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Katie Singer writes about nature and technology in Letters to Greta. She spoke about the Internet's footprint in 2018, at the United Nations' Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation, and, in 2019, on a panel with the climatologist Dr. James Hansen. Her most recent book is An Electronic Silent Spring. www.DearGreta.com and www.ElectronicSilentSpring.com.
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Saturday, January 31, 2026
Even (especially?) now, aiming for middle ground Have you noticed that while natural and human systems collapse (i.e. Arctic ice, global biodiversity loss, water tables and clean water, affordable food and shelter, health care, environmental protections, free speech protections, local authority over telecommunications)...
Saturday, January 31, 2026Even (especially?) now, aiming for middle ground Have you noticed that while natural and human systems collapse (i.e. Arctic ice, global biodiversity loss, water tables and clean water, affordable food and shelter, health care, environmental protections, free speech protections, local authority over telecommunications)...
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Friday, January 16, 2026
Aiming for peace between my ears Decades ago, someone asked a friend's parents what they wished for their children. My friend's father said, "To be useful." Her mother said, "To know God." These aims seem more challenging than ever.
Friday, January 16, 2026Aiming for peace between my ears Decades ago, someone asked a friend's parents what they wished for their children. My friend's father said, "To be useful." Her mother said, "To know God." These aims seem more challenging than ever.
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Monday, January 5, 2026
A few headlines from 2025 Years ago, a friend told me, "If you want to create a sustainable society, aim to meet the needs of the poor." Today I would add: aim to meet your community's basic needs (food, water, energy, construction materials, governance) with supplies from within your bioregion.
Monday, January 5, 2026A few headlines from 2025 Years ago, a friend told me, "If you want to create a sustainable society, aim to meet the needs of the poor." Today I would add: aim to meet your community's basic needs (food, water, energy, construction materials, governance) with supplies from within your bioregion.
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
Mapping Our Technosphere to Discover Our Biosphere Here's my December 9, 2025 talk on Hart Hagans Climate Cafe, Mapping Our Technosphere to Discover Our Biosphere.
Sunday, December 14, 2025Mapping Our Technosphere to Discover Our Biosphere Here's my December 9, 2025 talk on Hart Hagans Climate Cafe, Mapping Our Technosphere to Discover Our Biosphere.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Free webinars today and tomorrow FREE WEBINAR TODAY: Don't Fast Track Cell Towers Near Homes Preserve Local Control FREE WEBINAR TUESDAY: MAPPING OUR TECHNOSPHERE TO BUILD RESPECTFUL RELATIONS WITH NATURE
Wednesday, December 10, 2025Free webinars today and tomorrow FREE WEBINAR TODAY: Don't Fast Track Cell Towers Near Homes Preserve Local Control FREE WEBINAR TUESDAY: MAPPING OUR TECHNOSPHERE TO BUILD RESPECTFUL RELATIONS WITH NATURE
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Monday, December 1, 2025
My Life Un-Learning Like many people born in a city, I grew up thinking that food comes from grocery stores; water comes from a faucet; electricity comes from flicking a switch; ; and nature is where people go for summer camp. Ive had a lot to un-learn.
Monday, December 1, 2025My Life Un-Learning Like many people born in a city, I grew up thinking that food comes from grocery stores; water comes from a faucet; electricity comes from flicking a switch; ; and nature is where people go for summer camp. Ive had a lot to un-learn.
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Monday, November 10, 2025
Healing & Inspiration in Challenging Times When talking about Fierce Vulnerability, Kazu Haga names that the changes happening now are unprecedented. Rather than an us-versus-them mentality or a search for solutions, he advocates for escalated listening, including to ourselves. He explains that for anyone who aims for collective healing and change, personal healing is crucial.
Monday, November 10, 2025Healing & Inspiration in Challenging Times When talking about Fierce Vulnerability, Kazu Haga names that the changes happening now are unprecedented. Rather than an us-versus-them mentality or a search for solutions, he advocates for escalated listening, including to ourselves. He explains that for anyone who aims for collective healing and change, personal healing is crucial.
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Friday, October 31, 2025
A Brief History of Sustainable Directions A decade ago, I heard someone ask Suzan Shown Harjo, the Cheyenne and Arapaho writer and Indian policy advocate, What's the most important event in Native American history? While I imagined her saying something like the arrival of Europeans to North America or the Battle at Wounded Knee, Harjo replied, We received teachings about using nearby plants to heal wounds and diseases.
Friday, October 31, 2025A Brief History of Sustainable Directions A decade ago, I heard someone ask Suzan Shown Harjo, the Cheyenne and Arapaho writer and Indian policy advocate, What's the most important event in Native American history? While I imagined her saying something like the arrival of Europeans to North America or the Battle at Wounded Knee, Harjo replied, We received teachings about using nearby plants to heal wounds and diseases.
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Friday, October 24, 2025
Give Me Ecoliteracy School (and quit schools that promote Earth-ravaging capitalism and AI) Regenerative farmer Richard Daley recently defined ecological literacy as understanding how living systems work, how they break down and how they can be restored.
