Brian Tokar is an activist and author, and a long-time faculty and board member of the Institute for Social Ecology. His books include The Green Alternative, Earth for Sale, Toward Climate Justice and three edited volumes on biotechnology and food issues. His latest book is Climate Justice and Community Renewal: Resistance and Grassroots Solutions (Routledge, 2020), coedited with Tamra Gilbertson.
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An Important New Book on the Praxis of Social Ecology
A new book offers offers a welcome, up-to-date examination of social ecology as a living tradition.
August 1, 2025
Nuclear Fusion: Don’t believe the hype!
So why all this attention toward the imagined potential for fusion energy? It is yet another attempt by those who believe that only a mega-scaled, technology-intensive approach can be a viable alternative to our current fossil fuel-dependent energy infrastructure.
January 3, 2023
The Dialectic of Tech and Society
Since the heyday of technological determinism in the 1960s, many authors have written eloquently about how developments in technology are more typically the outcome of particular social and economic arrangements.
February 28, 2022
On Technology’s Past and Future
Since the heyday of technological determinism in the 1960s, many authors have written eloquently about how developments in technology are more typically the outcome of particular social and economic arrangements.
January 18, 2022
The IPCC Report: Key Findings and Radical Implications
When the current IPCC report was first released, the UN Secretary General described it as a “code red for humanity,” and called for decisive action.
August 24, 2021
Climate Justice and Movement Building: An Interview with Brian Tokar
When we started organizing around climate justice back in the early period of 2006 to 2009 it was mostly just an idea. Now there are local groups and national scale groups all over the world that strongly identify with the mission of climate justice…
June 4, 2021