Right to a Healthy Environment Prevails in Montana
A Montana judge rules in favor of 16 young plaintiffs in the US’s first constitutional climate trial.
How to Build Solidarity Across Difference
“Deep canvassing” offers a model for how anti-racist Americans can practice what they preach and work to promote racial justice narratives.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds
How one amateur wildlife photographer in India built a team of 150 conservationists.
Paving the path towards a global plastics treaty | The Optimist Daily
Representatives from 180 countries join forces to regulate plastic, ushering in a new era of environmental responsibility and international collaboration.
Analysis | Young Activists Aren’t Waiting For Anyone
Older generations have generally favored “nowism,” which privileges short-term well-being at the expense of long-term environmental and societal sustainability. And today’s youth are done with it.
Reversing the Damage of Cannabis Criminalization
People of color were the most harmed by the war on cannabis, but we can heal the damage of prohibition and ensure a fairer future.
‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate? | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Extreme weather is ‘smacking us in the face’ with worse to come, but a ‘tiny window’ of hope remains, say leading climate scientists
What is trauma? Bessel van der Kolk, the author of “The Body Keeps the Score” explains
Contrary to popular belief, trauma is extremely common. We all have jobs, life events, and unpleasant situations causing us daily stress. But when your body continues to re-live that stress for days, weeks, months, or even years, that stress changes your brain, creating trauma inside your mind, and that trauma can eventually manifest in your…
What’s Causing the Global Food Crisis? (And How Plant-Based Diets Can Help!)
The world is facing an unprecedented food crisis. Find out about some of the causes of world hunger and how you can be part of the solution.
5 ways to save rainforests and the world every day | The Optimist Daily
Join us on this week’s View for some simple yet effective tips on we can all help one of the world’s most important and megadiverse ecosystems: the rainforest.
