by Daniel Fischer | Apr 11, 2020 | Blog
On March 31, Andy Revkin hosted a webinar with Herman Daly and Kate Raworth on Pandemic-Resistant Economies as part of his “Sustain What” Webcast series. The conversation explored ways of rethinking how human progress should be pursued and measured. Andy Revkin is the...
by Ashley Colby | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog
Eight years ago, at the tender age of 27, my new husband and I bought 9 acres in the rolling hillsides of rural Uruguay. After a young adulthood of terrorism, hurricanes, financial disaster, we were seeking stability. While both in grad school we saved up what little...
by Philip Vergragt & Halina Brown | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog
The big questions on many minds are: will the current health and economic crises have a lasting effect on future consumption? Will they affect the forces driving overconsumption? Could there be a systemic change towards a less consumption-focused society? We focus...
by Suez Jacobson | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog
Guest blog by Suez Jacobson, executive producer of “Wild Hope” (wildhopefilm.com) and a member of the Great Old Broads for Wilderness (greatoldbroads.org) board of directors. For Suez, the COVID-19 pandemic reminds her of many of the ideas in “Wild Hope,” particularly...
by Charlotte Jensen | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog
You have grown silent. You are not moving. I breathe. I am no longer chained by contrails. You are momentarily anxious. I am momentarily free. Your kin is suffering. You started this. I know that you know. But your anxiety has not rendered you incapable. You care....
by Valerie Brachya | Mar 28, 2020 | Blog
Beyond the immediate health emergency response and the discomfort and anxiety of containment measures, how deeply will we be affected by the chain of consequences unravelling in front of our eyes? First responses were that it would cause temporary disruption and...
