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"It always contains interesting and useful information."
– Bryan Bixcul, SIRGE Coalition (Securing
Indigenous Rights in the Green Economy)


12/16/24: What's Working in the Great Green Wall
Thank you for joining us. I love a simple, clear, description of what's working across a cohort of related initiatives. That's exactly...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 16, 2024


12/13/24: Best Climate News of 2024, But Worsening Weather
Yesterday Rocky Mountain Institute published its Top Ten Climate Developments of 2024 : From falling battery prices to methane-detecting...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 13, 2024


12/12/24: EV Charging Coming to Costco
I'm going to keep things simple today and focus on doing one thing really well : sending you well-recommended updates based on your...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 12, 2024


12/11/24: Satellite images show PRECISE location of methane leaks in landfills
I woke up today thinking about Katharine Hayhoe's 10 minute video on Global Weirding made with PBS. Â Â People less focused on climate and...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 11, 2024


12/9/24 - Rivian's Network of Interoperable EV Chargers
It's a new week and the top story in sustainability media so far is the news that EV manufacturer Rivian is opening a network of...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 9, 2024


12/5/24 - Momentum Building Through Consistent Performance
Do some of your days just seem to flow better than others? You’re not alone in that. Life is delightfully unpredictable—especially when...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 5, 2024


12/4/24 - AI Agents and Indigenous Framework for Just Transition
Two new resources I want to share with everyone here, beyond those who will get them as personalized recommendations: Â First,...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 4, 2024


12/3/24 - We Want Ambitious Change
How can we build winning campaigns? My mind keeps coming back to these notes I took from Anat Shenker-Osorio's fantastic podcast Words...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Dec 3, 2024


11/29/24 - Growing Our Capacity to Learn
How can we as individuals and as part of organizations increase our capacity to absorb and make use of information? Information isn't...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 29, 2024


11/27/24 - AI as New Eyes
"The real journey of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust (1871-1922) Â New technology...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 27, 2024


11/26/24 - Age & Wisdom as Ecosystem Essential, Political Opportunity
I turned 48 recently and have been thinking about how that could be understood as concluding my first 30 years of adulthood. Fate...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 26, 2024


11/25/24 - Summarizing COP29
I've been out recovering from some oral surgery and am still not feeling great - but I wanted to get back into the flow of sharing...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 25, 2024


11/19/24: Action and Preparation
Two snippets of wisdom come to my mind this morning: Action is the antidote to despair. And when opportunity to act comes, it's too late...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 19, 2024


11/18/24: Learning From Reflection
Dear friends, you too may overcomplicate things, then find yourself coming back to what you know works, perhaps with new wisdom from the...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 18, 2024


11/14/24: Visualization and Clean Energy
All the information in the world won't be useful to us if it isn't absorbable. Absorbing and utilizing information is a skill we can...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 14, 2024


11/13/24: Action & Barriers to Gender-informed Climate Work
I used data from this newsletter last night to strengthen a connection and expand my capacity to support others. I want to share the...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 13, 2024


11/12/24: Imagine the Combinations
This morning I'm going to try something new. Email subscribers: After today's updates picked Just for You, but before the full table of...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 12, 2024


11/11/24: The Soft Zone and Sustainability Work
I'm not afraid to share corny stuff if I think it might be helpful. The stakes are high and I'm not going to optimize for saving face. Â ...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 11, 2024


11/8/24: Antifragility as a response to crisis
It's been a hard week. I was glad to hear from several of you who shared your thoughts and feelings in response to yesterday's...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 8, 2024


11/7/24: Self-Care, Anger, and Getting Back in the Saddle
I've taken a few days off this newsletter and I encourage you to take care of yourself right now as well. It's time for me to get back...
Marshall Kirkpatrick
Nov 7, 2024
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