Big data from Denmark proves that growing up in green spaces makes you mentally healthier the rest of your life. The decimation of the native North American populations in the 15th-16th century contributed to the Little Ice Age in Europe, but at least there’s a green lining to this colonial cloud: reforestation rapidly reverses warming. Clean energy and energy efficiency boost the economy. Virginia’s natural areas are much better than its solar policies. In our story, Fern and Meredith compete in The Great Bird Bake Off. Both Fern and Soren Kierkegaard confront the problem of authenticity.