Since my last, non-bookish post on the IPCC report struck a chord, I'm going to talk this week about two novels that engage with a warming world, books that fall under the umbrella category of "climate fiction," a.k.a. "cli-fi." Both of them use the word "marrow" in the title, a suggestion of how they are … Continue reading Inside Our Very Bones: The Essence of Cli-Fi
Global Warming
Going Off Book: What to Do With the New IPCC Report
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report today and, as expected, it's pretty bad. (This is me having read the NYTimes reporting, not the report.) It also includes an interactive atlas so you can see how the changing climate will affect your region. How should one respond to this information? Feel … Continue reading Going Off Book: What to Do With the New IPCC Report
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Four Writers on Climate Change and Understanding the Overarching Crisis of Our Time
Exactly one month ago, the sustainability teams at UO hosted WOHESC, a regional sustainability in higher education conference. Attendees included a mix of professionals and students, spending two days talking about everything from putting social justice into practice to the feasibility of widespread nuclear power in the US. That conference moment happened right before everything … Continue reading Where the Sidewalk Ends: Four Writers on Climate Change and Understanding the Overarching Crisis of Our Time
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