Sarah Jaquette Ray, PhD

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet | Plum Village Welcome to a 7-week in-depth online learning journey to nurture insight, compassion, community, and mindful action in service of the Earth.

I want to uplift an amazing offering: a 7-week online learning journey about how to respond to the polycrisis with mindful & compassionate action, based on the fab book Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. Next cohort starts March 1: plumvillage.org/courses/zen-...

Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner on “The Firehose of Alarms” "Paying attention to existence is important when we’re living in a time of climate change because it helps the present moment to not be stolen away from us," says Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner.

“We’re drinking from this firehose of grief and fear and overwhelm. The alarm bells are going off everywhere—and instead of moving in response, they become a chronic part of our nervous system.”

On Climate Magic with Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner

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Dave Powell: “This is Your Brain on Climate” Podcast Episode · Climate Magic · 01/05/2026 · 59m

What happens when your brain meets climate change? Enjoy this interview with “Your Brain on Climate” host Dave Powell on Climate Magic!

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Faith Kearns believes that better communication can save the world

How can listening better solve the polycrisis? How do we work together with/as messy humans for the sake of the earth? Listen to this week's episode of Climate Magic with @fkearns.bsky.social author of Getting to the Heart of Science Communication

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American Ecofascism: A Conversation with Alexander Menrisky - Edge Effects Alexander Menrisky speaks about his new book, Everyday Ecofascism: Crisis and Consumption in American Literature.

Today on the Edge Effects podcast, Alexander Menrisky speaks with @sarahjaquetteray.bsky.social about his recent book, Everyday Ecofascism: Crisis and Consumption in American Literature. They discuss how consumption is tied to national identity and how ecofascism lurks in the everyday. 🇺🇸 🌳

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Loved sitting with Katharine Wilkinson to talk about heart-centered climate work in this week’s episode of Climate Magic. And she’s got a new book coming out!

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Climate Magic: podcast review

Review for Climate Magic w/ @sarahjaquetteray.bsky.social:

"For anyone curious about how emotion and action intertwine in the climate movement, this podcast is both grounding and illuminating."

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How the Dharma Taught Me How to Teach What would happen if our teachers were motivated less by ego and individualism, and more by compassion and creating community?

"I can choose to see my students' annoying behavior as rooted in alienation, dissociation, moral injury, fear of their futures.. Of course they would rather scroll their lives away on Tiktok. Wouldn’t you, given the world we’re handing over to them?" - open.substack.com/pub/sarahjaq...

Chicago’s lead pipe crisis, mapped Here's what the data reveals about who's most at risk.

Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.

Here's what the data reveals about who's most at risk.

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#Maps #Chicago #Toxic #Health #Lead #Pipes #Policy #Politics #Illinois

Why Climate Magic? A new podcast on the emotional life of climate politics to support the climate-weary and leverage our hearts and minds in service of the planet.

Why Climate Magic? "We are the magicians,"- Krista Franklin
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How can we leverage our hearts and minds for better climate action and collective healing? This is the topic of my new podcast, Climate Magic, now available on Spotify and Apple.
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6q5sdP1....

Unnaming Climate Aside from the material attacks on climate science and life on this planet, a more subtle discursive erasure is also afoot. What's lost--and gained--in unnaming climate?

"Should we be alarmed, not just by the material effects that will come from defunding climate research, but by the seemingly innocent dropping of the mere word 'climate change' from public discourse? And what are the benefits of unnaming climate?”

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Unnaming Climate Aside from the material attacks on climate science and life on this planet, a more subtle discursive erasure is also afoot. What's lost--and gained--in unnaming climate?

Has the word "climate change" lost its utility? Do we need to to speak of "climate change" to work for climate justice? Short answer: Yes, and no! Think this through with me- open.substack.com/pub/sarahjaq...

Hurt People Hurt the Planet Healing isn't just for yourself. It's a theory of change, and we need it more than ever as institutions fail us.

