Rebecca Wisent

Jan 9, 2025 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Bill McKibben |Heather Richardson |Rebecca Wisent

Hello everyone:As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read this week’s curated Anthropocene news. Now on to the writing:Many years ago, on a hitchhiking trip during a college spring break - to New Orleans from western Massachusetts - I was lucky enough to catch a ride with a trucker who took me from a wintry truck stop outside Hartford, CT, to a warmer one outside Knoxville, TN.

Aug 2, 2024 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Rebecca Wisent

Hello everyone:When Heather and I lost our sweet old collie two and a half years ago, I put together this essay exploring what our relationships with pets might say about our larger relationship with the living world. Heather and I are still dogless (though we frequently talk about adopting another dog), and I think the writing here still speaks to the world we’re making amid the world we’re unmaking.

May 24, 2024 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Rebecca Wisent |Mike Shanahan

Hello everyone:As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read this week’s curated collection of Anthropocene news. Now on to this week’s writing:As far as I understand it, whatever the universe is is very thinly dotted with light. Life on Earth (and perhaps elsewhere) exists because, in the magical creation of biology from chemistry, it learned to feed on its local light.

May 1, 2024 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Rebecca Wisent |Sam Matey |Chloe Hope

Hello everyone:As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read some curated Anthropocene news. You’ll find a larger-than-normal list of important stuff this week. Now on to this week’s writing:Keeping with my New Year’s resolution theme from last week – “Promises to Keep” – let’s look at what’s making it harder to keep our Endangered Species Act promises, and then segue to a path forward through the chaos.

Apr 26, 2024 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Rebecca Wisent

Hello everyone:As a reminder, I’m celebrating the third anniversary of the Field Guide by offering a 20% discount paid subscription until May 1st. If my work here has value to you, and if you can afford it, I’d be honored to have you as a paid subscriber. As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read some curated Anthropocene news. Now on to this week’s writing:I wonder how many of you have a strong opinion about dams or hydropower.