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The Joy Issue
Joy can strengthen our resolve, help us unlock creativity, and bolster our resilience. In this issue, we explore the importance and power of finding joy in the face of grief, anger, and a changing climate.
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![Conceptual illustration of yellow theater masks, both smiling]()
Art imitates life in plays about finding joy and hope in climate disaster
In a growing number of small theaters nationwide, the climate crisis is landing a starring role.
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![Collage of dolphin jumping with purple background]()
What the rich inner lives of dolphins can teach us about climate solutions
Knowing that the charismatic cetaceans express joy, compassion, and other “human” emotions can inform and inspire our own climate work.
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![Collage of young Black girl running with kite on yellow background]()
![Collage of young Black girl running with kite on yellow background]()
Through the eyes of children
Kids approach the world with a sense of play and wonder. How would the climate crisis be different if we did, too?
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Laughter is the ultimate unifier. Can it work for climate action?
Research shows that humor can help get climate messaging across. Activists and comedians alike are starting to take notice.
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What can you do for the climate? (Not everything, but start here.)
How to find joy in mitigating climate change.
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Hila the Killa dresses up as the Earth and raps about climate. Audiences love it.
A conversation with the Brooklyn eco-rapper who charms viewers with a combination of rap, comedy, and advocacy.
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Dallas Goldtooth on the liberation of laughter and the power of joy in organizing
The "Reservation Dogs" actor, comedian, and organizer believes “if we can laugh at our oppressors, it takes away the power of our oppressors.”
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![Conceptual illustration of smiley face made up of footprints on yellow background]()
Happy Climate is on a mission to show what we gain from climate action
The project focuses on how taking small steps to reduce your carbon footprint can mean more time, more connection, and greater happiness.
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Being a climate steward has a side benefit: joy
When hopelessness creeps in, I go to my garden.
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![Students walk through path lined with palm trees on Arizona State University's campus]()
![Students walk through path lined with palm trees on Arizona State University's campus]()
Our university gave us $1 million to invest. We bought (some nominal) shares in Chevron.
At Arizona State University, our student group is greening the endowment from the inside, by becoming shareholders.
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Public banks can help make real climate progress. Why is there only one in the U.S.?
These nonprofit entities invest tax dollars in local projects and entrepreneurs that have been historically denied loans — and they don’t answer to shareholders.
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![Floodwater surrounds homes in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana]()
![Floodwater surrounds homes in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana]()
Tax dollars are going toward rebuilding homes without climate resiliency. Federal standards can help.
Many U.S. communities have outdated or nonexistent building codes.
