I Can’t Believe We’re Still Talking About Whether “Individual Action” Matters

It just won’t go away. The so-called debate of whether “individual actions” matter at all when it comes to big bad world issues, from climate change to genocide in Gaza to the rise of fascism. Someone just wrote a whole book about it, which Lloyd Alter (& readers) discussed, which inspired me to finally write… Continue reading I Can’t Believe We’re Still Talking About Whether “Individual Action” Matters

Carlin’s Straw Environmentalist

When I was in my teens, like maybe around age 14, it really annoyed me to hear about “saving the planet.” I thought it was faulty messaging. “People don’t care about trees and icebergs!” I’d think. “People care about people! So let’s emphasize that we’re trying to save OURSELVES, not the planet! People aren’t motivated… Continue reading Carlin’s Straw Environmentalist