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Elites Knew the Climate Crisis Would Be Like This. They Chose to Ignore It.
Ecology Alex Lindstrom 8/17/26 Ecology Alex Lindstrom 8/17/26

Elites Knew the Climate Crisis Would Be Like This. They Chose to Ignore It.

Power has long been hiding the extent of the climate crisis because it really is ‘that bad.’ But that’s not a call to throw our hands up. It’s a call to throw power out. 

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The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Water Use Is Growing Beyond the Public’s View
Systems, Ecology Michael Muyot 8/4/26 Systems, Ecology Michael Muyot 8/4/26

The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Water Use Is Growing Beyond the Public’s View

The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, water and money. 

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The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Extractive Energy Demand Is Becoming Everyone Else’s Problem
Systems, Ecology Michael Muyot 7/9/26 Systems, Ecology Michael Muyot 7/9/26

The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Extractive Energy Demand Is Becoming Everyone Else’s Problem

The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, in water and in money. 

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An Inside Look at American Resiliency, Dr. Emily Schoerning’s Mission to Prepare Us for a Climate We Aren’t Ready For
Working Models, Ecology Alex Lindstrom 7/2/26 Working Models, Ecology Alex Lindstrom 7/2/26

An Inside Look at American Resiliency, Dr. Emily Schoerning’s Mission to Prepare Us for a Climate We Aren’t Ready For

Dr. Emily Schoerning’s American Resiliency transforms anxieties about a rapidly changing climate into functional communities working to brace for what’s coming.

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We Need to Protect Our Forest Preserves. We Also Need to Go Beyond Them
Ecology Alex Lindstrom 5/14/26 Ecology Alex Lindstrom 5/14/26

We Need to Protect Our Forest Preserves. We Also Need to Go Beyond Them

As protections for public lands weaken, Alex Lindstrom examines the limits of modern conservation and posits that protecting nature must include everyday relationships with land and community.

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The Trump Administration Is Quietly Destroying Our National Forests
Ecology Alex Lindstrom 4/6/26 Ecology Alex Lindstrom 4/6/26

The Trump Administration Is Quietly Destroying Our National Forests

For the first time in 120 years, the U.S. Forest Service is being gutted. A handout to oligarchs, its HQ will be moved to Utah where logging and mineral interests dominate.

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Climate, Democracy and the Cost of Silence: Why This High-Stakes Moment Requires Voice
Ecology Melissa Soderston 12/16/25 Ecology Melissa Soderston 12/16/25

Climate, Democracy and the Cost of Silence: Why This High-Stakes Moment Requires Voice

In a moment shaped by acceleration and overload, public voice remains one of the few forms of leverage still available.

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Joanna Macy’s Final Lesson: Hope Is a Verb
Ecology Maggie Schwenn 7/22/25 Ecology Maggie Schwenn 7/22/25

Joanna Macy’s Final Lesson: Hope Is a Verb

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