The Techno-optimist Dream of Abundance is as Old as Technological Change Itself
John Mulrow responds to the romanticized vision of the future promoted in the book Abundance.
Make America Go Away…from the Deep Ocean
While the world works to protect the deep sea, the Trump Administration is trying to unilaterally mine it….
What Are Floors Without Ceilings?
Are there a complementary set of measures that could make the planetary doughnut three dimensional?
My Bowl of Cereal
This week, Bart Everson digs to the bottom of Americans’ love of cereal to explore its cultural and environmental impact.
Forming Coalitions to Confront Fascism
We comfortable Gaians must act now, in ways beyond our comfort zones, or accept the slow death of Gaia.
The Fire Bringers
Karen Elias explores how our mythological worship of gods has found a new home, AI and technological “progress.”
Proposal for the sixth (and final) plastics negotiation session
Exploring some potential ideas to facilitate future negotiations for global environmental treaties.
Can We Find Resilience through the Embrace of Controlled Chaos?
A month living in a post-collapse nation helps reveal what the transition to a post-growth, post-consumer society might look like.
What Makes for Sustainable Teas?
Part II of the Gaian Guide to Liquids: a look at perhaps the most sustainable beverage in the world.
The Hot Summer Three-Step (One Step Forward, Two Steps Back)
Shifting Rhythms, Launching Projects, and Ignoring the Root Causes of Climate Change
Earthhog Ecology
Noticing too strong a similarity between groundhogs and humans.
The threat that shall not be named
Exploring efforts to erase climate change from reality and how to respond.