A feed of articles from Resilience.org, part of Post Carbon Institute’s Resilience program dedicated to building resilient communities as we transition away from fossil fuels.
11 April 2025. Guide to Becoming an Environmental Leader and Inspiring the Next Generation of Eco-Defenders – Since you know your community best, you are in the best position to become a local environmental leader.
11 April 2025. The Best Response to Tariff Wars? Declare Economic Independence – A realistic action goal for a community trying to survive tariffs is this: How can we move our economy more quickly toward the 90% self-reliance that’s economic, practical, and already happening?
11 April 2025. Universities as Innovation Ecologies for Human & Planetary Flourishing – In an era of planetary crisis and a time when universities are increasingly under attack, an underlying question that has gradually moved to the center of attention is this: what is the role of universities in society, and what should their role be going forward?
10 April 2025. Updates from the Polycrisis – I walk through some of the different solutions that can help address the polycrisis and post-polycrisis period and also imagine what an ecocentric civilization of the future could look like, if we actually work toward that.
10 April 2025. Commoning within Arts Collectives: Three International Stories – What are some of the distinctive ways that precarious arts collectives share resources, support each other, and make art?
10 April 2025. Portugal | Regenerative Heritage Grains – From Soil To Bread – While José and Pedro’s story serves as an inspiring example of the potential for action, transition, and innovation in agriculture, it also makes a strong case for understanding the specific needs of diversified farming practices that promote plant diversity and soil health.
10 April 2025. Alexis Zeigler — Living Without Fossil Fuels: How Living Energy Farm Created a Comfortable Off-Grid Lifestyle – Today, Nate is joined by Alexis Zeigler, a founding member of the cooperative community Living Energy Farm, to take a peek into the Farm’s unique daily life and explore their innovative systems for using electricity and technology in ways that are far less consumptive than the average American.
10 April 2025. Craft should be useful – Making home is what we do, how we live, who we are. But for a while now I have been growing increasingly uneasy with craft for craft’s sake, or perhaps craft to relieve the acedia that is bound up with modernity.
10 April 2025. Ishmael: Chapter 5 – According to the beginning and middle parts of the story, humans have arrived on the planet and are ready to fulfill their destiny: the conquest is in full swing. So: how does it end?
9 April 2025. Hands off…the future – The only good news I can give you is that we have the tools we need to slow down the rapid heating and give our civilizations a chance. Remarkable news came from Africa last week, where solar mini-grids are starting to roll out at scale, thanks to $30 billion in aid from the World Bank.
9 April 2025. The Homeless Garden Project Is Opening New Doors to Helping the Unhoused – This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.