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Ben Kadel
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Oct 11, 2022

Lifeboats — the Backstory

I have made it my personal mission to launch a Fleet of 100 Lifeboats in response to the multiple global crises we now face. Recently, a friend asked where this idea came from. As I was talking through a possible response with one of my collaborators, we realized it’s a…

Climate Crisis

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Lifeboats — the Backstory
Lifeboats — the Backstory
Climate Crisis

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May 30, 2022

The Apocaloptimists’ Tales #4: A message from Cassandra

I am the closest thing to a prophet you’re going to get and believe me no one here is excited by the prospects. I know what you’re thinking. Matted hair. Crazy eyes. Looks more like a bum than a sage. Liable to go into a rant at the slightest provocation…

Climate Change

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The Apocaloptimists’ Tales #4: A message from Cassandra
The Apocaloptimists’ Tales #4: A message from Cassandra
Climate Change

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May 13, 2022

The Lifeboat Project

This is a call to action. We live in turbulent times and they are likely to get even bumpier. The combined pressures of climate chaos, social breakdown, and a post-peak-energy future mean there will be no “going back.” Science is telling us that we need to mobilize like we’ve never…

Climate Change

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The Lifeboat Project
The Lifeboat Project
Climate Change

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Apr 1, 2022

You’re gonna feel this.

I’m seeing a lot of bruised and battered, dazed and confused folk wandering around out there, so I’m hoping this might provide a bit of relief for some of you. If my circle of friends or my own personal experience is any indication, a lot of us are starting to…

Resilience

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You’re gonna feel this.
You’re gonna feel this.
Resilience

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Jan 2, 2022

The Happiness Project

Learning to Live with Integrity — It’s not accidental that our mid-winter celebrations are marked by three related holidays — Solstice, Christmas, and New Years. They symbolically represent the arc of a near-death experience. Imagine our ancestors migrating north from our native African home where mid-winter and mid-summer have little impact on the cycles of life…

Climate Crisis

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The Happiness Project
The Happiness Project
Climate Crisis

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Sep 30, 2021

Your own private apocalypse

Welcome to Limbo I see you. I was there not that long ago, though it seems a foreign country now. Everything is unraveling and no one is noticing. The writing is on the wall. The house is on fire, and they are all sleepwalking through it. You scream as loud…

Climate Emergency

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Your own private apocalypse
Your own private apocalypse
Climate Emergency

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Sep 3, 2021

The Apocaloptimist’s Tales #3

Singing the praises of Agnes Apocaloptimism: a belief that the end is near, but that’s not necessarily such a bad thing. I have a message to deliver that I don’t fully understand myself. It all started a few days ago when we had a visit from Agnes — not her real name. Most people around…

Climate Emergency

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The Apocaloptimist’s Tales #3
The Apocaloptimist’s Tales #3
Climate Emergency

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May 17, 2021

The Parable of the Caterpillar and the Butterfly

Nature parades her wisdom in front of us, if only we have eyes to see. Take the curious tale of the caterpillar that becomes a butterfly. We modern folk toss away the metaphor as something to do with a beautiful butterfly emerging from the cocoon that the ugly caterpillar entered…

Climate Crisis

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The Parable of the Caterpillar and the Butterfly
The Parable of the Caterpillar and the Butterfly
Climate Crisis

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Feb 27, 2021

Apocaloptimism: a belief that the end is near, but that’s not necessarily such a bad thing.

Apocaloptimism: a belief that the end is near, but that’s not necessarily such a bad thing. #2 The Accidental Farmer It doesn’t feel the same looking back as it did looking forward. At the time, I remember the dread, the fear… that persistent gnawing feeling in the pit of my gut. There was this…

Climate Crisis

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Apocaloptimism: a belief that the end is near, but that’s not necessarily such a bad thing.
Apocaloptimism: a belief that the end is near, but that’s not necessarily such a bad thing.
Climate Crisis

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Feb 3, 2021

Speaking truth to power

What does it mean to speak truth to power? This may be the most urgent question of our time. The majority of us see the writing on the wall. We recognize how dire the crisis is. We see how deeply interconnected the problems are and how quickly the cascade of…

Power

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Speaking truth to power
Speaking truth to power
Power

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