Hurt People Hurt the Planet: "The punisher, misogynist, anthropocentrist, abuser, and hater are all taking up residence in me. They’re not just “out there” ... I can confront those forces right here, right now, at the frontlines of my own nervous system." open.substack.com/pub/sarahjaq...

The Solution to All the Problems Can we make giving a shit about others cool again?

Can we make giving a shit about others cool again? open.substack.com/pub/sarahjaq...

The Weaponization of Youth Climate Anxiety How the right is using young people's worries about their future to destroy the planet

I got my hackles up with that Princeton letter from Dept. of Commerce, citing "climate anxiety" as a reason to cut climate research. sarahjaquetteray.substack.com/p/the-weapon...

Contributor: Why older Americans are Trump's biggest nightmare If you're over 60, you viscerally get the need for, say, the Clean Air Act, functioning Social Security and affordable dolls at Christmas.

From "Ok, boomer" to the Third Act, it's good to see this shift in the role of boomers in activism. Let's keep moving toward intergenerational coalition-building! Great piece by @billmckibben.bsky.social and @akayawind.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Let's get money out of politics so we can get people in office who represent the people. Latest news on climate politics of Americans, plus how many Americans disapprove of current immigration and economy policies, suggests we aren't voting in alignment with our politics.

In N.C., Climate Change Is Happening—Just Don't Call It That Rising seas and stronger storms are reshaping coastal North Carolina, but many avoid terms like climate change even as they live its effects.

What's in a name? "‘Climate change’ sounds like a phrase that a government agency might employ to justify new fishing regulations or a phenomenon a scholar from outside the community might study... too political, too cold, too loaded to map onto everyday life.” www.theassemblync.com/environment/...

The Resistance Rises to Declare #NoKings On June 14th, while Donald Trump held a military parade in our nation’s Capitol, millions of people across the US mobilized to protest the actions of the Trump Administration and its policies…

Dana Fisher's survey results from NoKings events Saturday. "Consistent with the Resistance to the Trump Administration during its first term, the majority of hosts and participants were female, predominantly white, and highly educated". danarfisher.com/2025/06/15/t...

Bsky doesn't have enough users to change discourse by itself. But clean UI/lack of algos probably makes it underrated as an organizing tool for highly engaged Ds & lefties. Protests happen, TikTok/Insta then extend reach to normies. Minimized coverage because of media cuts/billionaire throttling.

Feeling Burned Out, Overwhelmed, and Outmatched? This Professor Has Some Advice Finding community is the “holy grail” to keep going when you’re trying to solve social problems against what seem like impossible odds. Joy is important, too.

Burnout and fatalism are everywhere, and it feels good to be in community with people in the nonprofit/philanthropy world. Thanks to @jimrendon.bsky.social for being such a great interviewer and writer for this piece! www.philanthropy.com/article/feel...

No Kings On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

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Dr. Jyoti Mishra: Neuroscience vs. Climate Change Climate Magic · Episode

Climate Magic's first episode with @jyotimishra.bsky.social aired yesterday, on climate mental health, wildfire and trauma, and collective healing. Follow the show! open.spotify.com/episode/74sd...

Climate Magic It's hard to get your head around climate change. And it's not just you - our brains simply aren't wired to think about problems at that scale. And why would they be? Understandably, this can lead to ...

excited to launch a new show on our local radio program, and you can access it on KHSU.org, talking to smartie pants peeps about the emotional and cognitive life of climate politics: www.khsu.org/show/climate...

this will be an awesome opportunity.

Climate anxiety is changing how we think about kids. Should it? : Short Wave Gen Z and younger millennials are the most climate literate generations the world has ever seen. They learned about climate change in school; now, it's part of how they plan for the future, including ...

a great episode on climate anxiety and the kid question with Jade Sasser and Elizabeth Bechard: www.npr.org/2025/05/27/1...

A majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming 55% said federal agencies should do more to protect people from the health harms of global warming.

NEW: A majority of registered voters want federal agencies like the CDC, NIH, and FEMA to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming. Learn more in our new climate note: