Technology, Culture, & The Living World

Technology, Culture, & The Living World

Why do I bring Teslas up now, and imply that I too am going to bash them? I’m not here to condemn the people who use or simply like Teslas, nor am I here to hop on a popular bash train–I’d just as happily bash Camries or real trains. But Tesla is one of many...
The Bad News is The Good News

The Bad News is The Good News

Climate is not our only urgent existential problem, but they all require the same kinds of interventions — sweeping changes with tremendous potential to make your life – and the lives of so many human and more-than-human beings – better… if we can summon the political...
LOVE PALESTINE

LOVE PALESTINE

“The trouble is that once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And once you’ve seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There’s no innocence. Either way, you’re accountable.” — Arundhati Roy       Day 139. And the...
Why Climate Fiction Matters

Why Climate Fiction Matters

By now, you know the formula. It’s a mainstay of climate reporting, used again and again in story after story: a paragraph that vividly conjures the vast, unfurling crisis we face. A barrage of unsparing detail, played out like a shock and awe campaign, dramatizing...
The Nurse Log: Recipes for Community Care

The Nurse Log: Recipes for Community Care

Forests for me are a place of peace. A space where I am able to disconnect from the chaos of my everyday life. Yet, while the forest is a tranquil escape for me, it is anything but silent for the great trees which call it home. As Peter Wohlleben states in his book...