What is Planet Days?

Welcome to Planet Days, a green newsletter for a greenwashed Planet.

What does it mean to go green? Like actually green. I’m not talking recycling or reusable bags or electric vehicles — after all, there’s nothing green about driving and then parking a 1,000-pound electric vehicle for one person (and building a society around such actions).

Planet Days will call out such discrepancies, while offering visions of a greener future that transcend this outdated view of environmentalism. Just as importantly, we’ll do our best to navigate the tradeoffs that such a vision requires.

As a subscriber, you can expect a newsletter every other week (or so), consisting of a three-minute read on what it means to actually go green — in topics ranging from gas stoves and recycling bins to electric vehicles and lawns.

I hope that through this newsletter, we can also spark discussions about climate change that reach audiences beyond the traditional environmental insiders. And I hope that in the process we can envision and move toward a better, smarter, and, yes, greener Planet.