Mother Pelican – January 2026

Another rich resource on Mother Earth as the new year dawns. We will value hearing of any piece that strikes you most profoundly. Peter 

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Luis Gutierrez <the.pelican.web@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 at 05:24
Subject: Mother Pelican ~ January 2026
To: solidarity-sustainability group <solidarity-sustainability@googlegroups.com>

Mother Pelican
A Journal of Solidarity and SustainabilityVol. 22, No. 1, January 2026

Education for Post-Growth

Education for post-growth entails both cognitive education and character education.
The transition from growth to post-growth will be a worldwide crisis of biblical proportions.
At such times of intense crisis, subjective character is as important as objective knowledge.


This edition includes several articles on critical issues of social and ecological justice, and supplements on human relations and global transition scenarios. The sequence of articles follows the see ~ judge ~ act pattern (more or less, with some overlaps) and it is becoming increasingly clear that the forthcoming transition from growth to post-growth is not likely to be fair and peaceful if global population and consumption keep growing. Can most humans adapt to supply constraints? Peacefully?

SEEING

Has the Economy Outgrown the Planet? An Introduction to Degrowth
John Mulrow


Are we on the Edge of Collapse? Impressive Data from a Recalibration of the World3 Simulation Model
Ugo Bardi


Too Many Promises ~ Too Few Future Physical Goods
Gail Tverberg


A Seneca Cliff for Global Democracy?
Thorsten Daubenfeld


Today’s Fractured Factoid: 2025 Update ~ Will the World, As We Know It, End in 2040?
Trenz Pruca


Equality Matters ~ When We Say that We Want Equality, What Do We Mean?
Vlad Bunea


Federal Land Management Reaches Full Sellout Under Trump
Kirsten Stade


The Trumpian Nightmare Has a Long Way to Go Before It’s Over
C.J. Polychroniou & Alexandra Boutri


JUDGING

Socio-Ecological Polarization and Stages of Human Development, from Egocentrism to Ecocentrism
Clifton Ware


Electricity Price Squeeze: Something’s Going to Give
Richard Heinberg


Why Collapse Is Inevitable ~ Part 1: The Nature and Nurture of Terminal Overshoot
William E. Rees


A Calmer Way Forward
Lyle Lewis


On Patriarchy, Masculinity, and How to Be a Good Man
Robert Jensen


Why Women’s Leadership Strengthens Disaster Resilience and Environmental Stewardship
Reynard Loki


How to Feed the World and Save the Planet ~ A View from the Ground
Helena Norberg-Hodge & Henry Coleman


The Sunset of the Renewable Dream
Art Berman


ACTING

Nurturing Early Childhood Education in a Post-Growth World: Lessons from Everyday Practice
Nilgün Cevher Kalburan


Indigenous and Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives as the Last Line Protecting the Planet
Reynard Loki


Development As Equality: A Gender Lens on Progress and Its Hidden Barriers
Bina Agarwal


Education in a Sustainable and Just Society
Ted Trainer


Where’s Our Outrage for the World’s Hungry, Dying Poor?
Adam Parsons


The Pope’s Call and the Response of Economy of Francesco: Goal 0 and the Fraternity Report
Secretariat, The Economy of Francesco


Lessons from Invasive Species that Humanity Refuses to Learn ~ A Call to Action
Gregg Lavoie


Taking on the Growth Monster ~ My Plea to Defenders of Mother Earth
Tony Povilitis


SUPPLEMENTS
Critique of Religious Patriarchy
Dynamics of Growth, De-Growth, and Post-Growth.
There is also an annotated archive with links to all articles published since May 2005. Human development in harmony with nature is the existential challenge of our time.

The mission of this journal is to foster human development within the limits of an integral ecology.You are invited to submit comments, suggestions, and articles for publication. Deadline is the 15th of the month to be considered for the following month.

Sincerely, Luis
Luis T. Gutiérrez, PhD
Editor, Mother Pelican Journal of Solidarity and Sustainability