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…25 min read·May 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…18 min read·Mar 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…17 min read·Feb 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…12 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
TalkingEcoOn COP26Mentioning fossil fuels at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP), which takes place between all the countries that signed the…6 min read·Nov 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…12 min read·Nov 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…9 min read·Oct 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…10 min read·Aug 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…6 min read·Aug 12, 2021----
TalkingEco“Green” Imperialism, or the Mistake that the Green New Deal Can’t MakeIntroduction:13 min read·Jun 13, 2021----