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– Bryan Bixcul, SIRGE Coalition (Securing
Indigenous Rights in the Green Economy)


Networked Learning for Climate Resilience
It's Monday and there's a lot of work to do! Luckily, we don't have to do it alone. In fact, we'll do much better if we don't. The...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 24


Affordable Energy vs Profits and Pollution
TotalEnergies says transition away from oil and gas is essential, but has to be affordable for consumers. Then why are they allegedly...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 21


Good and Bad News, Faster and Faster
Acceleration continues on all fronts, good and bad. Scientists have discovered that glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 20


From Federal to Local Focus
In this edition: ◔ Global Intro ◑ Visual of the Day ◕ Table of Contents ● Full Collection (Email subscribers get 3 just for you) This...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 19


Advancing Despite Lag and Drag
This morning we've gathered over 100 updates from across the world's work on green tech and sustainability. How can you wrap your head...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 18


About Marshall Kirkpatrick
Hi, I'm Marshall Kirkpatrick, Earth Catalyst Principal Consultant and Founder. This page is intended to provide some context on who I am...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 17


Renewables vs Carbon Capture: The Cost Debate
Is capturing and removing carbon from the air worth the cost? A new Stanford study suggests it isn’t—finding that switching to renewable...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 17


Friday night update
It's Friday evening and we're publishing 184 updates from around the green tech and sustainability world. We added more than 100...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 14


Doing an end run towards opportunities
"There’s always going to be opportunities to improve things. You have to look where the opportunities are and pursue them, and don’t...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 13


We Can Still Demand Corporate Social Responsibility in 2025
If Microsoft Can Do it, You Can Too We've got more than 180 updates, good and bad, from across the sustainability world today - but one...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 12


Partnerships for Resilient Sustainability Work
How do you advance your sustainability work despite hostility or indifference from the federal government? One powerful strategy is...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 11


Friday night picks
It's been a busy day but I wanted to send out an evening edition to make sure everyone gets their 3 recommended picks for Friday! If...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 7


When faced with increasing pace, consider slowing down
1.75C above preindustrial levels: that's the findings for January 2025 of the globe-watching Copernicus Climate Change Service. The...
Andrea Gonzales
Feb 6


When you see a hole, run through it
Today's a quiet day so far in the climate and sustainability news front as far as I can tell - let's take advantage of that to move our...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 5


Ice in Greenland Cracking Faster, Deeper, Wider Than Expected
The top story this morning is new science finding that the giant ice sheets of Greenland are cracking deeper, wider, and faster than...
Andrea Gonzales
Feb 4


Global Choices: Fracking, or Distributed Renewable Energy Investments?
We're sending out an evening edition today. More coming in the morning for those of you who are daily subscribers. Top stories globally...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Feb 3


What if Scope 3 changes everything?
Politico reports this morning : " The Scottish High Court quashed decisions by the British government to approve drilling in two vast...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 30


Is there a trade-off between economic growth and net zero?
The former imperial power known as the United Kingdom announced this morning that it will expand the number of runways at London's...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 29


How to Save an Ecosystem
Good Tuesday. Much of the world is feeling rocked right now by the freeze of federal funds, from researchers to Medicare recipients! I...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 28


Insights and Ambition in the Face of Complexity
The famous essayist H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) once wrote: "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and...
Andrea Gonzales
Jan 27
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