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XII. Hopeful Resources – On Hope, Activism, and Examples of Positive Change

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This bibliography is concerned with disturbing environmental and social trends, along with the potential to make things better and the risks if we don’t. This section provides links to hopeful resources. If you are looking for articles and web sites that can make you feel better about our future and provide some inspiration, then this is the section for you.

Subsection A provides links to articles, along with a few reports, books, and videos. Subsection B features links to web sites of organizations that are doing inspirational work and/or provide hopeful and useful resources.

FYI - I have been encouraging students to read the articles by Durning, Orr, and Steffen for years and I think it helps counterbalance the onslaught of bad news and dire projections. I am going to be adding many more of these articles and web sites as reading options in my courses, particularly the Robson article and this list in subsection B below of web sites of organizations doing good works. We have to share tales of inspiration and identify communities for positive engagement so we can feel connected and empowered in this fight for our future. In this way we can:

- shake off feelings of isolation, apathy, and despair,

- collectively kick some necessary booty, and

- weave together a new cultural story to live.

Hope is not prognostication. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is immediately experienced, and is anchored somewhere beyond its horizons…

Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well… but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good.

--- Vaclav Havel

Subsections

A. Articles, Books, Reports, and Videos

B. Web Sites of Organizations Doing Good Works

Citations

A. Articles, Books, Reports, and Videos

Action for Climate Empowerment (2021). ACE National Strategy Framework for the United States. https://aceframework.us/

Alberro, H, Csala, D, Cloke, H, Hudson, M, Maslin, M and Hodgkins, R (2019). Climate Change: Six Positive News Stories from 2019. The Conversation, Dec. 27. https://theconversation.com/climate-change-six-positive-news-stories-from-2019-129100

Alexander, D (2020). 21 Sustainability Innovations That Might Just Change the World. Interesting Engineering, Nov. 26. https://interestingengineering.com/21-sustainability-innovations-that-might-just-change-the-world

Ambrose, J and Henley, J (2019). European Investment Bank to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Financing. The Guardian, Nov. 15. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/15/european-investment-bank-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-financing

Arantes, J (2021). Study Shows How Waste Can be Converted Into Materials for Advanced Industries. Phys.org, Dec. 8. https://phys.org/news/2021-12-materials-advanced-industries.html

Armstrong, K (2019). Teen Girls Are Leading a Wave of Climate Activism in Europe and, Now, the US. Brit + Co, Feb. 8. https://www.brit.co/teen-girls-are-leading-a-wave-of-climate-activism-in-europe-and-now-the-us/

Arsenault, C (2021). Five Good-news Environmental Stories from 2021. Aljazeera, Dec. 28. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/28/five-good-news-environmental-stories-from-2021

Associated Press (2020). Global Energy-related Carbon Emissions Flat in 2019. ABC News, Feb. 10. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/global-energy-related-carbon-emissions-flat-2019-68907779

Barkham, P (2020). Going Local: How to Make a Difference in Small Ways. The Guardian, Jan. 13. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/13/going-local-how-to-make-a-big-difference-in-small-ways

Beighton, R (2021). World's First Crewless, Zero Emissions Cargo Ship Will Set Sail in Norway. CNN, Aug. 25. https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/world/yara-birkeland-norway-crewless-container-ship-spc-intl/index.html

Beitsch, R (2020). USDA Hopes to Cut Farms' Environmental Footprint in Half by 2050. The Hill, Feb. 20. https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/483822-usda-hopes-to-cut-farms-environmental-footprint-in-half-by-2050

Belger, T (2020). EU Climate Targets 'Would Not be Here' Without Millennial Activism. Yahoo Finance, Jan. 23. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/greta-thunberg-climate-change-davos-2020-eu-green-new-deal-timmermans-163020683.html

Bell, J, Poushter, J, Fagan, M and Huang, C (2021). In Response to Climate Change, Citizens in Advanced Economies Are Willing To Alter How They Live and Work. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/09/14/in-response-to-climate-change-citizens-in-advanced-economies-are-willing-to-alter-how-they-live-and-work/

Bendell, J (2019a). Hope and Vision in the Face of Collapse – The 4th R of Deep Adaptation. Jem Bendell.com. https://jembendell.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/hope-and-vision-in-the-face-of-collapse-the-4th-r-of-deep-adaptation/

Bendell, J (2019b). Hope in a Time of Climate Chaos – A Speech to Psychotherapists. Keynote speech at the UK Council for Psychotherapy Conference, Oct. 19. Jem Bendell.com. https://jembendell.com/2019/11/03/hope-in-a-time-of-climate-chaos-a-speech-to-psychotherapists/

Bender, E (2021). The Case for Ocean Optimism. Knowable Magazine, Aug. 5. https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2021/the-case-ocean-optimism

Bennett, E and 21 co-authors (2016). Bright Spots: Seeds of a Good Anthropocene. Front Ecol Environ, 14(8): 441–448. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308796249_Bright_spots_seeds_of_a_good_Anthropocene

