Where defense hawks, libertarians and leftists find common environmental ground.
Nature-based over engineered solutions for water.
Where Humanity Meets Nature
From markets and economics, to governance, to the cultural fabric that holds society together and human psychology, let's explore how to deliver a future where all humans and nature are thriving together.
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The identity vs character crisis in the environmental movement... and beyond.
I was recently turned onto a youtube conversation about the unicontext, a theory developed by Philosopher Agnes Callard for what happens when billions of people are all forced to inhabit the same global conversation through the internet and social media.
Instead of wildfire tariffs, should the US be paying Canada for the rain their forests produce for us?
What do Canadian wildfires mean for rainfall in the US and the future of agriculture in the US heartland?
Who am I to break millions of links long lineages of love?
One of the biggest 'aha' moments of my life, about life (biodiversity), parenthood and the power that we have.
Is the US Department of Defense a better analog for financing nature than a market-based asset?
We are willing to pay to not have to worry about an attacker invading our home or our country, why protecting and restoring nature should follow the same logic.
AMA Experiment
One of the things I don’t love about Substack is it often seems one-directional - thoughts from me going into your email inbox or Substack app.
Nature Intelligence Belongs in Existing Markets, Not New Ones
Should we be building new credit and unitized products for nature and trying to create new markets for those products or should we try to shift existing markets first?
New life and a new perspective on biodiversity, time and value.
Probably not revolutionary for you, but it was for me. Thank you Peanut for starting to open my heart and brain before you've even arrived.
Steel Water vs Teal Water - Must we choose the nuclear option for the Colorado River or is there another way?
What about in Brazil? Or China? A deep dive into large-scale investments in grey water infrastructure vs green water infrastructure and what it means for the future of humanity and life on Earth.
If you care about water...
Then look to invest in nature as critical infrastructure - a few facts that got me thinking twice about how we're investing in our forests and our wetlands.
Hard Power vs Soft Power
What is the right balance of fear and hope, for each of us as individuals, and for society?