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how to call your reps
February 12, 2024
In this issue: Doing the bare minimum... so you can too! Short of armchair-diagnosing myself with anxiety, I think it’s fair to say that I’ve been afflicted...
staying angry at the right people
February 2, 2024
In this issue: KonMari-ing my car rageSimping for good legislation I got in one of my little moods again yesterday. It was 60 degrees. The sun was out. I was...
A holiday gift guide for climate cranks
November 19, 2023
In this issue: A rather long “where the hell have I been” preambleA quick, easy climate actionDon’t you touch those leavesA holiday gift guide for the...
Quick local action: Support a producer responsbility program in Colorado!
April 5, 2022
Hello everyone, This newsletter has been quiet for a while as I’ve dealt with a busy few months at work. I promise I’m cooking up some actual newsletters for...
I'm angry because I care
February 8, 2022
For the past five years, I've lived in cities where I did not intend to stay forever. These were great places to live, and I believe my enjoyment of them was...
Am I doing enough? What can I do?
December 30, 2021
If you subscribed to my newsletter before it became “Now Is Long,” you’ll know that I often struggle to maintain a fortnightly publishing schedule. Weeks...
sometimes climate action is spooky
October 31, 2021
The rich and powerful have a busy fortnight ahead. COP 26 began today in Glasgow, where world leaders are meeting in what feels like our last chance to...
Death by fashion
October 19, 2021
I (re)started this newsletter in part to motivate myself to get more involved in political actions that align with my ideals and (maybe) ease my climate...
Something rotten
September 24, 2021
I have come to firmly believe that if we’re going to win fight against our own annihilation, we each have to focus on issues that we don’t just care about,...
Disasters and justice
September 9, 2021
September 9, 2021 Anyone who has been paying the slightest amount of attention this year has probably swallowed the same bitter pill: We aren’t at the stage...
Welcome to Now Is Long – a newsletter that tries to actually do something
August 22, 2021
August 22, 2021 Welcome to an updated newsletter! Hello, it's me, Lauren. For the past five years, I’ve sent out a rather aimless letter every other Sunday....