Bergen, T (2020a). World Leaders Commit to Earth’s Recovery. INHabitat, Sept. 29. https://inhabitat.com/world-leaders-commit-to-earths-recovery/

Bergen, T (2020b). These are the Winning Environmental Measures on Ballots Across the US. In Habitat, Nov. 9. https://inhabitat.com/these-are-the-winning-environmental-measures-on-ballots-across-the-us/

Bernton, H (2021). Bye-bye Styrofoam Coolers: New Washington State Law to Ban Sales of Some Plastic, Require More Recycled Content in Others. The Seattle Times, April 22. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bye-bye-styrofoam-coolers-new-washington-state-law-to-ban-sales-of-some-plastic-require-more-recycled-content-in-others/?amp=1

Berros, MV (2015). The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador: Pachamama Has Rights. Arcadia, 2015, no. 11. Environment and Society Portal. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/constitution-republic-ecuador-pachamama-has-rights

Boztas, S (2021). Netherlands Proposes Radical Plans to Cut Livestock Numbers by Almost a Third. The Guardian, Sept. 9. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/09/netherlands-proposes-radical-plans-to-cut-livestock-numbers-by-almost-a-third

Brasch, S (2021). How Your Hot Showers and Toilet Flushes Can Help the Climate. NPR, May 21. https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/997954472/how-your-hot-showers-and-toilet-flushes-can-help-the-climate

Briggs, H (2021). Climate Change: The Environmental Disasters We've Almost Fixed. BBC News, Oct. 24. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58874831

Broadman, H (2021). Sustainability Pledges by Business Are Outshining Those By Government. Forbes, Nov. 30. https://www.forbes.com/sites/harrybroadman/2021/11/30/sustainability-pledges-by-business-are-outshining-those-by-government/?sh=6c8e73672309

Brockman, A (2017). Despair is Not a Strategy: 15 Principles of Hope. Films for Action, Apr. 21. https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/despair-is-not-a-strategy-15-principles-of-hope/

Campaign for Nature (2021). 50 Countries Announce Bold Commitment to Protect at Least 30% of the World’s Land and Ocean by 2030. https://www.campaignfornature.org/50-countries-announce-bold-commitment-to-protect-at-least-30-of-the-worlds-land-and-ocean-by-2030

Cao, S, Shang, D, Yue, H and Ma, H (2017). A Win-Win Strategy for Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation in Southern China. Environmental Research Letters, 12(4). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa650c/meta

Chamberlin, S (2011). My New Heroes. Dark Optimism, July 25. http://www.darkoptimism.org/2011/07/25/my-new-heroes/#post-2958

Chapa, S and Hyde, C (2021). Chevron Investors Back Climate Proposal in Rebuke to C-Suite. Bloomberg Green, May 26. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-26/chevron-investors-back-climate-proposal-in-rebuke-to-management

Charles, D (2014). Kansas Farmers Commit To Taking Less Water From The Ground. All Things Considered, National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/10/22/230702453/in-kansas-farmers-commit-to-take-less-water-from-the-ground

Chetwynd, J (2019). Year in Review: Environmental Victories in States Highlight 2019. Environment America, Dec. 30. https://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/year-review-environmental-victories-states-highlight-2019

Chodosh, L (2018). Dirt Dorks Aim to Bring Composting to your Curb. Stone Pier Press, May 4. https://www.stonepierpress.org/goodfoodnews/compostingcompanies

Circle of Blue (2020). Remarkable Drop in Colorado River Water Use a Sign of Climate Adaptation. EcoWatch, June 23. https://www.ecowatch.com/colorado-river-2646242453.html

Clinton, N, Stuhlmacher, M, Miles, A, Aragon, N, Wagner, M, Georgescu, M, Herwig, C and Gong, P (2018). A Global Geospatial Ecosystem Services Estimate of Urban Agriculture. Earth’s Future, 6(1). https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017EF000536

CNN (2021). Is This the Most Sustainable House Ever Built? https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/07/30/greenhouse-melbourne-spc-intl.cnn [Short video]

CNN Staff (2020). Environmental Heroes to Inspire You in 2021. CNN, Dec. 31. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/world/new-years-resolution-2021-heal-nature-c2e-spc-intl/index.html

Cohen, D (2018). Apocalyptic Climate Reporting Completely Misses the Point. The Nation, Nov. 2. https://www.thenation.com/article/mainstream-media-un-climate-report-analysis/

Combs, S and Howard, B (2019). 49 Years of Environmental Victories, in Photos. National Geographic, Sept. 18. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/environmental-victories-in-photos/

Common Ground Media (2009). I Will Be a Hummingbird, video clip from Dirt! The Movie, directed by Benenson, B, Rosow, G and Dailly, E. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGMW6YWjMxw

Crowther, T (2020). The Global Movement to Restore Nature’s Biodiversity. TED Talk, Countdown collection. https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_crowther_the_global_movement_to_restore_nature_s_biodiversity#t-7312

