Organized Power

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Calls for Audit After Our Reporting on a State Institute That Lobbied for the Timber Industry The Oregon Forest Resources Institute worked to undercut academic research and acted as a lobbying and public relations arm for the timber industry. Now, the governor has asked for an audit.

“If climate action is not a top priority—and one that results in new laws that commit the United States to decarbonization of its economy and allow it to provide global leadership on climate action—no other accomplishment will matter in the long run.”

The Climate Crisis Is Still a Crisis If the fate of American democracy is on the ballot in November, so too is the future of the planet.

“To avoid disaster, we must confront capitalism.”

Cogs in the climate machine A short course in planetary time, for planetary survival

People are planting tiny urban forests to boost biodiversity and fight climate change.
“The idea is simple – take brownfield sites, plant them densely with a wide variety of native seedlings, and let them grow with minimal intervention. The result, according to the method’s proponents, is complex ecosystems perfectly suited to local conditions that improve biodiversity, grow quickly and absorb more CO2.”

People are planting tiny urban forests to boost biodiversity and fight climate change Inspired by a Japanese botanist, these fast-growing, mixed-species plantations can absorb more carbon than conifer forests.

Advocates and activists have shared a certain faith: When the impacts get really bad, people will act. … [but] … We might not wake up in time. … [in fact] … We never really wake up at all.

The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19) "Shifting baselines syndrome" means we could quickly get used to climate chaos.