Marc's July 2025 Links
Most of what I watched, listened to, read during the month related the design and/or climate
Marc's July 2025 Links
How the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ started as a marketing campaign
medium.com
What’s climate actions’ version of this new tradition? I “pledge of regeneration”?
Sabotage
open.spotify.comI appreciated this podcast series. A little too scripted, but overall great content. Would recommend to anyone who questions to actions of people who “disturb” our daily lives. How far is too far? Are people not going far enough?
https://www.earthsblackbox.com/images/animation/image-06.jpg
earthsblackbox.com
Love this idea. Let’s share our story to future civilizations… the good, the bad, the ugly.
Real talk: We need to invest more into phytoplankton!
Monika Bielskyte at Future Days 2024
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"Achieving climate goals is not just a question of technological and economic developments. If well-being declines and social tensions rise, this creates a negative feedback loop where the very conditions needed for transformational change become harder to achieve."
The Club of Rome • Human well-being on a finite planet towards 2100: Study shows humanity at a crossroads
As designers, how might we include social tension index and well-being index into our work?
“UNFOLLOWING! I thought this was an environment page! Why are you being political?!”
theearthly.substack.com
Let’s zoom out, seeing beyond the “carbon tunnel vision”. Designers must ask the hard questions on every project, with every client, with every peer. We need to be honest with ourselves and each other as we work towards system change.
E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change
nytimes.com
This administration is killing us in broad daylight.
The Joy Crisis: Why Sustainability can’t be serious and fun at the same time?
Raz Godelnikrazgo.medium.com
Yes, more fun is needed in climate work. Without it, we will lose people due to burnout and dread.
Raz’s is a great writer. I always appreciate his writings and thoughts.