by Omega | Jan 16, 2023 | People
Donella “Dana” Meadows was a pioneer in systems thinking and sustainability, a MacArthur Fellow, a professor, a farmer, and a mentor and friend to countless people. Molly Ryan Link to full interview by Molly Ryan on donellameadows.org
by Omega | Jan 16, 2023 | Worldviews
Collapse is just a series of ordinary days in between extraordinary bullshit, most of it happening to someone else. That’s all it is. indi.ca Read full article by indi.ca in gen.medium.com
by Omega | Jan 16, 2023 | Environment
Each time the water of life moves, bubbling forth into a new landscape, at first no one notices. Water still flows from the old spring for a time, and people are unaware that it has become just ordinary water that lacks the power of the water of life. Llewellyn...
by Omega | Jan 16, 2023 | Polycrisis
On this episode, I talk with Ayan Mahamoud, a climate and resilience planner from Djibouti. We discuss the growing challenge the poly-crisis poses for the Global South and how climate change is already creating challenges for people (and animals) in East Africa. Nate...
by Omega | Jan 16, 2023 | Environment
The Polar Vortex has just begun to form for the 2022/2023 weather season, but it is already facing its first disruptive event. Strong pressure systems in the lower atmosphere will send energy upwards into the Stratosphere, affecting the Polar Vortex and disrupting its...
by Omega | Jan 9, 2023 | Economy
Mostly led by women, Finland, Iceland, Scotland, Wales and New Zealand are all members of the Wellbeing Economy Governments partnership. The coalition, which is expected to expand in the coming months, aims to transform economies around the world to deliver...
by Omega | Jan 9, 2023 | Polycrisis
What can we take away from 2022? Here is a round-up from Nate Hagens, who is among the most insightful reporters on the polycrisis. Link to Best 20 Clips of 2022 by Nate Hagens
by Omega | Jan 5, 2023 | Politics
People are shooting, sabotaging and vandalizing electrical equipment in the U.S. at a pace unseen in at least a decade, amid signs that domestic extremists hope to use blackouts to sow unrest. Catherine Morehouse Link to full article in Politico by Catherine...
by Susan Grelock Yusem | Dec 12, 2022 | Omega Resilience Awards, Resilience
HOMEF, the Omega Resilience Awards (ORA) partner in Africa, has just launched their search for fellows working to address the global polycrisis. Omega’s ORA fellowship program is designed to identify visionaries who can help their communities chart a path toward...
by Omega | Dec 5, 2022 | Culture
“People survive by passing information between themselves,” Lanier, 61, told the Guardian in an interview. “We’re putting that fundamental quality of humanness through a process with an inherent incentive for corruption and degradation. The fundamental drama of this...