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climate action

A collection of 16 issues

"The Beast is Still Up."

The catastrophic fires in Los Angeles gave me the kick in the butt I needed to purchase Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World, which I'd intended to read since it was named to the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 list. I can’

The Ultimate Race for Climate Action

Trail running was one of the most rewarding things I did throughout my life. I say “was” because bad knees and a spaghetti-knotted calf muscle that could make a cowboy cry caused me to stop a few years back. So, I was excited to read this beautiful multi-media story by

Are You Part of the 1%?

It's the last day of Earth Month 🌍, people – so we're celebrating with an issue chock-full of positive developments, positive organizations, and positive people working on climate action. If you were part of the 1% back in 2011 that wasn't part of the 99% constituting

Climate, Coffee, and Mental Health

My wife and I looked at each other after confronting a major project on our small farm. “Are you overwhelmed?” she asked. With a surge of cortisol, my shoulders tightening and chest beginning to constrict, I responded, “Oh, hell, yes.” “Oh, sheesh, good,” she replied. “Because I am, too.” A

When Solar Plays Cornhole Everybody Wins

I went down a research rabbit hole the other day, dug around a bit, and eventually popped back up a through a corn hole into a field of agrivoltaics. Agrivoltaics. New word to me – you? Not impossible to derive the meaning through its simple compound components, agrivoltaics (aka agrisolar, agriphotovoltaics,

In Sky We Trust

When you look up, what do you see? Stars? Blue skies? Jet contrails? Or dollar signs? This week I was struggling to write about climate change being the ultimate tragedy of the commons. Perhaps when my gears stop grinding that subject will make an appearance here in the future. That

Brand Design in Politics

'Tis the season and, while I don't cover political races, I do write about brand strategy and design. In this case, the two happen to merge as it's a candidate yard sign that manages to elevate an eyesore into messaging that wins. While the design