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 Why LGBT+ folks are at higher risk of climate death than straight folks, the risks women face in disasters, and why we shouldn’t ignore silly arguments denying climate change. XR Radio uploads a half […]

Climate Connections is a 90-second daily module that moves climate change away from debate and focuses on how it’s impacting listeners’ lives. The features report on what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce […]

Republicans in Congress are refusing to re-authorize AIDS funding abroad unless the global gag rule is incorporated into the legislation. Program goes into the origin and effects of this rule, which was at its highest […]

Lost in the media circus: the Amazon – lungs of the world – is in last-stage crisis. It is boiling in record smashing heat, drought, and fire. We visit the last stand with Rhett Butler, […]

A civil liberties minute from the ACLU

Tony Rinaudo is an Australian agronomist, who is widely known as the forest maker. Having lived and worked in African countries for several decades, he has discovered and put in practice a solution to the […]

Leading Environmental Justice Attorney, Thomas Linzey of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights, is a leading force helping communities implement successful rights of nature laws. Find out how your community could take on big […]

Invasive plants flourish in part because in their transition to North America they leave behind the co-evolved pests that help keep them in check in their homelands. Dr. Lisa Tewksbury, Director of the University of […]

The Maasai are Indigenous people from southern Kenya, renowned and revered for their pastoral, nomadic heritage. They inhabit and range across the African Great Lakes region, and have traditionally subsisted almost entirely on the meat, […]

Growing Greener Exploring the Soil Food Web with Elaine Ingham Dr. Elaine Ingham is an internationally renowned expert on the soil food web about how to make your soil far more fertile and productive using […]

Permaculture Design, also known as Regenerative Design or Ecological Design, encompasses a range of interconnected practices and principles that harmonize with nature’s wisdom. By observing and imitating natural ecosystems, permaculture design strives to create resilient […]

By Mani Makhija “Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that mimic the relationships found in natural ecologies.” By Mani Makhija It is a philosophy of working with rather than against […]

By Saniya  Malhotra Shopping seems like a task for most people who want to embrace the permaculture approach to life. When you want to intertwine your life to principles like ‘produce no waste’ or ‘find […]

By Saniya Malhotra When we talk about waste, our minds naturally think about plastics – as they are ubiquitous. Surprisingly, two-thirds of the waste that we throw out of our homes every day is in the form […]

Beyond Your Front Door: Oregon’s Land Use Planning Goals Celebrates 50 Years Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Goals turned 50 this year (2023)! It’s definitely something to celebrate because Oregon’s Land Use Planning System allows […]