Environment

Mosquito-Flavored Popcorn, or What Climate Scientists Are Getting Wrong (Episode 8 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org

April 29, 2019

Crazy Town ep 8

Asher Miller

Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.

Tags: agriculture, climate change environmental effects, Crazy Town, food security

Microplastics

A new study finds that microplastics are increasingly present in human brains

By Bobby Bascomb, Mongabay

A new study has found a dramatic increase in levels of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) in human brains in recent years.

May 29, 2025

Plastic waste drifting down to the ocean floor.

Study Reveals Up to 11 Million Tons of Plastic Polluting Ocean Floors

By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams

The amount of plastic waste littering the Earth’s ocean floors could be up to 100 times the quantity floating on the surface, according to a study published this week.

May 29, 2025

bookcover

Radical abundance through degrowth – a vision for a communal economy

By Patrick Mazza, The Raven

Saito makes a compelling case this is exactly the kind of economy we need, one which will slow it down so we can deal with our multifaceted crises. In other words, to leave a world with which our children can cope. But is it the kind of economy we can have? How do we get from there to here?

May 29, 2025

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