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Tag Archives: climate change
Bring Back the Bugs!
Insects are our friends. Help them live, they’ll help us thrive Photo by Elegance Nairobi on Unsplash Why is the world threatened with death of nearly all higher species, including humans? It’s not climate change. More threatening by far … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, climate change, ecology, gardening, insects, pollution
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The Eagle and the Condor
The ancient prophecy only predicts there will be an opportunity in this place and time for the Eagle and Condor, science and spirit to come together. It’s up to us to make this beautiful, sustainable world a reality. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, environment, indigenous, Kimmerer, LaDuke, Lynne Twist
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Maximize Life, Not Production
“Our idea is that you absolutely need to be part of the natural cycles around you. This is very much the opposite of what agricultural systems are today, which try to kill everything except the plant that you want to grow.” A-dae Romero-Briones Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, healthy food, indigenous, permaculture, pest control, regenerative
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World Bank’s War Against Nature
The World Bank talks about sustainability all the time. But their practice sees economic growth as the answer to all problems. Raise exports, increase GDP, and let Nature take care of herself. Let the global South struggle as their resources are shipped North. We must replace the WB with a Natural Bank that invests in restoring Earth. Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon forest, climate change, economics, export models, globalization, hydroelectric
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Imagining The End Of Capitalism
Capitalism by definition is unsustainable, since it is based on constant change, growth, and progress, always seeking more in a finite world. If there truly were no alternative to it, we must all die, and soon. Fortunately, there are many alternatives both historic and modern. Continue reading
Take These Jobs And Shove ‘Em
40% of Dutch employees acknowledged that their positions had no good reason to exist. Graeber says these numbers are artificially low, because many employees never see the outcome of their company’s business, so can’t appreciate how useless it is. We need to do away with bullshit jobs and start caretaking our planet and each other. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Economy, indigenous wisdom, job satisfaction, UBI
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Why We Need Water
For capitalists, oil and minerals are valuable, but water is worthless until you put it in a bottle to sell. For people and other living things, the opposite is true. Along with climate, water protection is the battle of our lifetimes, a huge part of the struggle to keep a livable world. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Health, Nature, pollution, water protectors
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Eat Right for Your Body and Planet
Changing social norms of eating could make the world healthier and happier. If we change our attitude toward food, we will be better able to fight for the animals and plants that feed us. What can we learn from indigenous people that can help us eat well in 2021? Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, factory farming, honorable harvest, indigenous, urban farms
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Economics for a Sacred Earth
In a sacred Earth economy, Nature wouldn’t be brutally exploited, and workers would not be driven by the threat of hunger and homelessness. Could such an economy create large numbers of cars, airplanes, or bombs? No. Could it provide cheap fast-food hamburgers? Probably not. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, economics, feminist economics, sharing, UBI, universal basic income
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Make Earth Sacred Again
Imagine living where people revered Earth, not money. A world where people spend days restoring wetlands or growing food, and being happy to do it. Imagine a world where helping others, both human and nonhuman, was a prime motivation. That may sound impossible, but religions have transformed the world before. Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, Degrowth, economics, indigenous wisdom, spirituality
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