Brief Ecology

Independent media outlet publishing environmental news, essays, book reviews, and fiction 🌎

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We’re a small, independent publisher of eco-related:

News 🌲

Essays 🌳

Book reviews 📚

and Short Fiction 🍂

Check us out at 🔗 BriefEcology.com

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In our Notes From A Radical Ecologist column, Ariane Solwell writes about the work of Degrowth California and how the group is pushing for an actually sustainable economy 🌎

Degrowth California | Notes From a Radical Ecologist — Brief Ecology

by Ariane Solwell

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The reason for creating Brief Ecology stems from the realization that virtually none of the ecological knowledge we’ve created through research and experience is actually used for society’s benefit. Our goal is to explore why that is, and to also collect the major strains of that knowledge in a cohesive, applicable way.

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In our latest issue, Lorenzo Feltrin previews his new book, Workers and the World: Fighting Ecological Crisis from Within, from @versobooks 🌎

Book Release | Workers and the World: Fighting Ecological Crisis from Within — Brief Ecology

by Lorenzo Feltrin

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The private markets can't deliver a rapid decarbonization of the economy. Its internal features prevent the coordination required to transform production. 🌎

Melanie Brusseler writes for Brief Ecology: Decarbonization Is a Coordination Problem – and Private Markets Can't Solve It.

Decarbonization Is a Coordination Problem — and Private Markets Can't Solve It — Brief Ecology

Melanie Brusseler, US Program Director, Common Wealth

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Roadside verges are a valuable, but often underrated, resource for pollinator abundance and diversity 🌎

Roadside Verges: An Underrated Resource for Pollinators — Brief Ecology

by Chris Wyver

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Our latest issue is out now 🌎:

🐝 Pollinator friendly roads 👷 Labor and ecology 🌱 Degrowth California 📚 Eco Book Review 🍂 The Rotting Leaf 👇 And more

The Ecological Road | The Eco Update 30 — Brief Ecology

What’s In This Issue The Ecological Road | Ben Lockwood Roadside Verges | Chris Wyver Workers and the World | Lorenzo Feltrin

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Coming Soon 👀

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An ecological society would innovate and advance technology for the purposes of improving lives and creating more leisure time, rather than making some billionaire a little richer.

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“Just as taking a hike reminds you of the three-dimensionality of life outside the flat plane of your phone screen, good ecofiction reminds us of our place in this broad and bustling world.”

- Jared Oliver Adams on Ecofiction

Jared Oliver Adams on Ecofiction — Brief Ecology

Demon Ecofiction: Ecofiction in Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead”

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Our latest issue, Planetary Possibilities 🌎, is out now!

🔋 Decarbonization | Melanie Brusseler 🌐 Global Justice Report | Ben Lockwood 📖 Ecofiction Review | Adam Garnet Jones 🍂 The Rotting Leaf | Lynn Sargent

June 2026 — Brief Ecology

Planetary Possibilities

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New Fiction: "The Hut Upon the Sands" by Jared Oliver Adams

Also featuring original artwork by the author 🍂

The Hut Upon the Sands — Brief Ecology

by Jared Oliver Adams

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Want to shop sustainably? Buy one of Brief Ecology's digital issues. They're zero-carbon and anti-capitalist 🌎 📚

For a more ecological society — Brief Ecology

Explore our catalog of monthly digital issues featuring stunning photography, authentic design, and articles at the intersection of ecology

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The recently published Global Justice Platform is a moderate attempt to decarbonize and tax wealth, at the global scale. It's also probably the best deal capitalism will get in the long term. 🌎

Ben Lockwood writes for Brief Ecology about the platform's strengths and weaknesses

The Global Justice Platform: A Deal Capitalism Should Take — Brief Ecology

by Ben Lockwood

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The private markets can't deliver a rapid decarbonization of the economy. Its internal features prevent the coordination required to transform production. 🌎

Melanie Brusseler writes for Brief Ecology: Decarbonization Is a Coordination Problem – and Private Markets Can't Solve It.

Decarbonization Is a Coordination Problem — and Private Markets Can't Solve It — Brief Ecology

Melanie Brusseler, US Program Director, Common Wealth

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Our latest issue, Planetary Possibilities 🌎, is out now!

🔋 Decarbonization | Melanie Brusseler 🌐 Global Justice Report | Ben Lockwood 📖 Ecofiction Review | Adam Garnet Jones 🍂 The Rotting Leaf | Lynn Sargent

June 2026 — Brief Ecology

Planetary Possibilities