Between an Ice Road and a Ring of Fire • Gemma Boothroyd
The Ring of Fire development is a social and environmental calamity dressed up as economic necessity—and a continuation of Canada's long colonial history.
Essay
Introducing Issue #2: Frontiers • Adrienne Buller, John Merrick
In the trade-offs between decarbonization and human and ecological impact, how do we determine which costs are bearable, or inescapable, even necessary—and who gets to make these decisions?
• 5 min read
Lula’s Dilemma • Sabrina Fernandes
In Brazil, big agribusiness holds the reins of political power. Without confronting this head-on, Lula’s ecological promises will remain just that—promises.
• 13 min read
After the Thaw • Jacob Bolton
As temperatures rise and the Arctic thaws, capital is eyeing new opportunities: for extraction, for shipping and for extending a lifeline to business as usual.
• 13 min read
An Invisible Frontier • Ben Lennon
The greatest obstacle for the energy transition is not production or hard physical constraints—it is the skilled labour needed to transform our infrastructure and economy.
• 15 min read
Against the Fortress • Nathan Akehurst
“Climate migration” defies clear definition, but as the impacts of climate change mount and politicians stoke anti-migrant hostility, the climate movement must meet this challenge head-on.
• 13 min read
Merging to Survive • Ashok Kumar
As the fossil fuel industry consolidates into an ever smaller number of vast firms, new strategic openings for disruption emerge.
• 15 min read
The Sunlight Managers • Sofia Menemenlis
By evading questions about the social relations that underlie the climate crisis, space is being created for a dangerous idea: solar geoengineering.
• 18 min read
Bog Communism • Roisin Agnew
Ireland’s bogs were degraded by industrial exploitation. Today, they play host to a growing network of data centres. Can we reclaim them as commons, and restore their value—cultural, social and ecological—outside of capital’s logic?
• 14 min read
Fascism and the British Countryside • Richard Smyth
The far right has long portrayed itself as the defender of a pristine nature against urban corruption, but its history in the British countryside tells a far more complex story about nationalism and rural life.
• 11 min read
The Heat of the Moment • Adrienne Buller, Geoff Mann
In place of paralysis or bland positivity, this is the moment for an honest reckoning with where we stand, what we are up against, and where, already, resistance is underway.
• 13 min read
Delete, Delete, Delete • John Merrick
How should we understand the contradictions of Elon Musk?