The Weekly Blog

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Below I share a few weekly blog posts from the Archive of COOLDESIGN.SUBSTACK.COM.

<strong>Missing the Ecosystems for the Trees </strong> Will planting trees get us out of our climate pickle? Not entirely. But it could increase the world's natural drawdown of atmospheric carbon by 25%. — Missing the Ecosystems for the Trees Will planting trees get us out of our climate pickle? Not entirely. But it could increase the world's natural drawdown of atmospheric carbon by 25%.

<strong>My New 12 Trillion-dollar Annual Budget</strong> We’ll not have to tighten our belts anywhere. — My New 12 Trillion-dollar Annual Budget We’ll not have to tighten our belts anywhere.

<strong>Comic Book Billionaire Accelerates Earth’s Demise to Populate Mars</strong> “He obviously is a divisive individual and a person who acts as a catalyst….” — Comic Book Billionaire Accelerates Earth’s Demise to Populate Mars “He obviously is a divisive individual and a person who acts as a catalyst….”

<strong>Ecovillage Response to the Climate Emergency</strong> We may be the final generation of humans but we could still evolve into the first generation of eco-humans. — Ecovillage Response to the Climate Emergency We may be the final generation of humans but we could still evolve into the first generation of eco-humans.

<strong>Cool City Design: Stockholm’s Urban Forest Experiment</strong> “People really love trees already, especially in Stockholm and in Sweden. I don't think that's the problem really…. It's more a problem with civil engineers that are responsible for road construction." — Cool City Design: Stockholm’s Urban Forest Experiment “People really love trees already, especially in Stockholm and in Sweden. I don't think that's the problem really…. It's more a problem with civil engineers that are responsible for road construction."

<strong>Muddling Our Way to Earth 2.0</strong> Putting ourselves onto a global 11-percent decline slope, we could be back at 1960 climate change levels by 2035. We needn’t be so harsh. Let’s give ourselves to 2045. — Muddling Our Way to Earth 2.0 Putting ourselves onto a global 11-percent decline slope, we could be back at 1960 climate change levels by 2035. We needn’t be so harsh. Let’s give ourselves to 2045.