Happy 2010.

I find it hard to believe that the last time I posted to the Realistic Sanctuary blog was May 2009.

Here’s why. I started writing exclusively on HuffPost between June and December 2009 as well as traveling to conferences like the Tallberg Forum and the U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen, pursuing journalism as a way to understand what economic and climate crises mean for human beings the world over.

Even still, trusted friends and readers have said I need to keep this blog — and the RS “brand” — alive, even with HuffPost.

So, in that spirit, here’s a roundup of articles I wrote last year with a promise to be more diligent in updating the Realistic Sanctuary blog.

Nature

Conveying the Campaign Message: The arts and advertising can galvanise public and political will in tackling global warming. But shared concern for human health is a better motivator than polar bears, finds Sanjay Khanna. – Oct. 22, 2009

(Note: This was the “most tweeted article” in Nature’s special “Destination Copenhagen” issue, perhaps indicating a widespread interest in finding more meaningful ways to communicate the climate issue to the public.)

HuffPost

Copenhagen Meltdown – Dec. 17, 2009

Politicians Can Count on Popular Despair After Copenhagen – Dec. 15, 2009

Are You Resilient? If So, Encourage Psychological and Social Resilience Wherever You Can – Oct. 15, 2009

New Dr. Strangeloves and the Prospect of Geo-Engineered “Adaptation” – Sept. 8, 2009

From Climate Science to Climate Justice: Climate Change a Symptom of Man’s Inhumanity to Man – Jul. 11, 2009

The Tyee

Copenhagen Meltdown – Dec. 17, 2009

Politicians Can Count on Popular Despair After Copenhagen – Dec. 14, 2009

Hope you’re able to sample even some of the articles here, and to enjoy them.

More to come and soon!