3 Indigenous Women Talk COP26 and What Real Climate Solutions Look Like
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Indigenous Leaders Call for Landback Reforms and Climate Justice in 鈥淩equired Reading鈥�
The authors, who are taking part in COP26 this week, discuss ways to support Indigenous communities and their allies in healing the planet and moving forward to a post-oil future.
10 Reasons to be Optimistic (Without Being Naive) About Climate Change
These are dark times, but hope is not lost nor foolish, and change has already begun.
Immigrants Like Me Experience Two Ends of the Climate Crisis
While my family lives under existential threat from catastrophic cyclones in Mozambique, immigrant communities in the diaspora, like mine in London, also have to face toxic air quality.
Whose Voices Are (and Aren鈥檛) Being Heard at COP26?
鈥淐OP26 is looking like one of the most inequitable, White, and segregated COPs to ever occur.鈥�
Every Fraction of a Degree of Global Warming Matters
鈥淭he climate crisis is here and with 1.2掳C bringing so much suffering already, fighting for 1.5掳C is already a compromise.鈥�
Vanessa Nakate on What Irks and Inspires Her Climate Activism
A conversation with the Ugandan activist about her new book and how it helped her see climate change differently.
The Global South Widens the Frame on Climate
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on the necessity of real representation in the climate movement.
Building a Beautiful Climate Future Starts with Imagination
鈥淚f we鈥檙e going to make the world over, let鈥檚 do it right. Let鈥檚 make a masterpiece.鈥�
Hearing the Language of Trees
The author of "Braiding Sweetgrass" on how human people are only one manifestation of intelligence in the living world.
What Are the Trees Saying About Us?
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we listen to what nature has to offer in the conversation around climate solutions.
Can Detroit Return its Brownfields to the Indigenous Sacred Sites They Once Were?
The destruction of burial mounds in Detroit paralleled the displacement and genocide of Indigenous peoples throughout the United States.
Don鈥檛 Let Youth Climate Activists Like Me Burn Out
The COP26 meeting is an opportunity for world leaders to prove me wrong, to show us that they can act boldly on climate change and do more than make empty promises.
The Climate Crisis Is Your Crisis, Too
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we look into sharing the climate crisis panic without having it backfire on you.
Greta Thunberg on Climate Promises Versus Actions
The climate activist doesn鈥檛 mince words in holding world leaders accountable to the urgent demands of young organizers.
Cultivating Food Sovereignty Through Regenerative Ocean Farming
The first Native-owned and Native-led land trust is working to empower and equip young Natives to successfully farm kelp.
What Does Rest Look Like in a Climate Crisis?
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, we look into the restless mind, kept awake by the climate crisis.
For Climate Solutions, Listen to Indigenous Women
Native women and women of color are the ones doing the work of surviving, recovering, and building resilience.
Why Libraries Are Essential to Climate Justice
For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.
无码视频 Care, Less Carbon
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, the short-attention span sampler edition of MVP, featuring a few little and big things on my broken mind.
The World鈥檚 Tallest Timber Tower Could Be the Future of Sustainable Construction
Timber construction uses less resources, produces fewer emissions, and is more durable than steel and concrete.
Tribal Solar Projects Provide 无码视频 Than Climate Solutions
Renewable energy isn鈥檛 just a green business venture; it鈥檚 a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.
Judging Your Climate Impact (and Mine)
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, Sarah wonders if everyone can see her judging others鈥� carbon footprints.
This Experiential Learning Farm Helps Youth Build a Better World
At Freetown Farm, members of the community can learn the names of medicinal herbs and harvest vegetables, all while developing a deeper relationship to the land and local community.
Managing Climate Panic After the IPCC Report
Minimum Viable Planet is a weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, a pep talk in the wake of the big IPCC report.
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