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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.?
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.
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?
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...
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".
Thursday, May 22, 2025I Don't Want It But I Need It: A.I. Literacy "Grace" called me last week. In a clear, kind voice, she welcomed me to my new health insurance plan. Then she let me know she's an automated messenger.
Friday, May 2, 2025Expanded thinking expands our world Climate change is not our root problem. Like pollution, wildlife habitat loss and weakening public health, climate change is a consequence of overshoot.
Saturday, April 19, 2025Inspired to depend less on international supply chains, more on community When Trump began announcing tariffs on imported goods, I wondered if consumers would notice the perilous nature of depending on international supply chains.
Thursday, April 3, 2025Can I keep within my ecological means when I need a new computer? Honestly, no. While I pondered what living within my ecological and financial means would look like, my email provider cut me off: my 2011 computer is no longer compatible with updated infrastructure. Is it possible to have a computer and live within my ecological means?
Friday, March 21, 2025Call me poor, call me rich If you want a sustainable society, a friend once explained, aim to meet the needs of the poor. As it is, our society's basic needs systems serve the wealthy. I challenged myself to define "poor" and "rich"""and discovered I fall into every category.
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