Daley-Harris, S (2020). Guest Opinion: You Don’t Need to Feel Trapped by the Climate Crisis. Deseret News, Jan. 12. https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/1/12/21051959/guest-opinion-you-dont-need-to-feel-trapped-by-the-climate-crisis

Dauncey, G (2019). Ok Doomer. Resilience, Nov. 26. https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-11-26/ok-doomer/

Davies, K (2015). Hope in the Age of Climate Consequences. Tikkun. https://www.tikkun.org/hope-in-the-age-of-climate-consequences

Dawson, C (2020). A Dutch Inventor is Cleaning the World's Most Polluted Rivers in an Effort to Save the Oceans. CNN, Oct. 9. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/09/world/cfc-boyan-slat/index.html

Deaton, J (2019). This City May Become a Magnet for Climate Refugees. Mother Jones, Dec. 7. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/12/this-city-may-become-a-magnet-for-climate-refugees/

De Ferrer, M (2020). The Great Green Wall of Africa: Is this the Next Wonder of the World? Euro News, Aug. 1. https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/08/01/the-great-green-wall-of-africa-is-this-the-next-wonder-of-the-world

Dellinger, A (2020). More than 70 Climate Change Fighting Tools Already at our Disposal Detailed in New Study. Mic, March 4. https://www.mic.com/p/more-than-70-climate-change-fighting-tools-already-at-our-disposal-detailed-in-new-study-22592569

Dockrill, P (2019). Feeding Cows This Weird Pink Stuff Could Actually Help Fight Climate Change. Science Alert, Aug. 21. https://www.sciencealert.com/feeding-cows-this-weird-pink-seaweed-could-actually-help-us-fight-climate-change

Dowd, M (2019). Post-Doom Inspiration - Honoring Grief, Empowering Action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKagREIETCs&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR26avifHRQWrAP1xeMWsO6HtcyrRlHzDZbTFC6Gtzp6CLz3Xk1Xti-keEo

Draxler, B (2020). How to Bring About Catastrophic Success in the Face of Climate Change. Yes Magazine, July 28. https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2020/07/28/climate-change-hope-success/

Durning, A (2005). Sustainability’s Slow-motion Revolution. Sightline Institute. http://www.sightline.org/research_item/slow-motion-revolution-full-article/

Duvernay, A (2019). New Oregon Law Clears the Way for Solid Waste to Power your Home. The Bulletin, Sept.22. https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/7447146-151/new-oregon-law-clears-the-way-for-solid

Early, C (2020). The Stubborn Optimist. Resurgence & Ecologist, May/June. https://www.resurgence.org/magazine/article5529-the-stubborn-optimist.html

Einhorn, C (2021). How Do Animals Safely Cross a Highway? Take a Look. The New York Times, May 31. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/31/climate/wildlife-crossings-animals.html

European Green Deal (2020). A European Green Deal. https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en [Leads to many resources]

Fink, L (2020). Sustainability as BlackRock’s New Standard for Investing. BlackRock. https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/blackrock-client-letter

Fisher, B (2020). Making a Splash: Wastewater Treatment Innovation Improves Water Quality While Saving Space, Energy and Costs. University of Washington Civil and Environmental Engineering. https://www.ce.washington.edu/news/article/2020-01-07/making-splash/

Fisk, U (2018). 21-Day Apathy DetJx. Ask Umbra, Grist. https://grist.org/guides/umbra-apathy-detox/

Foster, J (2017). Towards Deep Hope: Climate Tragedy, Realism and Policy. Green House Think Tank. https://www.greenhousethinktank.org/uploads/4/8/3/2/48324387/towards_deep_hope_inside_final.pdf

Fox, C (2019). 13 Farmer Stories That Bring Honesty and Hope to Sustainable Agriculture. Food Tank, March 13. https://foodtank.com/news/2019/03/13-farmer-stories-that-bring-honesty-and-hope-to-sustainable-agriculture/

Frontline Club (2020). Environment: Hope in Hell. YouTube, June 25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1g6wZSx4Bs&feature=emb_rel_pause [1 hour panel discussion video]

Garcia, E, Berhane, K, Islam, T, McConnel, R, Urman, R, Chen, Z and Gilliland, F (2019). Association of Changes in Air Quality with Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014. Journal of the American Medical Association, 321(19): 1906-1915. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2733972

Godfrey, E (2020). Revenge of the Wine Moms. The Atlantic, October, 21. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/how-suburban-women-are-remaking-democratic-party/616766/

Goldberg, M, der Linden, S, Maibach, E and Leiserowitz, A (2019). Discussing Global Warming Leads to Greater Acceptance of Climate Science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(30). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906589116

Goodall, J (2019). Jane Goodall: These 4 Issues May Not Seem Related to Climate Change. But They Are and We Need to Solve Them Now. Time, Sept. 12. https://time.com/5669043/jane-goodall-climate-change/

Goodell, J (2021). Ten Reasons for Optimism on Climate Change. Rolling Stone, Nov. 3. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/climate-change-optimism-glasgow-cop26-1252377/

