From the Editor

I’ve always loved the fact that the word “inspiration” comes from the Latin spirare, to breathe. And breathing, in Latin, shares the same root as spiritus – spirit. The yogic wisdom embedded in that etymology has often been a kind of comfort. I like the idea that inspiration – to infuse with spirit – means breathing life into something.

Finding inspiration has been difficult for environmentalists in this season of diminished expectations. So the story of Tim DeChristopher has been especially welcome. DeChristopher’s powerful example of conviction has breathed new life into …more

Down in the Dark

Accompanying a Colombian Miner on His First Trip Underground Since an Accident Killed His Brother

by Anna-Katrina Gravgaard and Lorenzo Morales

Ready or Not

Even if We Stopped Burning All Fossil Fuels Today, We are Locked into Some Climate Changes. Time to Get Prepared

by Maureen Nandini Mitra

The Pursuit of Happiness

A New Measure of Societal Progress Can Help Save the Planet – and Us

by John de Graaf and Laura Musikanski