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A journey both personal and profound. The author is "student of the Horse, writer, poet, performing artist, goat herder, shepherdess, cheese enthusiast, worshipper of meadows, trees, rivers, stones, mycelium & mountains, and re-learning what it means to be human in this post apocalyptic..."
Rebecca artfully brings together scientific knowledge and her own heartfelt appreciation for nature in this high quality Substack publication. She doesn't shy from the tragedies of our time, but she celebrates the beauty that persists.
For more writing that's plant-focused and that pierces cultural conventions in the defense of this planet's living ecology, check out Calyx Liddick's substack! On a recent episode of Kelly Moody's Ground Shots podcast, Calyx revealed the historical connection between the conservation & eugenics movements & linked this to the current crusade against so-called "invasive" plants. You can hear that podcast here: https://www.ofsedgeandsalt.com/podcastblog/calyx
I can see my doomer friends rolling their eyes, but this isn’t standard issue “hopium.” She goes on to say: “And I’m most definitely not going to try to instill false hope that everything will be okay. Because we don’t have evidence that it will. Yet herein lies the rub: we don’t have evidence that it definitely won’t either. One thing that will ensure it won’t? Giving in to our despair.” I agree that we don’t have evidence for either and that there’s nothing gained in despair.
Well-researched and thoughtful writing on the energy, extractions, toxic waste and greenhouse gases involved in manufacturing computers, telecom infrastructure, electric vehicles and other electronic technologies.
No Frontiers was founded to peer beyond the veil of western empires and colonial societies with original reporting, deep-dive analysis, exclusive interviews, and essays. This publication aims to give context to the current and underreported issues regarding Indigenous sovereignty, like international Indigenous rights, federal Indian law and policy, legacies of colonialism, science and technology, conservation, justice and solidarity movements, and more.
