Tired of waiting for national action on climate action, Illinois Lawmakers have introduced a clean energy bill aimed at growing the state’s clean energy economy. Read more here: http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2015/02/19/illinois-legislators-introduce-groundbreaking-clean-energy-bill/ Continue reading Renewable Jobs Bill Introduced in Illinois Senate
This is Maia, Forrest’s sister. I’m an art major at Whitman College. I want to share something I’ve made with you instead of sharing all the words I have in my head about global warming. I have far too much to say in one post, and I want to mix things up. This series of … Continue reading Guest Post: A zine, for your viewing.
Click to access TruthDenialNewsweek07Aug.pdf http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dark-money-funds-climate-change-denial-effort/ These two articles trace the growth and evolution of climate change denial in the US, and the money behind it. Continue reading Two Articles on the Money and Politics of Climate Change Denial
There are places in this world that never lose their new-penny sheen. You can stand there and drink them with your eyes, your brain flooded with beauty, but when you turn from them the experience washes away. When you look again, they’re new, and you’re no closer to understanding what you see. Tiger-Leaping Gorge（虎跳峡） is one such … Continue reading Tall mountains, fast friends, and my first climate story
The first of many “Climate Stories” will be here tomorrow. The Chinese language uses a distinct phrase to distinguish mountains with glaciers from those without. 雪山(XueShan), literally “snow mountain,” refers to mountains that have snow year-round, while mountains that rarely or never have snow are simply called “山”. Climate change threatens the very names, the majesty, … Continue reading 雪山：Can mountains be endangered?
Vivek Wadhwa is an entrepreneur, a fellow at the Stanford center for Corporate Governance, and the head of research at Singularity University, a Silicone valley institution dedicated to studying how technology can and will shape our future. Here he is explaining his thoughts on the role of technology in the next decades: This is exciting. … Continue reading For Lack of a Better Civilization: The Future
Whether we like it or not, the choice we have now is between perpetuating our destructive and unsustainable relationship with the natural world and fighting to re-form our society into one that is fairer, more just, and more sustainable. As you move into the new year, take a moment to think about how the world will change in … Continue reading For Lack of a Better Civilization: Circumstance and Resolution
I’m about three quarters of the way through my students’ finals right now, moving into the last (half) week of classes. Starting the 6th, I’ll be off to explore Southern China for a month and a half with my buddy Chris. I’ll have a post about my plans up before I go and continued posts … Continue reading New Year’s Day and Your Life in the Future: Preview
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