My path forward in the face of climate despair

When a bunch of climate scientists were asked recently about where they derive their hope in the face of climate despair they didn’t cite scientific innovation.They cited the striking students.“The problem we’re facing, it’s not a technology problem. It’s not a science problem,” said one of the scientists, Professor Will Steffer, Emeritus Professor at the … Read more

A guide to Peaceful Tokyo

Screen Shot 2019 06 04 at 2.54.43 PM A guide to Peaceful Tokyo

This post is a bit of departure from my normal travel guides. And from how people normally travel in big cities. Cities are loud, frenetic affairs that toss my nerves like gravel in a sieve. And I wobble my way around them, assaulted by smells and noises and missing the view. Sleep suffers. I’m not … Read more

A hiking guide to Kumano Kodo, Japan

RFBV6065 A hiking guide to Kumano Kodo, Japan

Another hiking guide in my series. I’ve just completed the Kumano Kodo, an absolutely magical pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hantō, south of Osaka and Kyoto. Emperors and their families and pretty much everyone else from Kyoto walked this route in the 11th century and it’s a very sacred area for the Shugendo tradition, a religion … Read more

A how to #voteclimate guide

I’m going to keep things very simple. First thing first. This is a climate election. No bones. It is vital we #voteclimate. The UN has given us less than 12 years to change. The change must be dramatic. The change must happen now. The scale of the issue is so gargantuan that governments must do … Read more

Stellar Magazine supports my #giveashit campaign

Some of you asked this to be posted here. Happy to oblige. It’s the feature Stellar magazine ran to support my Two Good Co project in partnership with Waverley Mills. You can read the details of the project here and buy a blanket here. Now, I want to acknowledge something raw and awkward. A year … Read more

“But global warming has happened before! The planet survived!” Yeah, and that’s the most horrific bit…

Screen Shot 2018 09 20 at 9.39.32 am "But global warming has happened before! The planet survived!" Yeah, and that's the most horrific bit...

I’ve been doing a series of Cheat Sheets geared at getting us engaged fully in the very real truth of global warming. You can catch up on the other rants here. In this post I’m simply going to share the most startling rebuttal to A Denier that I have in my arsenal. It’s essence, however, is … Read more