Great Big Story (2019). Japan’s Town with No Waste. https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/japan-s-town-with-no-waste

Green, M (2020). Tenth of Pandemic Stimulus Spend Could Help World Reach Climate Goals – Study. Reuters, Oct. 15. https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-stimulus/tenth-of-pandemic-stimulus-spend-could-help-world-reach-climate-goals-study-idUSKBN271098

Greenfield, P (2020). World Leaders Pledge to Halt Earth’s Destruction Ahead of UN Summit. The Guardian, Sept. 27. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/28/world-leaders-pledge-to-halt-earth-destruction-un-summit

Grist Creative (2019). In the Warming Arctic, A Promising Solution to Climate Change. Grist, May 15. https://grist.org/article/in-the-warming-arctic-a-promising-solution-to-climate-change/

Grist Creative (2020). How Hyperlocal Hydro Energy Can Empower Communities. Grist, Nov. 11. https://grist.org/sponsored/how-hyperlocal-hydro-energy-can-empower-communities/

Hall, K (2019). The Good, the Bad, and the Opportunity for Climate Action in Washington. Climate Solutions, Oct. 3. https://www.climatesolutions.org/article/1570124706-good-bad-and-opportunity-climate-action-washington

Halstead, J (2019). Climate Change Executive Summary and Giving Recommendation. Founder’s Pledge, May 1. https://founderspledge.com/stories/climate-change-executive-summary

Harder, A (2019). America’s Business Lobby Shifting on Climate Change. Axios, April 18. https://www.axios.com/chamber-commerce-shifting-climate-change-6a18f7c6-88ef-446e-99a5-1ed1fd627cbe.html

Hawkins, J (2022). Revolutionary New Solar Panels Don’t Need Sunlight to Generate Energy. BGR, Feb. 16. https://bgr.com/science/revolutionary-new-solar-panels-dont-need-sunlight-to-generate-energy/

Hayhoe, K (2021). Why You Should Talk About Climate Change Right Now. Gizmodo, Oct. 12. https://gizmodo.com/the-single-biggest-way-you-can-address-climate-change-i-1847849240

Herold, K (2017). The Rights of Nature: Indigenous Philosophies Reframing Law. Intercontinental Cry. https://intercontinentalcry.org/rights-nature-indigenous-philosophies-reframing-law/

Holmes, H (2019). The Kids are Alright – What Do the Climate Strikes Tell Us About the Future of Environmental Activism? Open Democracy, Mar. 15. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/the-kids-are-alright-what-do-the-climate-strikes-tell-us-about-the-future-of-environmental-activism/

Holthaus, E (2020). In 2030, We Ended the Climate Emergency. Here’s How. The Correspondent, Jan. 8. https://thecorrespondent.com/214/in-2030-we-ended-the-climate-emergency-heres-how/28330740746-6b15af77

Hopkins, R (2019). The Sustainable Future Town of Your Imagination. Yes Magazine, Oct. 15. https://www.yesmagazine.org/economy/2019/10/16/book-sustainable-future-town/

Hoffman, M (2021). 2020 was a Terrible Year for Climate Disasters, But There are Reasons for Hope in 2021. The Conversation, Jan. 5. https://theconversation.com/2020-was-a-terrible-year-for-climate-disasters-but-there-are-reasons-for-hope-in-2021-151434

Houlton, B (2020). Scientists Want to Fight Climate Change with Rocks. Mic, July 22. https://www.mic.com/p/scientists-want-to-fight-climate-change-with-rocks-29529509

Houser, J, Swinson, B and Hambourger, M (2017). The Absurdity of Pooping in Potable Water. The Solutions Journal, 8(2). https://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/article/absurdity-pooping-potable-water/ [Experimenting with a biofilter system for graywater]

Hunter, M and Puutio, L (2019). 87 Major Companies Lead the Way Towards a 1.5°C Future at UN Climate Action Summit. United Nation Global Compact Media, Sept. 22. https://www.unglobalcompact.org/news/4476-09-21-2019

Igusky, K, Calhoun, K, Kennedy, K and Ott, C (2017). America’s Pledge Phase 1 Report: States, Cities, and Businesses in the United States Are Stepping Up on Climate Action. Bloomberg Philanthropies. https://www.bbhub.io/dotorg/sites/28/2017/11/AmericasPledgePhaseOneReportWeb.pdf

Jacobsen, R (2019). This Is the Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry. Outside Magazine, July 31. https://www.outsideonline.com/2399736/impossible-foods-beyond-meat-alt-meat

Jensen, D (2006). Beyond Hope. Orion Magazine. https://orionmagazine.org/article/beyond-hope/

Johnson, M (2020). Environmentalists Stop Anacortes Xylene Proposal. Island Sounder, Jan. 5. https://www.islandssounder.com/news/environmentalists-stop-anacortes-xylene-proposal/

Jones, S (2019). When It Comes to the Future, Hope Is All There Is. New York Magazine, Sept. 10. http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/09/jonathan-franzen-is-wrong-climate-change-demands-big-dreams.html [Response to Franzen’s fatalistic essay]