Friday, October 24, 2025Give Me Ecoliteracy School (and quit schools that promote Earth-ravaging capitalism and AI) Regenerative farmer Richard Daley recently defined ecological literacy as understanding how living systems work, how they break down and how they can be restored.
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Saturday, October 18, 2025
Aiming for a more Earth-connected life While algorithms monitor, think for and monetize humans--and fail to value nature--a friend suggested we shift our focus away from the ways that we degrade ecosystems and democracy toward improving our world.
Saturday, October 18, 2025Aiming for a more Earth-connected life While algorithms monitor, think for and monetize humans--and fail to value nature--a friend suggested we shift our focus away from the ways that we degrade ecosystems and democracy toward improving our world.
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
Witnessing Gaza On October 1st a group of Santa Fe New Mexicans began reading the names and ages of people who have died in Gaza since October 7, 2023. There are 828 Jewish Israelis on this list, and nearly 69,000 Palestinians.
Sunday, October 5, 2025Witnessing Gaza On October 1st a group of Santa Fe New Mexicans began reading the names and ages of people who have died in Gaza since October 7, 2023. There are 828 Jewish Israelis on this list, and nearly 69,000 Palestinians.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Gathering courage to live a real life with less media When I told a graphic designer that I cant figure out how to reduce my media consumption on my own, she told me about Media Addicts Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program from compulsive use of all media.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025Gathering courage to live a real life with less media When I told a graphic designer that I cant figure out how to reduce my media consumption on my own, she told me about Media Addicts Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program from compulsive use of all media.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Another Opportunity to Question Our Thinking It's wildfire season. Fire prevention has become another multi-layered situation that has me questioning commonly given advice. As I learn new perspectives, my new questions don't get simple answers.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025Another Opportunity to Question Our Thinking It's wildfire season. Fire prevention has become another multi-layered situation that has me questioning commonly given advice. As I learn new perspectives, my new questions don't get simple answers.
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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Educating ourselves as if life depends on nature While another school year begins, I look for teachers and students exploring how to live within their bioregion's offerings by the fuel, food, water and ores provided within their watershed.
Thursday, September 4, 2025Educating ourselves as if life depends on nature While another school year begins, I look for teachers and students exploring how to live within their bioregion's offerings by the fuel, food, water and ores provided within their watershed.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Returning to Small In Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered, E.F. Schumachers 1973 book, he explained that the owner of a utility does not matter nearly as much as its size. Seven years later, in Human Scale, Kirkpatrick Sale advocated for human endeavors at scales we can comprehend.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025Returning to Small In Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered, E.F. Schumachers 1973 book, he explained that the owner of a utility does not matter nearly as much as its size. Seven years later, in Human Scale, Kirkpatrick Sale advocated for human endeavors at scales we can comprehend.
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Saturday, August 16, 2025
A.I. and You In his Substack, A.I. is tearing through the fabric of everything that actually means something to us, Alistair Alexander shared his neighbor Monika Jiang's question, What is your relationship to A.I.?
Saturday, August 16, 2025A.I. and You In his Substack, A.I. is tearing through the fabric of everything that actually means something to us, Alistair Alexander shared his neighbor Monika Jiang's question, What is your relationship to A.I.?
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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Never Again Moss Landing: The battery fire that should change the world--and could affect people living nearby Within a few days, 80% of Vistra's approximately 4.5 million batteries went up in smoke.
Thursday, July 31, 2025Never Again Moss Landing: The battery fire that should change the world--and could affect people living nearby Within a few days, 80% of Vistra's approximately 4.5 million batteries went up in smoke.
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Who will win the water: computers or living creatures? Have you noticed that electronics manufacturers, telecom access networks and data storage centers can't survive without water?
Thursday, July 17, 2025Who will win the water: computers or living creatures? Have you noticed that electronics manufacturers, telecom access networks and data storage centers can't survive without water?
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Saturday, June 21, 2025
BEWARE of ChatGPT: Like Every Technology, Using It Has Consequences If awareness can improve decisions, then here's helpful information: MIT researchers studied 54 ChatGPT users over four months, and found that using an A.I. assistant to "write" an essay can cause brain atrophy: Like unused muscles...
Saturday, June 21, 2025BEWARE of ChatGPT: Like Every Technology, Using It Has Consequences If awareness can improve decisions, then here's helpful information: MIT researchers studied 54 ChatGPT users over four months, and found that using an A.I. assistant to "write" an essay can cause brain atrophy: Like unused muscles...
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Friday, June 6, 2025
Opening for Respectful Discussion of Solar PVs and Other Complex Technologies Today, people commonly believe that technology improves our communications, solves all manner of medical and ecological problems, and keeps our environment "green and clean".
Friday, June 6, 2025Opening for Respectful Discussion of Solar PVs and Other Complex Technologies Today, people commonly believe that technology improves our communications, solves all manner of medical and ecological problems, and keeps our environment "green and clean".
