I watched the documentary film of Wilding yesterday, which is based on the excellent Isabella Tree book. The regeneration of the land and the flourishing of the ecosystem at Knepp is so inspiring. It show us what we're missing; it shows us alternative futures.

A few caveats – there are some poor decisions made in telling the story. They have actors playing the younger versions of Tree and her partner, in numerous golden syrup dappled sunburst shots, and there are some very clunky dramatic recreations of key moments from the project's history. Also the sheer poshness and privilege of the main protagonists does grate at times. There is little or no discussion of the economics of the enterprise. (There is more detail about that in the book.) Thus it becomes a film about a personal journey more than any kind of useful blueprint for wider action.

I don't want to sound mean – exceptionally, these people are taking their privilege and doing absolutely the right thing with it, so no complaints there. It's an amazing achievement.

I can see the potential broad appeal of the human narrative of Knepp's rewilding, which is what they've aimed for, but really, it's the flora and fauna which are the stars.

#rewilding #climate #ClimateDiary #climateaction

https://www.wildingmovie.com

747 #ClimateAction and #Education

I know MAGA don't see the benefits of this. There's no profit in feeding the poor. And teaching anything but religion and white history is wasted tax payer dollars.

"How America's Youth Is Transforming Food Deserts into Food Oases!" [9:55 min]
by Leaf of Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1X3s3fvJfU

Quote by LoL:
"Mar 16, 2025
In New Mexico's desert incredible transformations are happening to turn urban wastelands into thriving edible gardens.
Project Feed the Hood is a food literacy and community gardening initiative of SWOP that aims to improve community health through education and revival of traditional growing methods.
Across the globe, exploitive food systems undermine health, dignity, democracy and human rights. Low-income communities of color face daily obstacles to provide quality meals for their families. Project Feed the Hood’s goal is to engage people in an alternative food system steeped in history, tradition and sustainable agriculture that empowers them to improve their community health."
Learn more about Project Feed the Hood: -> projectfeedthehood.org/ <-

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

Molly Wickham of the Wet'suwet'en nation will soon be sentenced for blockading a pipeline project

A judge said the RCMP violated her rights when arresting her, but the cops have faced no consequences

https://x.com/DesmondCole/status/1902720992306221349

#indigenous #ClimateAction
#geopolitics
@UnicornRiot @environment@newsmast.community
@environment@beehaw.org @xrfrance #tiktok #cdnpoli #usa #canada
@blackmastodon
#politics #resistance #humanrights
#anarchism #socialism

Our oceans are heating up!

If I was a city department of #transportation, and preventing catastrophic collapse of our road network's base layer would triple the bureau's current operating budget while we were utterly failing at #VisionZero or #ClimateAction plans, I might stop doing something expensive and wasteful like pandering to drivers' feelings by letting any car cut through any street in any direction. #ModalFilters #Bollards #BanCars #Portland https://www.instagram.com/p/C_YZr-YPNQV/?img_index=3

If you advocate for safer streets for people who walk, cycle, or wheel, the Common Cause guidelines provide useful evidence-based recommendations for framing your messages: https://www.commoncause.com.au/framing-walking-and-bike-riding

“What if we put solar panels on every roof in the world?”

Johanna Wagstaffe, Meteorologist and Seismologist for the CBC, is truly a woman after my own heart because this is exactly the dorky kind of back-of-the-napkin exercise I stay up into the wee hours of the morning figuring out. And she found a study were scientists actually did the calculations for real and turns out, it would make a real measurable impact.

We need to do this maybe not on every roof, but certainly on every roof that makes sense in every town, city and village in the world.
#ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6685258

We have to turn

"Sure, I would join in, if others started acting."

into

"I'm acting to inspire others to join in."

for the climate, for democracy, for the future.

Appreciating the welcome view here on Mastodon! Since transportation is what brings people together—literally and figuratively—let’s talk infrastructure.

What’s one transportation project (big or small) that’s made a real difference in your community? Would love to hear what’s working and what still needs improvement
#Infrastructure #PublicTransit #Transportation #SmartCities #HighSpeedRail #EVs #UrbanPlanning #Mobility #Sustainability #ClimateAction

Backhanded #climateaction?

Abundant schadenfreude, and this:
: "wouldn't mind" oil falling to $50/barrel.

That's 25% lower than current price.

Oil exec: below $60/barrel = less drilling, esp by "unconventional shale and the smaller players"
because they will make no profit on it.

Lower oil prices, less drilling.

Keep it in the ground!

#climatehope #fossilfuels #uspol

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/12/tariffs-turmoil-oil-industry-alliance-trump-00226079

Parents for Climate are running a campaign asking candidates in the federal election to reduce the cost of energy, and protect homes, schools and early childhood centres from extreme heat, by supporting access to cheap energy powered by solar and batteries.

https://www.parentsforclimate.org/candidate_pledge#:~:text=Ask%20candidates%20in%20your%20electorate%20to%20pledge

I am going to put this out there.

When he is sworn in, Mark Carney will be the strongest Prime Minister on Climate Policy and transitioning the economy away from Fossil Fuels that Canada has ever had.

His credentials on making climate policy are nearly as strong as his economic experience.

"You have said that the goal of net zero is the greatest commercial opportunity of our time. Why?”

"Climate change is an existential threat. We all recognize that, and there’s increasing urgency around it. But the converse is, if you are making investments, coming up with new technologies, changing the way you do business, all in service of reducing and eliminating that threat, you are creating value. And what we have seen increasingly, spurred initially by the Sustainable Development Goals, accelerated by Paris, and then by social movements and governments, is societies putting tremendous value on achieving net zero. Companies, and those who invest in them and lend to them, and who are part of the solution, will be rewarded. Those who are lagging behind and are still part of the problem will be punished.”

#CanPoli #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/mark-carney-investing-net-zero-climate-solutions-creates-value-and-rewards

Best news of the day: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is terrified of Prime Minister-Designate Carney because he believes climate change is real, and Canada is lagging far behind in the transition.

'He's been on a warpath against the energy industry for his entire career'

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EndFossilFuels #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #ABPoli #TradeWar
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-ceraweek-smith-carney-1.7479291

QUESTION:

For a new project, I’m compiling a comprehensive list of cities that are showing REAL CURRENT LEADERSHIP around #ClimateAction! Cities on every continent, and of every size.

What cities should I be sure to include? Bonus points if you include a great recent project/action they’re doing.