Kahane, A (2007). Solving Tough Problems: An Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New Realities. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2nd edition. http://www.academia.edu/3223136/Solving_tough_problems_An_open_way_of_talking_listening_and_creating_new_realities

Kahane, A (2010). How To Change the Future. RSA Public Services and Communities talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiGS9Vq0FGA

Kaufman, M (2021). Why the First Big U.S. Ocean Wind Farm is a Big Deal. Mashable, May 17. https://mashable.com/article/first-major-offshore-wind-farm-us

Kelsey, E (2016). Propagating Collective Hope in the Midst of Environmental Doom and Gloom. Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 21. https://cjee.lakeheadu.ca/article/view/1415

Kelsey, E (2020). Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis. Greystone Books. https://greystonebooks.com/products/hope-matters

Kelsey, E (2021). An Antidote for Environmental Despair. Hakai Magazine, Jan. 18. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/an-antidote-for-environmental-despair/ [“When it comes to conservation, hope is much more useful than gloom.”]

Kemp, L (2019). Here's How a Circular Economy Could Change the World by 2030. World Economic Forum, Oct. 29. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/10/heres-how-a-circular-economy-could-change-the-world-by-2030

Kielburger, C and Kielburger, M (2014). From Generation Me to Generation We: How Millennials Are Changing Business. Huffington Post, April 8. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/millennial-business_b_5112689.html

Kirby, A (2017). Climate Refugees Move Up the Agenda. Climate News Network. https://climatenewsnetwork.net/23308-2/

Kirschbaum, E (2019). Germany to Close All 84 of its Coal-fired Power Plants, Will Rely Primarily on Renewable Energy. LA Times, Jan. 26. https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-germany-coal-power-20190126-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1h2MnNUPMi1ViIaR1Wn2229ElkuAg9rqR6w6aiE4X_IjMkhzgLUUdiTyw

Koetsier, J (2020). New 6-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Can Power Your Off-Grid Home For 30 Years Safely. Forbes, Aug. 10. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/08/10/new-6-bladed-vertical-axis-wind-turbines-can-power-your-off-grid-home-for-30-years-safely/#1b7251872ba5

Kolbert, E (2019). Summits, Strikes and Climate Change. The New Yorker, Sept. 20. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/30/summits-strikes-and-climate-change

Kretz, L (2012). Hope in Environmental Philosophy. Funded Articles, 11. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/oapsf_articles/11/

Kristof, N (2019). This Has Been the Best Year Ever for Humanity. New York Times, Dec. 28. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/opinion/sunday/2019-best-year-poverty.html

Krznaric, R (2020). How to Be a Good Ancestor. TED Talk, Countdown collection. https://www.ted.com/talks/roman_krznaric_how_to_be_a_good_ancestor#t-4641 [Stirring]

Lappe, F (2011). Thinking Like an Ecosystem. Center for Ecoliteracy. https://www.ecoliteracy.org/article/thinking-ecosystem

Lenferna, A (2018). Equitably Ending the Fossil Fuel Era: Climate Justice, Capital, and the Carbon Budget. University of Washington Department of Philosophy. https://www.academia.edu/38110852/Equitably_Ending_the_Fossil_Fuel_Era_Climate_Justice_Capital_and_the_Carbon_Budget [PhD dissertation. Read the hopeful conclusion.]

Lewis, M (2020). Virginia Presses Ahead Today with its Virtual Green New Deal Coalition Summit. Electrek, June 3. https://electrek.co/2020/06/03/virginia-virtual-green-new-deal-coalition-summit/

LinkedIn MX (2021). LinkedIn Top Voices Sustainability: These are the Most Influential Vices on Green Issues. Entrepreneur, Nov. 5. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/395681

Lipsitz, R (2022). The Rise of the No-Compromise Climate Candidate. The New Republic, May 5. https://newrepublic.com/article/166321/shrestha-cisneros-climate-candidate

Lynch, T (2017). Why Hope Is Dangerous When It Comes To Climate Change. Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2017/07/why-climate-change-discussions-need-apocalyptic-thinking.html

Ma, M (2020). Fisheries Management is Actually Working, Global Analysis Shows. UW News, Jan. 13. https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/01/13/fisheries-management-is-actually-working-global-analysis-shows/

MacDougal, A (2022). Would You Eat Bacteria to Help Reverse Climate Change? Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feb. 1. https://thebulletin.org/2022/02/would-you-eat-bacteria-to-help-reverse-climate-change/

Macy, J (2012). Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy. New World Library.

Matthews, D (2018). 23 Charts and Maps that Show the World is Getting Much Better. Vox. https://www.vox.com/2014/11/24/7272929/global-poverty-health-crime-literacy-good-news

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Reuters (2021). Colombia Launches Strategy to Tackle Environmental Crimes. Dec. 6. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombia-launches-strategy-tackle-environmental-crimes-2021-12-06/

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Roberts, D (2020b). How to Drive Fossil Fuels Out of the US Economy, Quickly. Vox, Aug. 6. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/21349200/climate-change-fossil-fuels-rewiring-america-electrify

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Robinson, K (2020). Chapter 16, in The Ministry for the Future. Orbit Publ. https://ew.com/books/the-ministry-for-the-future-chapter-excerpt/ [Briefly covers how there is enough for all” and “enough should be a human right.”]

