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Uncomfortable Questions for Unsettled Times: Are you okay with nuclear warfare?

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 01:00
Nate poses questions about our shared future, using headlines regarding a potential ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran to confront a subject that has re-entered public discourse with a quiet but startling force: nuclear warfare.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

The war fever gripping the world’s leaders is also a war on the planet

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 01:00
War has become a fever that world leaders cannot seem to break. As militarism spreads, its costs extend far beyond the battlefield, accelerating climate change while consuming the resources needed to confront it.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

‘Progressive pronatalism’ is an oxymoron: How arguments buying into the low-fertility panic fail women

Mon, 07/06/2026 - 01:00
As concern over falling birth rates spreads across the political spectrum, pronatalist ideas are finding new audiences. But protecting reproductive freedom and respecting planetary limits require rejecting the politics of population growth.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

As America turns 250, its attention to continued survival fades and fractures

Fri, 07/03/2026 - 01:00
While the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, political attention is drifting away from climate change just as warming accelerates and Earth's life-support systems approach collapse. From disappearing federal climate data to record-breaking heat, denial is giving way to something more dangerous: collective delusion.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

Nebraska soil, mid-east oil: Geopolitical crisis exposes the fragility of industrial farming and the case for rebuilding food systems

Fri, 07/03/2026 - 01:00
Industrial agriculture relies on more than tractors and diesel. From synthetic fertilizers to depleted soils, the modern food system is deeply tied to fossil fuels, leaving farmers, ecosystems and food security increasingly vulnerable. Amid the polycrisis, we must rebuild food systems by valuing the natural world and supporting human communities.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

Forest service to remove your voice from public lands decisions

Fri, 07/03/2026 - 01:00
A new proposal would shrink the public’s right to comment on the rulebooks that govern grazing, logging, and permits across the national forests. Comment now.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

What change of power in Colombia could mean for world’s fossil-fuel transition

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 01:00
Under Gustavo Petro, Colombia became a leading voice for phasing out fossil fuels. Now, his ally has lost to hard-right Trump favourite Abelardo de la Espriella, who backs more oil and “fracking to the max”. What could the shift mean for Colombia’s climate leadership?
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

From Words to Worlds: How stories shape the world – and our relationship to it

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 01:00
From “natural resources” to "natural disaster" and “sustainability,” the language used in environmental and development discourse doesn’t just describe the world, it shapes what is seen and prioritized.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

Finding a lever for civilizational transformation

Thu, 07/02/2026 - 01:00
From Indigenous-led governance to worker-owned cooperatives, scattered experiments may offer a blueprint for a pathway out of our global predicament.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk

Wed, 07/01/2026 - 01:00
Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells to protect against pollution. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. Officials are taking on the oil industry by calling for additional protections against oil field wastewater injection.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don’t reach for chemicals – nature has better solutions

Wed, 07/01/2026 - 01:00
Trying to kill algae with chemicals is a common response when community ponds or other water features go green. But there are better solutions that cost far less, last longer and carry less risk of harm to pets and wildlife. Rather than battling against nature, these alternatives work with nature for long-term solutions.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

We’re measuring extreme heat better than ever. The human toll still goes underreported

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 01:00
Heat warning tools have become more sophisticated, yet public attention is still focused on record temperatures rather than the social conditions that turn heat into illness or even death. Why social risk, not temperature alone, should be at the center of how we report on extreme heat.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

What does ‘care’ really mean in agroecology?

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 01:00
So much talk about the importance of ‘care’ in agroecology, but what does it mean? Anouk Dijkman’s ‘Matrix of Care’ offers a clear way to see how domestic, community and more‑than‑human care practices connect, and why they matter for agroecological change.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

Richard Heinberg: Why building resilience should be our top priority

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 01:00
In this presentation for The Climate Dialogue Group, Richard Heinberg shares his insights into why a world of climate disruption and energy volatility demands a shift from maximizing growth to strengthening community resilience.
Categories: B5. Resilience, Third Nature, and Transition

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