Weekly updates on the climate movement. The big headlines, actions you need to know about, and a dose of hope for the week ahead.
Today is a big day in climate. The IPCC dropped its first framework (the most comprehensive and large) report in almost a decade. I’m here to help you navigate it. As we navigate the IPCC together, though, I think you will find that we are really looking for ways to navigate a new world. Navigating …
Hi, all! Happy August, and welcome back to another Movement Monday! Though the eighth month is named after the first emperor of Rome, Caesar Augustus, the word “august” itself can actually be traced back to the Latin word “augur,” which in turn means “consecrated by augur” or “auspicious” (compliments of Merriam-Webster). With most of the …
Hi, all! If you’ve read the “About On the Level” page on our website (if not, check it out here!), you may have noticed a reference to “other successful non-violent movements” and an accompanying link to a youtube video. I’m going to take today’s newsletter to give a little insight into that link and how …
Hi, all! It’s an old cliche that Midwesterners (such as myself) like to talk about the weather at any and all hours of the day, and I’m going to lean into that trope today. But, I’m not alone in that decision this week: If you have any access to the internet or print newspaper, or …
Hi, all! Welcome (back) to our weekly newsletter, Movement Monday, wherein we offer an On the Level take on recent happenings in the climate movement. This week, I want to highlight an issue that’s from my home state of Minnesota but that has also been gracing national media, left and right (pun intended): the Enbridge …
When Climate Disaster Comes Knocking, So Must Action At 23, I’ve lived with climate change my whole life. However, last week was one that stood out for defining moments in this slippery slope of dangerous change. Here in Bozeman, MT, the weather kept inching hotter and drier, and so I sweated it out, or retreated …
