Planning for a wild world, rain gardens, rolling furnaces, housing as tool, and even weirder weather.
The next Personal Climate Strategy: The Basics is this Thursday, July 16. Save $50 when you register before July 15th. Also, four great links.
The Snap Forward
Climate futurist Alex Steffen helps you see the patterns beneath the chaos — and build new strategies for life in a time of planetary discontinuity.
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Or your great³⁵⁰-grandparents' heat, either.
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Discontinuity is the Job
How climate discontinuity is changing what works.
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Community is a vital connection layer, but is it a substitute for systems-level societal ruggedization?
Looking Ahead
This cohort of the Personal Climate Strategy Workshop is now full. A thank you message, and a sneak preview of coming offerings and newsletter topics.
The Coming Climate Wave
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The Patterns Behind the Chaos
A transformative framework and a life-changing experience.
Too Successful to See How Much Trouble They’re In.
The growing number of people whose prosperity is more brittle than anyone wants to admit — and why our silence about it is making everything worse.
Better Early than Late
Making better decisions in the midst of climate discontinuity starts here. Last day for early-bird pricing. Ends tonight at 11pm Pacific.
"There's Nothing Else Like This, Anywhere."
Announcing the tenth Personal Climate Strategy Workshop, beginning April 14th!
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A quick update on the workshop we haven't yet announced.
Hey, we're in the New York Times!
"The monthlong seminar teaches participants how to navigate and prepare for the mounting disruptions of global warming."
Foresight is No Longer a Luxury
Welcome, new readers! Start here to navigate an era of discontinuity.
Do You Know What You've Lost?
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The Hidden Climate Advantages of Being Young
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