by Dr. Heather Short | Jan 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Doesn’t everybody already know about climate change? Whenever I am asked what sort of action by governments (of rich countries) is needed now, to address the climate and ecological emergencies, I list three things: 1) Shut down the fossil fuel industry on a rapid,...
by Dr. Heather Short | Dec 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
While most of the EcoGather team kept its full focus on the meaningful responses to collapse during the past two weeks, Dr. Heather Short did double duty, keeping one eye on the happenings in Dubai… We’re grateful that she’s sharing a candid...
by Dr. Heather Short | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
A friend of mine who is involved in community engagement around local food production texted recently saying ‘I need to talk to you!’, and her tone seemed urgent. I thought that maybe they needed extra help that weekend finishing the construction of the farm kiosk (my...
by Dr. Heather Short | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
I resigned from my tenured position teaching climate science at a small college recently. It wasn’t to take a better job offer, or to use as a bargaining chip for better pay; it was an act of conscientious objection to an educational system that is preparing students...
by Dr. Heather Short | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our educational system ought to be built around a nuanced understanding of ecology, earth systems, and our place within them. Would we be facing the intersection of human and geologic time in the form of climate and ecological catastrophe right now if government and...
