Sustainability
This is equal parts bizarre and horrifying. Centuries-old whaler remains thawing out of Arctic permafrost and sliding downhill. Climate change isn’t just a future problem.
Climate change is an obvious danger to future generations, but it also threatens our link to the past by accelerating the erosion and degradation of its material remains.
via ‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies
“We need to ground ourselves in an ethos of sustainability, of care, of solidarity and mutual aid and repair of the systems that we need in order to have a future. That can be its own philosophy.” — philosopher Shannon Valor
Her quote advocates for a worldview centered on sustainability: responsible resource use, care for each other and the environment, solidarity through collaboration, mutual aid, and repair rather than competition or neglect.
🔁 Reblogged from vox.com
It is interesting to see that term “Climate Insurance.” It seems that this type of insurance for homes, land, or farms, for example, caused by climate warming, may become more common.
Nicaragua introduced so-called climate-risk microinsurance in 2021 to support farmers and small-business owners exposed to extreme weather.
Guatemala’s government initiated a similar programme, called Catastrophic Parametric Insurance, to protect the livelihoods of family farmers against severe climate risks.
Five climate adaptation ideas to watch in 2026 | Context by TRF
Two cities made it to the Top 10: San Francisco, California, and Georgetown, Texas. I hope to see more cities follow suit!
“For too long, multilateral climate forums have felt like rooms where everyone speaks, but no one understands. Santa Marta broke that pattern. It spoke the language of hope.” — Fatima Eisam-Eldeen, University of Barcelona
Nearly 60 countries just agreed to develop roadmaps to phase out fossil fuels — no mandatory deadlines, no petrostates, just a coalition of willing nations finally saying the quiet part out loud.
‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
An 8-year-old on vacation spotted a hooked Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s most endangered — off a North Carolina pier and called for help. That call saved it. Good story.
“It’s amazing that we can put so many of these endangered species back out into the ocean, giving them another chance at life." — Kira Canter, an assistant rehab biologist with the National Aquarium in Baltimore
Brighton release plans for Europe’s first purpose-built £80m women’s stadium - BBC Sport
Finland just opened a 0.74-mile bridge in Helsinki for pedestrians, cyclists, and trams — tram service starts early 2027, no cars ever.
It took a total of 100,000 hours of design work to bring this all together. This bridge has a planned lifetime of 200 years, which means it’s been designed with specific structural design and material choices, and its maintenance is scheduled as such.
Via New Atlas
I want to recycle some stuff, but I don’t think there’s a local program. I’ll research what’s available. I forgot about plastic bags that can be sent to stores. I have many plastic bags at home. I will have to ask the local grocery store to see if they will take them.
“In the U.S., shopping bags, wraps, and films aren’t accepted in most municipal curbside recycling programs. However, many of these thin, flexible plastics are acceptable for store drop-off at your local grocery store or big box retailers.” - Daniel Penge
There’s a patch of wild grass behind my tiny house I’ve never mowed. Something always shows up there — a beetle, a moth, a spider doing its thing. So I made a quiet deal with that patch of ground: I leave it alone, it does its thing.
It’s a small thing. But on Earth Day, small things are what I think about.
Yesterday was Earth Day 2026, and the theme is “Our Power, Our Planet.” I like that. Not “our crisis” — our power. That framing matters. It says the story isn’t over.
And honestly, the news backs that up more than you’d think.
CATL’s new Shenxing LFP battery just clocked a 6-minute full charge, beating BYD’s Blade 2.0. It hits 10-98% in 6:27 and even handles -30°C temps with ease. We’re officially reaching gas-station speeds for EV refueling. Amazing! Will we finally switching from gas powered to electric powered soon?