TalkingEcoRiver Solomon’s “An Unkindness of Ghosts”, Narratives of Oppression, & The Allegory of the CaveThere are only a few books that I have read that truly affect me in any kind of way — whether in a way that leaves me sad, or hopeful, or…May 8, 2022May 8, 2022
TalkingEcoSex-Ed, The Patriarchy, & “Don’t Say Gay”On March 8th of this year, the Florida legislature passed a controversial bill that would essentially ban school districts from…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
TalkingEcoMaja Lunde’s “The End of the Ocean” & Eco-Anxiety & The Trauma of Climate ChangeIn a sense, stories about climate change don’t usually involve the emotional and mental health of people experiencing it. Other than the…Feb 5, 2022Feb 5, 2022
TalkingEcoDon’t Look Up & The Gaslighting of Climate Scientists and AdvocatesOver the years, it’s been quite clear to me that being a scientist in the public eye — or a science communicator, or an activist…Jan 3, 2022Jan 3, 2022
TalkingEcoOn COP26Mentioning fossil fuels at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP), which takes place between all the countries that signed the…Nov 19, 2021Nov 19, 2021
TalkingEcoWhat We Don’t Talk About When It Comes to InfrastructureInfrastructure: conceptually something that everyone can understand. I mean, you have bridges, rail systems, highways, or buildings…Nov 7, 2021Nov 7, 2021
TalkingEcoHow Our Radical Imagination Can Save Us From the Climate CrisisIn our late-stage capitalist world, there seems to be no alternative. The overton window is so small that even supposedly communist…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
TalkingEcoThe Good Masculinity of Avatar: The Last AirbenderAvatar: The Last Airbender is a timeless show, to say the least. It’s a show that you can watch and rewatch over and over again, and it…Aug 31, 2021Aug 31, 2021
TalkingEcoThe UN Climate Report is disheartening, but it shouldn’t stop us from actingSo the UN released a new report on climate change, and its conclusions are concerning, though not at all surprising. I read the summary for…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
TalkingEco“Green” Imperialism, or the Mistake that the Green New Deal Can’t MakeIntroduction:Jun 13, 2021Jun 13, 2021