New Year, New Platform

A brief message to tide us over

Hello friends! Yep, I’ve moved my newsletter to a new platform. Previous subscribers know that I used to be on Revue, a newsletter platform that Twitter is now shutting down. Because of the holiday—and because of the platform transition—I was planning to take today off, but I thought I would send you all a quick message on the new platform to make sure everything is working OK.

You’ll be receiving my newsletter as an email from Substack, every two weeks, from now on. The next regular issue will be Jan. 14. A hearty welcome to the new subscribers who have already found me here! And no, I have no plans to start monetizing this newsletter. I do this as part of my “public scholarship” work—and I do it so that I have to keep up with climate news myself.

Substack has some nicer opportunities for interacting, so I hope we can get to know each other a little better as we continue to work as people of faith concerned about the climate crisis and eager to learn more, do more, and go deeper.

In order to practice my new Substack skills, I’ll conclude with one good-news Twitter thread to check out, a nice photo, and some warm wishes.

Here’s the Twitter thread, in which Dr. Leah Stokes sums up 14 hopeful climate stories from 2022.

Dr. Leah Stokes @leahstokes

The world is still running on fossil fuels. But, if moving away from dirty energy is like rerouting a giant ship, then this could be the year when world leaders started to turn the tanker around. Here’s a baker’s dozen of climate wins from 2022! THREAD!🧵 nytimes.com/2022/12/25/opi…

nytimes.comOpinion | This Year Was the Beginning of a Green TransitionSwitching off fossil fuels is going to be a bumpy ride — an energy disruption.

And here’s the photo of Lake Michigan, just for your end-of-year contemplation and joy.

Finally, I wish you are very happy new year, full of good news, good community, and good work. See you on Jan. 14!