Programming

For the first time in over a hundred years salmon are returning to historical spawning grounds in the Klamath River. After four hydroelectric dams were removed the river came back to life. Wild salmon, once on the brink of extinction have returned in astonishing numbers. More than just a regional victory, the dam removal from […]

The saying goes that “people can imagine the end of the world easier than imagining the end of capitalism.” I know it seems insane but what if we geared society to produce for sufficiency instead of profit? We might actually be able to mitigate the damage from our fossil fuel civilization if we change the […]

The imperative to stop burning fossil fuels and a proliferation of new tech gadgets like cell phones and smart everything has businesses and governments scrambling to procure the metals that make the magic happen. Mining, refining and even recycling these components comes with a heavy environmental cost. Can we realistically switch from fossil fuels to […]

It’s dawning on a growing number of people that the lack of response to the climate crisis is bringing us toward a Thelma and Louise ending for industrial civilization.