Hi! I’m Sarah. Minimum Viable Planet is my weeklyish newsletter about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. I’m always curious to know what you think.

P.S. I’m not kidding about Climate Boost the Economy. I’m going to make fetch happen.

Other language stuff to be mindful of:

Susie Cagle @susie_c

The “we are the virus” stuff is like one a half steps away from ecofascism and I genuinely worry about the folks I see toeing that line. Yes the air is very clean right now and the wild animals in the parks and the cities are very cute but mass death is not a climate plan.

Mary Annaïse Heglar @MaryHeglar

Apparently people still need to hear this, so 🗣🗣🗣A PANDEMIC IS NOT A CLIMATE SOLUTION🗣🗣🗣

3:55 PM ∙ Apr 16, 2020

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And yes it’s tough, but we can doooo this!!

Domenico @AvatarDomy

Moving wind turbine blade in difficult terrain.

6:02 AM ∙ Apr 14, 2020

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Also, this. Whoa!

Seth Klein @SethDKlein

This is big. @CityofVancouver council just passed policy that all new buildings will not be able to heat space or water using fossil fuels effective Jan 2022. Huge step forward on implementing #ClimateEmergency plan.

Christine Boyle @christineeboyle

It passes! So glad to see climate action move forward amid #covid19. Very grateful to the city staff who worked on this, and everyone who wrote to Council in support. #climateemergency #vanpoli #zeroemissionbuildings https://t.co/dCUswNoc6P https://t.co/GbBT3jjCwr

1:30 AM ∙ Apr 30, 2020

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I feel like my hero Missy Elliot missed an opportunity to make the #cooloffchallenge about cooling down the planet…but I want to hijack every meme to make it about climate change.

Missy Elliott @MissyElliott

10:06 PM ∙ Apr 29, 2020

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Missy Elliott @MissyElliott

Let’s Go!!!!! #CoolOff🥶🥶🥶

2:09 AM ∙ Apr 30, 2020

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Hope you are happy and healthy! Thanks for reading.

Have a great week,
Sarah