'I suspect that the mind, like the feet, works at about three miles an hour. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought, or thoughtfulness.'

Rebecca Solnit on walking and the mind: themarginalian.org/2015/06/03/wan…

'Our world, and the worlds around and within it, is aflame with shades of brilliance we cannot fathom — and is far more vibrant, far more holy, than we could ever imagine.'

Wonderful, wonderful read: themarginalian.org/2018/10/31/how…

“I had come by to make sure the university president had not called in the APD, but he did,” McAfee posted later. “Then I witnessed a young person being viciously pummeled by the cops. After demanding that they stop and refusing to step away, I was arrested.”

In celebration of our upcoming gala FOR THE LOVE OF TREES, we're hosting a giveaway of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Yong's book AN IMMENSE WORLD alongside our friends over at Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚. Enter to win by registering at the link below!
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You heard of carbon offsets, now there's plastic offsets.

Here at the plastic treaty talks in Ottawa, the World Bank & Verra (the biggest carbon credits certifier) are discussing growing this new market. #INC4

We've been investigating it.
Our new story:
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/04/26/dan…

It’s the world’s first Indigenous-led ‘blue park,' awarded for protecting sealife. And Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation pulled it off without waiting on Canada or B.C. via Steph Eva Wood thenarwhal.ca/bc-first-natio…

No one who sends police or soldiers (if there's even a difference these days) after their own peacefully protesting students should have anything to do with education ever again.

Sahara dust (and a contrail) blanketing southern Greece. You can’t tell from this photo, but the sky is layers of ochre and blue.

🚨HAPPENING NOW: Climate Activists have shut down the entrance to Citi Citibank in Manhattan demanding they stop their funding of fossil fuels. Since the Paris Agreement was adopted, Citi has poured over $332 billion into the fossil fuel industry. #CitiDropFossilFuels

Beautiful, imperative essay by #EdwidgeDanticat who, as ever, inspires hope despite the horrors.

The Haiti That Still Dreams

newyorker.com/culture/essay/…

Would that I were a raptor expert! (Fascinating job in a wild and beautiful corner of the world.)

Whether criminals should be allowed to have easy access to unserialized, untraceable guns assembled from parts bought without a background check is an actual debate in America.

Beautiful, imperative essay by #EdwidgeDanticat who, as ever, inspires hope despite the horrors.

The Haiti That Still Dreams

newyorker.com/culture/essay/…

'Thousands of Indigenous people began gathering in Brazil’s capital on Monday for what was expected to become a protest against President Lula da Silva’s unfulfilled promises to create reserves & expel illegal land-grabbers from their territories.' apnews.com/article/brazil…

The untouched old growth forests of Montana reveal a stunning ecosystem that has thrived through centuries, showing remarkable fire resilience and may just have the best fire-fighting tactics embedded in their very nature. scientificamerican.com/article/can-fo… | #WorthMoreStanding

Amazing story of the classic book, 'A Forest Journey' by John Perlin, which delves into every conceivable aspect of how forests have supported the development of humanity throughout history, and how we pay the price for eliminating them. time.com/6969478/forest…

Citibank is a key financier of climate chaos, environmental destruction, and racial injustice in the Gulf South. Join TCE at the Citi HQ in Dallas, TX on 4/24 at 11am for the #PeopleVsCiti rally against environmental racism - tinyurl.com/CitiTX424. #CitiDropFossilFuels

The great thing
is not having
a mind. Feelings:
oh, I have those; they
govern me.

—Louise Glück, former Chancellor, born #OTD in 1943

poets.org/poem/red-poppy…

#Pacific people own some of the planet's last great #forests . What would it look like to pay them - properly - to maintain these ecosystems? I went to Solomon Islands to find out. #carbon #climatecrisis #ClimateJustice #REDD + My story for Yale Environment 360 e360.yale.edu/features/solom…

All over Europe, foresters are working on alternatives to the clearcutting model.

But their efforts to achieve resilient, climate-friendly #forests are not rewarded by subsidies, which mostly go to industrial plantations.

Find out more in our report👇
fern.org/publications-i…