by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Feb 16, 2026 | agroecology, Biomimicry, Biophilia, collapsology, Decolonization, deep ecology, Ecovillages, Naturverlassenheit, permaculture, SolarPunk
An open-access book, Eco-Social Contracts for Sustainable and Just Futures edited by Patrick Huntjens, Najma Mohamed, Katja Hujo, Manisha Desai was just published, including a chapter Varieties of Eco-Social Contracts in Japanese Ecovillages and Coliving-Coworking...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Feb 12, 2026 | Decolonization, Environmental Justice, Environmental Political Theory, Indigenous Peoples, Industrial Epidemics, philosophy of science, Plants, Public Health, Publications, Tobacco Industry
New article out in Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science exploring the most controversial plant on Earth. The paradox: Tobacco kills 8+ million people yearly through cigarettes. Yet for Indigenous peoples, it’s sacred — a messenger plant, vehicle of prayer,...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Feb 10, 2026 | agroecology, beyond idealism, Biomimicry, Biophilia, permaculture, Publications, SolarPunk, Systems thinking, Uncategorized
I’m thrilled to share that my latest essay just published in Aeon explores solarpunk—a vision of the future where technology and nature aren’t opposing forces, but collaborative partners. This biosemiotic futurism explores what would a biophilic technology...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Jan 27, 2026 | Climate Change, collapsology, Industrial Epidemics, Perverse Incentives, pollution, Systems thinking
Why the “energy transition” so often means business as usual In More and More and More, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz offers one of the most devastating empirical critiques of the idea that modern societies are undergoing a genuine energy transition. His example is not...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Jan 19, 2026 | CDoH, chemicals, Climate Change, collapsology, Communication, Discursive Gap, e-waste, Energy, Environmental Justice, Extended Producer Responsibility, Industrial Epidemics, philosophy of science, Priorities, Systems thinking
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the Global Environment Outlook, Seventh Edition (GEO-7) — the most comprehensive scientific assessment of the global environment to date. This landmark report synthesizes the latest environmental...
