On March 13th 2023, Canada, the US and the UAE all hit overshoot. Australia hit it on March 23rd. The annual global Earth Overshoot Day
#137 Weekend reads – 75% reduction seems to be the magic number across the board Read More »
I know it’s hard to keep on top of everything and work out what’s important, because since writing this introduction, the ICC issued an
#136 Weekend reads – a political earthquake in… The Netherlands? Read More »
If you’ve followed the climate crisis for a long time, there is a lot going on everywhere on social media, but the number one place is
There’s a #ClimateBrawl in town and I’m not joining in Read More »
International Women’s Day (IWD) is an event, a day, an idea, a movement, that I wholeheartedly support, and I will always play an active
#135 Weekend reads – International Women’s Day needs a new approach Read More »
If you’re like me, you’ve probably been reading about the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This moment a year ago left me feeling shocked and bereft.
#133 Weekend reads – an anniversary of unnecessary death and suffering Read More »
Welcome to year four of everything I’m reading, watching and listening to in regard to the multiple planetary crisis’ we face, as well as
What can I do to act on climate & social change? First job is knowledge (2023 edition) Read More »
Welcome back to the Weekend Reads. It was great to have a break and I’m not even remotely ready to tackle this year (still trying to come to terms with
#127 Weekend reads – the era of the polycrisis Read More »
Then watch Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix, although I strongly urge you to put on your critical thinking hat when you do. This is a very interesting and controversial documentary, but as it discusses an Ice Age event, which ended about 12,000 years ago, it’s really fascinating. The journalist Graham Hancock, lays out evidence showing there
#122 Weekend reads – want to see what global calamity looks like? Read More »
For years I’ve been sharing that we should NOT be celebrating the successes of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Singles Day, or whatever other mega sale is on the calendar. We are in overshoot and taking far more than what earth can provide, and this year World Overshoot Day fell on July 28th. That means anything we consume beyond July 28th
Discounts yay, annual sales yay, shop, consume… the disconnect is jarring Read More »
The news is SO intense right now. The whole Musk/Twitter fiasco, Ukraine and Russia, the US midterms that could make the US pretty much useless for the next two years, Netanyahu back in power maybe, North Korea setting off missiles, Brazil protests, UK politics and its economy, and so MUCH more. Then on the climate
#121 Weekend reads – Zombie Fires? I think I need a drink Read More »
