Robin Kristufek, Public Health Nurse

Dear Great great grandchildren, You must be wondering “Why??? Why can we only walk on 1% of earth’s land? Why are water and soil so poisonous that our mother does not let us touch it in some places? Why are …Read more

Peter López, Typer

Sabbath ~ November 21, 2015 Letter to the Future: I pray we leave enough of the Earth intact for those who are sill around in the future to make the best of it. Mass unity based upon basic humane principles …Read more

Rose Wesley, Medical Social Worker

Dear great great grandchildren, If you are reading this it means you found the time capsule I buried in 2015 in the backyard near our great magnificent tree. That is good news as it means the Paris Climate Talks were …Read more

Aisha Johnk, Preschool Teacher

Dear Future Generation, Are you a relative of mine? Perhaps my Great Great Grandchild? If so then something dramatic has happened in my lifetime. Hopefully what happened is a global awareness of the destruction we are doing to our planet. …Read more

Bruce Jones, Construction

Dear people living on Earth in 2100, I have always had hope, a great hope that we humans beings are an evolving race. I would hate to believe that we keep on destroying our planet at the same rate we …Read more

Jose Guerrero, Graphic Designer & Web Developer

Dear future spawn of mine, Sorry about the predicament we put you in. I know sorry won't stop the dryer longer droughts or reclaim the billions of acres of arid wasteland. Sorry won't calm the maniacal fervor of the superstorms …Read more

Jeff vonKaenel, Alternative Weekly Publisher

My hope is that a hundred years from now we not only have a wonderful climate on our beautiful planet, but also that it will be filled with people like my long time friend and associate, Melinda Welsh, who inspired …Read more

Joaquín Cano, California Senate Consultant

Dear great grandchildren, Several decades ago I wrote this article about the damages we, humans, were inflicting to our Mother Earth. I wished it wasn't too late, and had the high hopes that if you finally would be able to …Read more

Daniel Wilson, Journalist

Dear Future, I am going to cut right to the chase because I waited until the last second to get this done. Hey, what can I say? I’m a journalist and I’m used to working on deadlines. If that deadline …Read more

Julie Audell, Program Coordinator, Nonprofit Organization

Hello, First off, I need to admit that I have zero authority. I hold no credentials. I have no background in this field. I am simply, human. The reason I am even writing this, is because I am pregnant with …Read more

Kathryn Stanton, Professor of Geology, Sacramento City College

To My Great-Great Grandchildren: As we approach the Paris 2015 climate talks, I have fears as well as hopes. My first hope is that this letter finds you and the Earth, six generations from now, in good health! I have …Read more

Jan Haag, Professor, Journalism/English

The year I graduated from high school the country wrapped itself in the flag for the nation’s bicentennial. Everything turned red, white and blue in 1976. I turned 18 in July and began college after Labor Day. I voted for …Read more

Natasha von Kaenel, Writer

Dear li'l one, To be honest, I used to think about you a lot more. When I was younger, I remember getting furious at the adults for not doing more to prevent climate change, not protecting our planet for the …Read more

Liam McDaid, Professor of Astronomy, Sacramento City College

We had everything. Well, maybe not casinos on Mars. We had a world that was healthier, safer, with access to more information and personal power than ever before in history. It was maintained with a catch – the widespread use …Read more

Craig Davis, Geography Professor, Sacramento City College

My original thought on writing this letter was to address it to my son Luka as he is my most immediate connection to the future. Addressing people farther removed in time is a bit more ethereal but I think my …Read more

Tamara Cheshire, Indigenous Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies

Well my Great Ones, the Europeans finally tried to do something after all this time. We told them over and over again; we showed them how to sustain and live within the capacity of their environment; but for hundreds of …Read more

Joey Garcia, Author, Advice Columnist

Dear Ones, I am writing to ask for forgiveness and understanding. More accurately, I want to explain how our relationship with Earth went terribly, terribly wrong during my lifetime. At the 2015 Paris Climate Talks, the differences between Earth’s needs …Read more

Ginny McReynolds, Writer, Retired Dean

Dear Future Friends, I am writing this just three months before the Paris Summit, the UN Climate Change Conference of 2015, when the nations of the world will finally make a commitment to reduce global emissions. I know when you …Read more