Wilmington In Transition

Greta Thunberg full speech at UN Climate Change COP24 Conference

March 15, 2019 Mark Ethics

We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people.

Welcome!

November 3, 2018 Mark Transition

The transition to a post-carbon fossil fuel-free society is not only happenning through greater energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, or changes in government policies, but also through profound changes of lifestyles, consumption patterns, and forms of urbanization. Because energy is fundamental, virtually everything we do is affected.

Eco Crises: Doom & Gloom, Truth & Consequences

October 27, 2018 Mark Transition

The truth is, we must all take the lead. We must eat, sleep, and breathe with our environment in mind.

It’s the Stupid Economic System

September 19, 2019 Mark Energy Descent, Re-economy, Transition

In order to accomplish economic “degrowth” and curb the treadmill of capital accumulation, we must transform the systemic logic of[…]

There is no gray area for survival.

September 18, 2019 Mark Care, Ethics, Transition

Jamie Margolin, Co-Founder and Executive Director of climate activism group Zero Hour, joins Hallie Jackson to discuss her upcoming testimony on Capitol Hill, where she’ll try to make lawmakers realize climate change is “a lot more urgent than they think it is.” She also references Friday’s “climate strike,” which is expected to draw millions of kids out of their classrooms in protest.

Is Global Warming the 21st Century’s Black Death?

September 18, 2019 Mark Care, Transition

Ghosh challenges the writers among us to remember that throughout history we have dealt with crises by telling ourselves stories. Climate change might be our successor to the Black Death: We may have to use all our inventive ability, rational and magical, to think our way out of it.

Recycling: It’s Complicated

September 10, 2019 Mark Care, Energy Descent, Re-economy

It’s best to just #SAYNOTOPLASTICS in the first place. Find a way. It’s possible. And it’s necessary. Soon enough it’ll[…]

Why gun violence in Wilmington isn’t being solved by politics

August 25, 2019 Mark Care, Ethics, Re-economy, Resilience

The difficulties of most inner-city communities are not political problems, but rather social problems augmented by economic conditions. The ultimate[…]