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Rossi, M (2019). Scientists are Taking Concrete Steps Towards Reducing Cement’s Massive Carbon Footprint. Quartz, Nov. 15. https://qz.com/1748561/%e2%80%a8reducing-cements-carbon-footprint-is-critical-to-climate-fight/

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Selsky, A (2020). Oregon Governor Takes Sweeping Action to Cut Global Warming. PBS News Hour, Mar. 11. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/oregon-governor-takes-sweeping-action-to-cut-global-warming

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Shepardson, D and Klayman, B (2021). U.S. Government to End Gas-powered Vehicle Purchases by 2035 Under Biden Order. Reuters, Dec. 8. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-pledges-end-gas-powered-federal-vehicle-purchases-by-2035-2021-12-08/

Shigeoka, S (2019). Think Rural America Doesn’t Care About the Climate? Think Again. Grist, Oct. 29. https://grist.org/article/think-rural-america-doesnt-care-about-the-climate-think-again/

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Simms, A and Newell, P (2017). How Did We Do That? The Possibility of Rapid Transition. The New Weather Institute, the ESRC STEPS Centre and the Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex. http://steps-centre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/How_Did_We_Do_That.pdf [Good one in terms of demonstrating how rapid, positive change is possible.]

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Stahl, J (2022). What Does Hope Look Like in 2022? Grist, Jan 13. https://grist.org/fix/grist-org-fix-what-does-hope-look-like-2022-editors-letter-whats-next-issue/

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The Story of Stuff Project (2014). Citizen Muscle Bootcamp. http://bootcamp.storyofstuff.org/?group=61 [4 week online program]

Sullivan, A (2019). Best of Good For All News 2019. The Jane Goodall Institute, Dec. 28. https://news.janegoodall.org/2019/12/28/best-of-good-for-all-news-2019/

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Suzuki, D (2019). Yes, We Can Resolve the Climate Crisis. Straight, July 2. https://www.straight.com/news/1261716/david-suzuki-yes-we-can-resolve-climate-crisis

Svoboda, M (2020). Media Coverage of Climate Change in 2019 Got Bigger - and Better. Yale Climate Connections. March 10. https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/03/media-coverage-of-climate-change-in-2019-got-bigger-and-better/

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Thomashow, M (2017). Pacific Northwest Changemakers. Philanthropy Northwest. https://philanthropynw.org/sites/default/files/resources/PNW_Changemakersreport_.pdf

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United Nations (2019). Goal of the Month | Exclusive Interview With Michelle Yeoh, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/06/michelle-yeoh-fashion/

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Vartan, S (2020). Washington Has All its Carnivores Back with Return of this Furry Predator. National Geographic, Feb. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/02/fisher-reintroduction-completes-carnivore-restoration/

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B. Web Sites of Organizations Doing Good Works

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ACCIONA (2020). Sustainability for All. https://www.activesustainability.com/

Active R.E.M.E.D.Y (2020). https://www.activeremedy.org/

Alliance for Climate Education (2020). https://acespace.org/

The Alliance of World Scientists (2020). https://www.scientistswarning.org/the-alliance-of-world-scientists/

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Ashden (2020). https://www.ashden.org/

Bernie Sanders.com (2019). The Green New Deal. https://berniesanders.com/issues/the-green-new-deal/

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C2ES – Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (2021). Mayors/Business Alliance for a Sustainable Future. https://www.c2es.org/our-work/mayorsbusiness-alliance-for-a-sustainable-future/

Campaign for Nature (2020). https://www.campaignfornature.org/

Carbon Neutral Cities (2021). https://carbonneutralcities.org/

Cascadia Climate Action (2020). https://www.cascadianow.org/cascadia-climate-action

Cascadia Climate Adaptation Strategy (2020). https://cascadiapartnerforum.org/cascadia-climate-adaptation-strategy

Center for Ecoliteracy (2020). https://www.ecoliteracy.org/

Center for Planetary Culture (2020). http://www.planetaryculture.info/about/

Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (2020). https://www.cusp.ac.uk/

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Clean Seas (2020). https://www.cleanseas.org/

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Climate Action 100+ (2019). Global Investors Driving Business Transition. http://www.climateaction100.org/

Climate Action Network International (2020). http://www.climatenetwork.org/

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Climate Justice Alliance (2019). Just Transition. https://climatejusticealliance.org/just-transition/

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Commons Transition (2020). P2P Foundation. https://primer.commonstransition.org/

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Democracy Collaborative (2019). https://democracycollaborative.org/

Depave (2020). https://depave.org/

Earth Regenerators (2020). https://earth-regenerators.mn.co/feed [A Study Group for Restoring Planetary Health and Avoiding Human Extinction]

Earth System Governance (2020). https://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/ [Many interesting articles here, plus links to conferences, news, etc.]

