Another End of the World is Possible

The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 7-9

What follows are the 12 steps I created for ClimateGriefGroup.org. I adapted these from the 10 steps used by the Good Grief Network.

Step 7: Move Beyond Thinking

The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 4-6

What follows are the 12 steps I created for ClimateGriefGroup.org. I adapted these from the 10 steps used by the Good Grief Network.

Step 4: Honor Your Own Mortality and the Mortality of All

The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 1-3

What follows are the 12 steps I created for ClimateGriefGroup.org. I adapted these from the 10 steps used by the Good Grief Network.

Step 1: Accept the Severity of Our Predicament

What Comes After?

What comes after the realization that our world is ending? That is the question which the writings on this site strive to answer.

Prayer for the End of the World

I recently gave a version of this talk at my Unitarian congregation. I think it is appropriate to share here, because it might be helpful for many people who are wrestling with feelings of powerlessness due to the climate catastrophe and civilization collapse which are upon us.

What Shade of Green Are You? (Alex Steffan)

The following is an excerpt from “Bright Green, Light Green, Dark Green, Gray: The New Environmental Spectrum“ by Alex Steffen

The Dictionary Is Not a Holy Book

In my discussions in various online forums, I frequently encounter people who worship the dictionary. These individuals will whip out the dictionary at every turn in an attempt to convince others of the rightness of their position. Often, the discussion is about religious words, but it could be any word really. Most recently, it was about the word “anarchism”, which this particular individual kept trying to dumb down from a sophisticated political philosophy to a trite dictionary definition.

We’re all monsters.

On my way to work today … driving my fossil-fuel-powered vehicle … to a job that basically consists of two people spending a combined two dollars to fight over one dollar … anyway, on my way to work today, I heard an advertisement for a credit card which promises to plant a tree for every purchase you make in order to “offset you carbon footprint.”

Elite Over-Production (Peter Turchin)

Below is an excerpt of an article in The Atlantic from late last year about Perter Turchin, the Russian ecologist-turned-historian who wants to apply mathematical rigor to the study of human history. You can read (and listen to) the complete article here.

Where the Sidewalk Cracks: Ricochet Resistance & Interstitial Insurrection

This 2-part essay has been percolating in my heart and mind for about a year now, and I struggled to write it for longer than usual. I feel an odd mixture of pride and uncertainty about it. I fluctuate between feeling like it says something profound and feeling like it says nothing at all. Judge for yourself.