Okay, there are a lot of beaver videos here. Some general information, but most are how ordinary folks are changing their habits to rewild their land. I find that the most encouraging. Gnaw away at this post as you have time. This guy has a great intro into all things Beaver and Climate: Nov…
A reminder as we come up on Earth Day: Climate scientist Michael E Mann & historian Timothy D Snyder define doomerism: Doomerism is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another. It is how authoritarians win. Let’s try to fight the doom. I’m going to start this post out with a caveat, while I’ve been a…
Despair only limits future action – Simon Clark ========== This is going to be a quick hit, but I know I got a little cranky in the last post with some of the persistent myths around EVs, so these two videos are a good at debunking those myths. Join Quentin Willson and Dr. Euan McTurk…
This is will be a quick hit, but I wanted to keep going on sharing good people working on climate solutions. There will be a couple more videos on regenerative farming practices from the Carbon Cowboys series and a few other videos on other topics. I will branch out to other technology going forward, but…
As I wrote previously, I want to start combining our good news posts with climate solutions. I want to highlight good people doing good things in regard to the climate crisis. It’s important to know, despite what is often a deluge of bad news on the climate, good things are happening. I’ll be highlighting regenerative…
I’ve been following this New Zealander recently – mainly because his hobby is restoring old cars and turning them into EVs – it’s pretty simple, in the scheme of things. Probably easier and less costly than restoring an old combustion engine. From there, I found out he also reviews EV cars in New Zealand –…
I attended a training on the Inflation Reduction Act incentives. I’ll share what I took from it over the course of a few posts. One thing that I didn’t realize but was pleased to see is that many of the incentives are geared toward environmental justice: Advancing Environmental Justice Through the Inflation Reduction Act, EPA…
This is a Biden Big Fucking Deal. To understand it, I went to the experts I trust to tell it like it is: Of all the questions I've gotten about the IRA, the most bizarre is: "is it enough?" Asking that question betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of climate change. Nothing we do in our lifetimes–individual…
One of the first human tasks was to harness fireOur next crucial step is to douse the flameshttps://t.co/pQEcPoqD2U — Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) March 18, 2022 A must-read. I pulled a few excellent sections of this very informative piece, hoping to intrigue you enough to read it all. Bill McKibben is a founder of the grassroots…
This caught my attention: Stella Vita travels through Europe without plugging in or using petrol (CNN) — Traveling along the highways of Europe, a campervan named “Stella Vita” has driven almost 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) without stopping for fuel or plugging in to charge. Described as a “self-sustaining house on wheels,” the campervan has solar panels…
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