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) (2021). Publications. http://teebweb.org/publications/

Ecosia (2021). https://www.ecosia.org/ [Green search engine.]

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Eco Tipping Points.Org (2019). The Eco Tipping Points Project: Models for Success in a Time of Crisis. http://www.ecotippingpoints.org/

Ecovillage Book.Org (n.d.). Learning Resources. https://ecovillagebook.org/learning-resources/ [bibliography]

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Energy Justice Network (2020). http://www.energyjustice.net/issues

Ensia (2020). https://ensia.com/ [A solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet.]

Environment America (2020). https://environmentamerica.org/

Environmental Justice Atlas (2020). https://www.ejatlas.org/ [Interactive map]

Environmental Working Group (2020). https://www.ewg.org/

European Environmental Bureau (2020). https://eeb.org/

European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability (2020). https://www.ecolise.eu/

Evergreen Collaborative (2021). The Evergreen Action Plan. https://collaborative.evergreenaction.com/policy-hub/plan

Food Tank (2020). https://foodtank.com/

Foundation for Climate Restoration (2020). https://foundationforclimaterestoration.org/programs/

Foundation for Intentional Community (2021). https://www.ic.org/

The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (2020). http://www.feasta.org/

Fridays for Future (2020). https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/

Friends of Earth (2020). https://friendsoftheearth.uk/

Future Earth (2020). http://old.futureearth.org/

Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures (2021). https://decolonialfutures.net/

The Global Citizens Initiative (2020). https://www.theglobalcitizensinitiative.org/.

Global Climate Action (2020). https://unfccc.int/climate-action

Global Commission on Adaptation (2020). https://gca.org/global-commission-on-adaptation/home

Global Deal for Nature (2020). https://www.globaldealfornature.org/

Global EcoVillage Network (2020). https://ecovillage.org/

Global Oneness Project (2019). Inspiring People. https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/collections/inspiring-people [“These stories introduce extraordinary individuals who transform challenges and inspire change.”]

Global Opportunity Explorer 2019 Insights (2020). https://goexplorer.org/goe2019/

Global Optimism (2021). https://globaloptimism.com/

Global Optimism (2021). Outrage + Optimism. http://globaloptimism.com/ [podcast for environmental advocates]

Great Green Wall (2020). https://www.greatgreenwall.org/

Great Reset (2020). https://greatreset.com/

Green Queen (2020). https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/

The Guardrails of Democracy Project (2021). https://guardrailsofdemocracy.com/

Happiness Alliance (2020). https://www.happycounts.org/

Holistic Management International (2020). https://holisticmanagement.org/

HowGood (2022). The World’s Largest Sustainability Database. https://howgood.com/

How You Respond (2020). https://howwerespond.aaas.org/how-you-respond/

The Institute for Ecological Civilization (2020). https://ecociv.org/

Institute for Local Self-Reliance (2020). https://ilsr.org/

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2020). https://www.iisd.org/

Intersectional Environmentalist (2020). https://www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/

Investigate West (2021). Environment. https://www.invw.org/category/environment/

Irish Aid (2019). Climate and Development Learning Platform. https://www.climatelearningplatform.org/ [Leads to many resources]

The Jane Goodall Institute (2020). https://www.janegoodall.org/

Just Transition Centre (2020). https://www.ituc-csi.org/just-transition-centre

Just Transition Commission (2020). Scottish Government. https://www.gov.scot/groups/just-transition-commission/

Leaders’ Pledge for Nature (2020). https://www.leaderspledgefornature.org/

Leaders’ Quest (2020). Future Stewards. https://leadersquest.org/future-stewards

Living Resilience (2021). https://livingresilience.net/

Local 20/20 (2020). https://l2020.org/ [Based n Pt. Townsend, WA]

Local Futures (2020). https://www.localfutures.org/

The Long Now Foundation (2021). https://longnow.org/

Marin Carbon Project (2020). https://www.marincarbonproject.org/

Mission 2020 (2020). https://mission2020.global/

Mutual Aid Network (2020). https://www.mutualaidnetwork.org/

NAACP (2019). Environmental & Climate Justice Resources. https://www.naacp.org/climate-justice-resources/

Natural Capitalism Solutions (2020). Our Mission. https://natcapsolutions.org/mission/

The Nature Conservancy (2020). https://www.nature.org/en-us/

Nature 4Climate (2020). https://nature4climate.org/

Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (2021). https://www.ngfs.net/en

New Dream (2020). https://newdream.org/

New Story Hub (2020). newstoryhub.com/about/

The Next System Project (2020). https://thenextsystem.org/

Nonprofit Democracy Network (2021). https://www.theselc.org/nonprofit_democracy_network

North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative (2020). http://www.northpacificlcc.org/About

Oceana (2021). What We Do. https://oceana.org/what-we-do

The Official Children and Youth Constituency of

the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2021). https://youngoclimate.org/

