The name River Stone Renewables is borrowed from a metaphor presented by Kathleen Dean Moore in the final chapters of Great Tide Rising: Toward Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change. Moore compares the swift, powerful nature of rivers, and the way they are ingrained into the landscape, to the economic and political forces that have brought us to this time of ecological devastation. Although the river feels overwhelming and unstoppable, it changes direction, if only slightly, with every stone that is placed in its path. Moore’s answer to what one person can do about climate change is, “find your stone, and toss it in.” Through conscientious refusal, creative disruption, and courageous, relentless citizenship, change the flow of the river, one stone at a time.