Substacks recommended by Jessica Hetherington | Faith. Climate Crisis. Action

Recommended by Jessica Hetherington

Dive into biweekly positive sustainability highlights, thought-provoking stories, up-to-date business insights, and a daily dose of knowledge to spark curiosity and inspire action.

The Tragic Optimist

By Andrew Boyd

Dispatches from the better catastrophe, writings from Andrew Boyd.

Cool It: Simple Steps to Save the Planet

By Sari Fordham

A monthly newsletters for busy people--like me--who care about the environment and would like to do something about it.

Mike’s Substack

By Mike Starr

Non-fiction articles, original fiction, memoirs, and creative non-fiction.

The Analog Family

By Katherine Martinko

How can we be better parents in a digital era? Smart guidance on how to fight tech takeover, embrace independence, tolerate boredom, and navigate FOMO, from the author of Childhood Unplugged

Going Gently

By Satya

...helping you be kinder to yourself

Third Act Faith Going Deep

Open in app ∙ Open in browser A publication of longer essays by Third Act Faith members, allowing us to share the broad expertise and experience of of membership.

Letters from a Muslim Woman

By Noha Beshir

I share life as Western Muslim through the lens of mental health, motherhood, faith, and the multi-generational immigrant experience.

Sara’s Lenses

By Sara Em

art; creation care; light & life; relationships, beauty, & stories as I go

If you find my work meaningful, you may always enjoy this Substack too!

- Jessica Hetherington

Third Acts of Faith

By Third Act Faith

News and views of elders of faith and conscience working to stabilize the climate and our democracy.

The Energy Mix Weekender

By Mitchell Beer

The Best of the Climate News You Need

Slow Scottish Stories

By Molly Ella

Slow weekly stories from the Scottish Highlands. The perfect gentle community to help simplify your life, hone your creative career, swap seasonal book recommendations and immerse yourself in nature. So grab a cuppa and come on in…

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

This newsletter is written by Bill McKibben, author and environmental activist. He is also a practicing Methodist, which is a cool fact!

- Jessica Hetherington

Wild + Waste

By Sarah Southern

A bi-weekly (sometimes weekly) newsletter exploring the practice of wonder and our connectivity to place, people, and the divine.

Carbon Upfront!

By Lloyd Alter

Available from New Society Publishers, looking at the upfront carbon in everything.

Carbon Upfront is written by Lloyd Alter, a Canadian author of the book Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle. His essays help us to understand the complexities of a high-carbon lifestyle, and offer hope for moving to low-carbon ways of living.

- Jessica Hetherington

The Green Dispatch

By Paul Hormick

Cutting-edge news and science on the environment and climate change

Gen Dread

A newsletter about staying sane in the climate crisis.

Climate In Colour

By Joycelyn Longdon

Diverse and accessible climate conversations for the climate curious.

I discovered Joycelyn Longdon on IG, where she brings together issues of climate justice and how it intersects with other justice issues. She is a brilliant PhD student, too!

- Jessica Hetherington

Weather Trader

By Weather and Climate Substack

Daily updates on global extreme weather and climate from an advanced data perspective. Weather modeling, analysis, and mapping on a daily basis from today to weeks in the advance, Weather Trader keeps the public apprised of impactful weather events.

The Cottage

By Diana Butler Bass

Part retreat, part think tank. A place for inspiration and ideas about culture, faith, and spirit.

The Turnstone

By Melanie Newfield

I believe that the science behind important issues should be accessible to everyone

The Intellectual Investor

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Value Investing, Life/Philosophy and Classical Music Explained

The Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Grace for fuck-ups. Prayer for the impious. A space for spiritual misfits.

Sarah Bessey's Field Notes

The popular newsletter from writer Sarah Bessey with exclusive essays, the books worth reading, good things, special devotional series, theology deep dives, community conversations, and so much more.