Submit a Story or Data Source

We’re looking for original reporting, analysis, and datasets that connect carbon emissions, environmental impact, and virtual worlds. If you’ve done research on Second Life’s server footprint, documented a climate-focused project in a virtual environment, or tracked sustainability practices in online spaces, we want to hear about it.

This isn’t a closed publication. We work with independent researchers, environmental practitioners, and people who’ve simply noticed something worth documenting.

What we publish

• Case studies of carbon reduction efforts within virtual platforms
• Original data on energy use, emissions, or environmental metrics
• Analysis of policy or design choices that affect sustainability
• Interviews with developers, researchers, or community members working on these issues
• Critiques, reviews, or field observations from virtual environments
• Datasets with clear methodology and source documentation

How to submit

Send your pitch or completed work to [email protected]. Include a brief summary of what you’re offering, your background or credentials if relevant, and any links to related work. For datasets, describe your methodology and how others can access or verify the information.

We review submissions within two weeks. If we’re interested, we’ll discuss editing, fact-checking, and publication timeline. We don’t pay contributors, but we do credit your work prominently and link to your website or research profile.

Editorial standards

We favor clear, specific claims over broad statements. Show your work. If you’re citing other research, link to it. If you’ve gathered data yourself, explain how. We’ll fact-check numbers and claims before publishing, and we ask contributors to be willing to discuss their findings with our readers.

We’re skeptical of corporate greenwashing and vendor claims, and we expect the same rigor from submissions. A strong article makes a defensible argument, not a sales pitch.

We cover the intersection of carbon, ecology, and virtual worlds. That’s a specific beat. Submissions that wander far from it probably won’t fit, no matter how well-written.