Category Archives: Environment
The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything
Carbon dioxide has been called the “master control knob” for Earth’s temperature. It’s also the source of carbon for all living things. Peter Brannen explores CO2’s outsized role on our planet and in our lives in his latest book The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything. Continue reading
The Water Remembers
The Water Remembers by Amy Bowers Cordalis tells the story of her Indigenous family’s fight against the US and California governments and powerful corporations to save the Klamath River, its salmon runs, and themselves. It’s an inspiring multigenerational memoir of perseverance in the face of injustice, betrayal, violence and genocide. Continue reading
Undammed
Most books about the environment or climate change catalog the disastrous state of our world but dangle a morsel of hope at the end. Undammed, a book about dam removal in the United States, describes real progress, genuine restoration, and actual healing of the land and its people. Continue reading
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass weaves Indigenous wisdom, western science, and autobiography into a compelling vision of humanity’s relationship with Nature. It’s a relationship based on reciprocity, respect and gratitude, where we can begin to heal the land and heal ourselves too. Continue reading
Notes from the Energy Transition
In defiance of Donald Trump’s disastrous climate and energy policies, the world is steadily transitioning away from fossil fuels towards clean energy. In this post, I want to highlight some recent reports and articles examining this trend. First, Ember, a … Continue reading
When the Forest Breathes
Back in 2021, I read and raved about Susanne Simard’s wonderful book Finding the Mother Tree. Her new book, When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World, is a great follow-up. It’s an urgent call to save our forests and, in the process, save ourselves. Continue reading
Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice
Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice is a radical rethinking of law, governance, and humanity’s place in the natural world. It challenges assumptions that have shaped centuries of environmental destruction and suggests a new way of governing ourselves, one that aligns with Earth’s own systems of self-governance. Continue reading
Endangerment Finding Revoked
On February 12, the Trump Administration revoked the 2009 “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gasses endanger human health and welfare. They claimed this was the “single greatest deregulatory action” in US history. I think it’s the greatest single payoff to the fossil fuel industry. No one should be surprised. Continue reading
Advancing the Rights of Nature
I’m pleased to share that a paper I wrote for a class on environmental law was published last month by the American Indian Law Journal. Continue reading
Clearing the Air
Hannah Ritchie’s new book, Clearing the Air, answers 50 common questions about climate change. These questions often arise from contradictory claims and outright misinformation that roil public debate and sow doubt and confusion about what we should do. Ritchie provides clear, well-researched information to dispel myths and misinformation. Continue reading
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