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Unf**king the Climate - Part 2: Food

Unf**king the Climate - Part 2: Food

Talking about food gets loud and ideological, but we're going to have a judgement free chat about livestock, flexitarianism, veganism, and my favourite: the invasivore diet. Let's fix the planet a little with our stomachs.

Unf**king the Climate - Part 1: What's the Problem?

Unf**king the Climate - Part 1: What's the Problem?

Thank you for joining a growing number of people undertaking a personal mission to help solve the climate crisis. Every year the intensity of the climate crisis is more concerning, and more people want to do even more than ever before, but figuring out where to start, navigating between greenwashing

Misconceptions about tree planting

Misconceptions about tree planting

As somebody relatively new to woodland creation and restoration, I have been learning quickly thanks to being surrounded by experts in various fields. Before having a chance to listen and learn from those long involved in tree-planting and reforesting, I thought I knew more than I do now. I thought

Climate Action in Tech - Design, Code, and Hack the Environment Better

Climate Action in Tech - Design, Code, and Hack the Environment Better

As the science-denial perpetrated omnishambles of 2020 continues, COVID-19 rages on whilst Europe gets hit by deadly storms and flash floods, wildfires are big enough to be called "gigafires", the Arctic refuses to freeze for the first time on record, thousands are displaced by flooding in Vietnam, and

Picking apart Michael Moore’s The Planet of the Humans

Picking apart Michael Moore’s The Planet of the Humans

This article was originally published on Ecologi, a climate action funding platform which I've been using for years to get thousands of trees planted all over the world, and they paid me for my time. Planet of the Humans is tearing through the climate activism community, spreading confusion,

Remote Work As Climate Action

Remote Work As Climate Action

Update 2020-07-02: This article was written before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns were put in place, but this article has only become more accurate since then, with other scientists and environmental types publishing similar articles. "Remote work is a huge opportunity for high-impact climate policy", "The Climate Case

Flight free holidays: A practical guide

Flight free holidays: A practical guide

January and February is the peak travel time for Northern Hemisphere dwellers trying to get south for the winter. If you’re in America, you might consider a week in Miami, Puerto Rico, or the Caribbean, and if you’re in Europe you might be tempted by the budget flights