by Ryan Hagen | Feb 1, 2019 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Big Picture, Climate Change, Exciting - What on EARTH?!
Magnitude and pace of climate change For those who don’t know, I live just outside of Boston, MA in the US. We’ve had a bit of freezing cold this week, but it was nothing compared to the cold felt in the upper Midwest. If you didn’t catch it the...
by Ryan Hagen | Jan 25, 2019 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Climate Change, Empowering, Exciting - What on EARTH?!
World Economic Forum, Greta Thunberg, and Nobel Prize for climate action Here’s some of the most notable climate and sustainability news, the story of an activist working to bring a Nobel Prize for climate action to life, and an easy action you can take to help....
by Ryan Hagen | Jan 18, 2019 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Big Picture, Climate Change, Exciting - What on EARTH?!
Where we stand in 2019 Welcome to the Crowdsourcing Sustainability community! I hope you’re 2019 is off to a great start. I thought this would be a good time to do a brief summary of the big picture and where we stand today (it’s not pretty), then share...
by Ryan Hagen | Dec 7, 2018 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Big Picture, Climate Change, Exciting - What on EARTH?!, Sustainable Actions
Big picture of where we stand Watch out, comin’ in hot! Quick high-level reminder and update. We have warmed the world by at least 1°C (1.8°F) so far. We are on pace to reach 3°C to 3.5°C (5.4°F to 6.3°F). The Paris Agreement is our attempt to limit global...
by Ryan Hagen | Nov 1, 2019 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Sustainable Actions, Take Sustainable Action - What on EARTH?!
Why So Many Americans Are Silent About the Climate Crisis Last weekend I had the pleasure of presenting to a class of confirmation students and their parents. As always, I did my best to toe the line of telling the hard truth about the climate crisis while also...
by Ryan Hagen | May 3, 2019 | Alarming - What on EARTH?!, Climate Change, Take Sustainable Action - What on EARTH?!
Sea Level Rise: It’s Probably Worse Than You Think As you know, this newsletter is usually fairly inspiring. But this one is not (overall). And that’s because we really need to talk about sea level rise again. Sorry, but the stakes are insanely high and...
