It’s Christmas Eve. I’m writing this post, and to be honest, it’s too late to do me any good this year. But my experiences from this year led me to writing this in hopes of starting something good. Even if it’s too late to help right now. Have you ever had an experience of someone wanting to buy you a […]
Last week, I was contacted by a reporter from Civil Beat (https://www.civilbeat.org/) asking me about my proposal I submitted to the Honolulu City Charter. In preparation for the conversation, I decided to write a quick elevator pitch for why I think people-focused cities are better. After writing it, I decided it probably makes for a good blog post…So here it […]
Author and essayist Tamara Dean rejoins us for a special follow-up to her first Solve for Nature episode. Last time, her reflections on resilience, the Driftless landscape, and her book Shelter and Storm led to a challenge centered on citizen science. Today, she shares how that challenge unfolded—from the frustrations, to the unexpected joy, to the renewed sense of purpose […]
When we talk about “solving climate change,” we often think of new technology, renewable energy, carbon bills, or planting trees. And no doubt, climate change is a huge problem…Personally it often feels like the biggest problem we’ve had in decades. Global greenhouse-gas emissions continue to soar, and despite some hints that we may be peaking, we’re still way above a […]