As we reflect back on 2019 it's easy to see a bright line of hope running through.


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NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 20, 2019
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** Ending 2019 on a Bright Note
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I’ve heard from a number of readers during the past month who say our Winter magazine really resonated with them. (Two of these readers may have been my parents, but I promise there were others, too!) They felt hope upon reading about the small Mexican town coming ([link removed]) together to fight a mega dam project that would drown it. They felt inspired by the work of Claire Rosen ([link removed]) , who is drawing attention to all we share in common with nonhuman beings in her striking photographs of cobras, hedgehogs, bison, and more. And they connected with Maureen Nandini Mitra’s Letter from the Editor ([link removed]) , in which she seeks out — and finds — stories of strength and resistance throughout the pages of the magazine.

As we reflect back on 2019 here at the Journal, it’s easy to glean a similar sense of hope from so many of the stories we have brought you this past year. And unsurprisingly, it is these same articles — the ones that tell stories of resilience in the face of unthinkable challenges, and of solutions to some of our most heart-breaking problems — that seem to have most resonated with you, our readers.

In the spirit of a 2019 that has brought bursts of light even during the darkest times, we’re sharing some of our most read stories of the year. We hope they bring you as much comfort as they have brought us, and we look forward to a new decade in which this light might start to shine brighter.

Wishing you all a peaceful close to this year, and a 2020 full of hope.
Zoe Loftus-Farren
Managing Editor, Earth Island Journal
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** Climate Hope for All ([link removed])
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This interview with climate scientist Susanne Moser is hand’s down our most popular read of the year. We’re guessing it’s because of the hope she offers readers in the face of climate despair. “Functional denial” about the environmental destruction all around us, is actually a form of hope,” she says, and “the functional part is that we have to keep going regardless.”
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** Speaking From the Trees ([link removed])
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This past spring, 71-year-old grandpa Terry Christenson scaled a giant cottonwood tree in Burnaby, British Columbia, with one goal in mind: send a message to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it was time to scrap plans for the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. Christenson, who said he was protesting for his grandchildren and their children, may not have inspired Trudeau to reverse course, but his action captured more than a few hearts and minds around the world.
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** Back Come the Weasels ([link removed])
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Wildlife biologists often face an uphill battle to save the species they love. But in Washington, their work to ensure that three weasel species — wolverines, fishers, and martens — have a future in the state seem to be bearing fruit.
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** How to Carry Leaves 101 ([link removed])
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We might be environmental journalists, but that doesn’t mean we know it all. We had no idea, for instance, that opossums do this with their tails. Did you?

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** Pitting Pikas Against Trump? Adorable! ([link removed])
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Animals battling Trump in the virtual world. What’s not to love about that? Now, if only they could out-game him on Twitter!
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