Cooler Futures

Cooler Futures

Home
Archive
About
When the Lights Go Out? Let’s Build Communities, Not Bunkers
We are most safe when we are in community, caring for each other, supporting one another. Not to mention it's a lot more fun.
 • Michael Kavate
How to make a daily difference, for a lifetime
Micro Activism by Omkari Williams is a loving reminder for would-be activists that how we prepare ourselves is as important as what we end up doing
 • Michael Kavate
Wondering what the hell to do right now?
With the U.S. in upheaval, the international order unraveling and the mercury hitting record levels, here's one idea on how to respond.
 • Michael Kavate
The home next door was inspiring. But we need fewer like it.
Next City op-ed: Our current crises demand more than small-scale ecologically-conscious architecture. For the good of us all, we must make our cities…
 • Michael Kavate
I went car-free in the suburbs. I'm happier and healthier, and wish I did it sooner.
My first-ever piece for Business Insider on the delights of living without a car.
 • Michael Kavate
I came out as a snob. In the pages of The Guardian.
My first-ever piece for the English outlet was on why I quit gas stoves.
 • Michael Kavate
What my grandma’s California trailer taught me about housing and elder care
I shared my memories of her in my first-ever Los Angeles Times op-ed.
 • Michael Kavate
Cooler Futures
Cooler Futures
A newsletter about how we can choose a future that is better not only for the climate, but also all of us.
Recommendations
The New Fatherhood
The New Fatherhood
Kevin Maguire
The Crucial Years
The Crucial Years
Bill McKibben
Chasing Nature
Chasing Nature
Bryan Pfeiffer
HEATED
HEATED
Emily Atkin
Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie

Cooler Futures

AboutArchiveRecommendationsSitemap
© 2026 Michael Kavate · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture