowing money in times of Economic Contraction
When my kids were younger they used to play a game in which everything they said was turned opposite. Up was down, hot was cold, yes was no. As we enter a contracting economy, virtually every assumption and expectation we…
