Climate

Details: Written by: Madeline Ostrander, YES! Magazine

Conversations about how we're going to get through the coming transformation force us to see the full scale of the problem. It was clear last year at election time that Seattle needed a new sea wall to replace the crumbling, worm-eaten infrastructure that has girded the waterfront since the early 20th century. "Do you want downtown Seattle to slide into motherf-cking Puget Sound during the next earthquake thanks to a towering wave of voter apathy?"

Details: Written by: Nathan Schneider, Waging Nonviolense

The Government Shutdown — An Anarchist Dream?

In his complaints against the wing of the Republican Party that engineered the present government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid derided his opponents as “Tea Party anarchists.” It’s hard to decide who should be more annoyed — the Tea Party or the anarchists.

Details: Written by: Sherry Ackerman, Transition Voice

16 Ways To Avoid Being A Transition Hypocrite

If we really believe that doom is a viable expression of the endgame, wouldn’t we try to resolve some of this thanatos by“wresting control of our lives” from an inherently sick society? Wouldn’t we want to resolve remnants of cognitive dissonance by making our day-to-day behaviors more congruent with our “talk”?

Details: Written by: Eric Krasnauskas

The Answer To Climate Change

When I give these climate talks, by the end people are typically agitated and full of questions. “What technology is going to fix this?” “How are we ever get people to agree on a solution?” “I’m just one person, what could I possibly do that would make an impact?”

Details: Written by: Jenna Clarke, Transition Voice

Building a resilient homestead of your own

Many of the lessons learned are most applicable to those living in a similar climate to the Whole Systems Farm in Vermont; however, the farm’s thriving ecosystem has been created on marginal land, and Falk stresses that the concepts can be transferred to other locations where only marginal land is available and creative solutions are needed.

Details: Written by: Thom Hartmann

If The Oceans Die - We Die!

Our society's addiction to fossil fuels is not only polluting our skies and wreaking havoc on our climate - it's also threatening to kill one of mankind's most precious resources.

Details: Written by: Alan Savory

How To Green the Deserts & Reverse Climate Change

Alan Savory's Holistic Management offers a transformative method to combat desertification, revitalizing arid grasslands into thriving ecosystems. This approach not only restores environmental health but also tackles issues such as poverty and climate change, showcasing its potential as a global solution for degraded landscapes.