One Earth Initiative (2019). A Declaration on the Integrity of the Earth's Biodiversity and a Just Future for All. https://www.oneearth.org/declaration/

One Planet.com (2020). https://www.oneplanet.com/

One Up Action (2020). https://oneupaction.org/

On the Commons (2020). http://www.onthecommons.org/

Our Climate Our Future (2019). Get Educated. Take Action. https://ourclimateourfuture.org/

Overseas Development Institute (2020). https://www.odi.org/

Permaculture News (2020). https://www.permaculturenews.org/permaculture-news/

Permaculture Principles (2020). https://permacultureprinciples.com/

The Planetary Health Alliance (2020) https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/

Population Media Center (2020). https://www.populationmedia.org/issue/environmental-protection/

Post Doom (2021). https://postdoom.com/

The Presencing Institute (2019). Transforming Capitalism Lab. https://www.presencing.org/transforming-capitalism-lab

Progressive International (2022). Blueprint. https://progressive.international/blueprint/

Project Drawdown (2020). https://www.drawdown.org/ [Resource site for climate solutions]

Projects That Matter (2021). https://projectsthatmatter.org/

Prosocial World (2021). https://www.prosocial.world/

Public Citizen (2019). Climate & Energy: Fighting for Clean, Affordable Energy and a Livable Climate. https://www.citizen.org/topic/climate-energy/

Radical Ecological Democracy (2022). https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/

Rapid Transition Alliance (2020). https://www.rapidtransition.org/

Reasons to Be Cheerful (2021). Climate/Energy. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/category/climate-energy/ [Many articles about positive change.]

Represent Us (2020). https://represent.us/

Resilience Alliance (2020). https://www.resalliance.org/

Seeds of a Good Anthropocene (2020). McGill University, the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, and the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition at Stellenbosch University. https://goodanthropocenes.net/

The Nature Conservancy (2018). Shellfish Growers Climate Coalition. https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/rhode-island/stories-in-rhode-island/announcing-the-shellfish-growers-climate-coalition/

RetroSuburbia (2021). https://retrosuburbia.com/

Roots & Shoots (2020). https://www.rootsandshoots.org/

Science Moms (2021). https://sciencemoms.com/

Skill Share (2021). https://www.skillshare.com/

Snoqualmie Stewardship Program (2021). https://www.stewardshippartners.org/snoqualmie-stewardship/

Society of Fearless Grandmothers (2020). https://www.facebook.com/fearlessgrandmothers/

The Solutions Project (2021). https://thesolutionsproject.org/

Stand.earth (2021). Safe Cities. https://www.stand.earth/safe

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). https://www.sei.org/

Students Organising for Sustainability UK (2021b). Invest for Change. https://www.investforchange.uk/ [A campaign for university money to act in the interests of students, not against them.]

Sunrise Movement (2021). https://www.sunrisemovement.org/

Sustainable Europe Research Institute (2021). https://www.seri.de/startseite/

Systems Change (2021). https://www.systems-change.net/

Take the Jump (2022). https://takethejump.org/

This Changes Everything (2021). Beautiful Solutions. https://solutions.thischangeseverything.org/

Toxic-Free Future (2021). https://toxicfreefuture.org/

Transition Research Network (2021). http://www.transitionresearchnetwork.org/

Transition Studies (2021). https://environmentaljusticetv.wordpress.com/

Transition Studies (2021). Institutions Working on the Transition … to a Post Carbon-Fueled World. https://environmentaljusticetv.wordpress.com/institutions-of-note/

Transition US (2021). Transition United States. http://transitionus.org/

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (2019). Communities Restoring Landscapes: Stories of Resilience and Success. Knowledge Hub. https://knowledge.unccd.int/publications/communities-restoring-landscapes-stories-resilience-and-success [Contains 12 different stories or case studies.]

UNESCO (2020). Green Citizens. https://www.unescogreencitizens.org/

UN Principles for Responsive Investment (2019). Corporate Engagement on Climate Change. https://www.unpri.org/climate-change/corporate-engagement-on-climate-change/4123.article

University of Washington (2019). Doris Duke Conservation Scholarship Program. http://uwconservationscholars.org/

University of Washington Bothell (2020). Community Sustainability Organizations in the Puget Sound Region. https://www.uwb.edu/sustainability/resources/localsustainabilityorganizations

University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College Library (2020). Environment: Local Organizations. https://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=345663&p=2329447 [List, with links of environmental organizations local to western Washington state.]

U.S. Climate Alliance (2020). https://www.usclimatealliance.org/

Washington Environmental Council (2020). https://wecprotects.org/environmental-priorities-coalition/

Weave: The Social Fabric Project (2020). https://weareweavers.org/

Work that Reconnects Network (2021). https://workthatreconnects.org/

World Wide Views (2020). http://wwviews.org/

Young Friends of the Earth (2021). https://youngfoee.eu/

Zero Hour (2020). http://thisiszerohour.org/

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