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Climate Change: Can One Person Really Make a Difference?
YOU are way more influential than you realize – and I’ve got the info to prove it. Although you’re just one person, what you do or don’t do really does make a difference. And that is fantastic news 🙂
How to Switch to a Climate-Positive Bank!
The hard truth is that your bank is probably using your money to support the fossil fuel industry and climate collapse. That’s why moving your money to a sustainable bank could be the most impactful action you can take to reduce your carbon footprint (or your...
The world that is…and what it *could* be (part 2!)
This is the second half of a 2-part newsletter (here's part 1). And it's the longest newsletter I've ever written. Turns out it takes a while to paint a picture of a totally transformed future world. So if you happen to be pressed for time now, I'd encourage you to...
Best Climate and Sustainability Books
Happy Friday - hope all is well with you! Today I’m sharing my favorite climate and sustainability-related books. I decided to have a little bit of fun and weave the titles into an overarching message (you can also find the full list of books with links and...
Environmental Justice & Climate as a Winning Political Strategy
Better understanding the many racial and environmental justice connections. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how I needed to improve and be a better ally to the Black Lives Matter movement. A part of my action so far has been to better educate myself on the...
Get who’s ready to act now. And go.
Humanity needs to limit warming as much as possible to prevent unimaginable amounts of suffering, death, and potentially even societal collapse. (Haaappy Thursday! ...stick with it - gets better in a bit.) The Paris Agreement aims to limit warming to 2°C, with...
16 Sustainability Leaders Weigh In: How YOU Can Help To Reverse Global Warming
Ever wonder how you can help solve the climate crisis? Top sustainability leaders in the world share their wisdom on the most effective things each one of us can do to help.
Mindset, Self-Care, Community, and Persistence
Today I just want to share what I've been thinking about recently. It's a little perspective on where we are and some things to keep in mind for the years and decades ahead of us. Hope you find it helpful in one way or another! The road ahead Despite positive momentum...
Your climate journey & climate action guide
If you're reading this, odds are you're on a climate journey. I think of a climate journey as the unique path each of us takes over time as we learn more about the planetary emergency and decide what to do about it. I've been on my climate journey for nearly a decade...
How to make your company a climate leader
Last Friday I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Weihl who has been a true pioneer in the corporate sustainability world, spearheading the efforts at Google and Facebook since 2006. In 2020 Bill started a new organization called Climate Voice which is on a mission...
Climate action helps improve *every other issue at the same time*
I hope all is well with you in these trying times. Living in 2020 is a lot, isn't it? I'm just coming back from a brief, much-needed break from work (I swear, time has never moved as fast as it did last week). Today, as promised, I'll be connecting the dots between...
Best Climate and Sustainability Newsletters
“Everyone needs to be educated on climate change because climate change and our response to it is going to change the world over the next 25 years as much as the internet did in the last 25 years.” — Joe Romm "The climate emergency is not just another issue — it’s an...
The 5 Big Machines You Need to Get Off Fossil Fuels
Before we dive in, I want to quickly paint the bigger picture with a few important pieces of context: A whopping 42% of energy-related emissions in the US are determined by the decisions each of us makes in our households. We have the solutions to address this. We...
Collective Consciousness and Climate: Change the Story
Man-made climate change is a symptom. To understand the cause of it, we must first understand something invisible, fundamental, and powerful about our species. We must become aware of humanity’s superpower. History tells us that we, homo sapiens, were somewhere in the...
Resources for Finding a Job in Climate!
I know there are a lot of people out there who want to work in climate (which is amazing!) but are having a hard time finding a job (not so amazing). So today I'm sharing the best resources I know of for all the climate job seekers out there. If you've been looking...
Climate solutions at work: a guide for employees!
Companies arguably exercise more power than both governments and citizens in today's society. So what they choose to do (or not do) really matters. Especially when it comes to climate. They're starting to move in the right direction. But they still have a long way to...
What makes someone a sustainability leader?
I believe being a sustainability leader is fundamentally about saving and improving as many lives as possible. It's about helping life on earth to consistently thrive. The best way to do this will inevitably change over time as circumstances change. But right now, in...
Key Takeaways from “The Drawdown Review 2020”
Project Drawdown is the world's leading resource for climate solutions. Their mission is to help the world reach "Drawdown" - as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible. For those who don't know, "Drawdown is the future point in time when levels of...
The Climate Crisis: Where we stand and what to do about it
The climate crisis is not just another issue. It is an era. This is the main thing people are still totally failing to grasp so let me repeat it: The climate crisis is not just another issue. It is an era. "Climate change and our response to it is going to change the...
How to Help Stop Climate Change
Learn how to minimize your personal footprint and maximize your impact to affect sustainable change. This post explores strategies you can utilize, what the average carbon footprint looks like, and provides a menu of actionable ideas to choose from to get you started.
Climate Change: Understanding Our Situation with Analogies
Climate change is complex. Some concepts can be tricky and many numbers are incomprehensibly big. Analogies make things easier to understand. This is the story of what's happening, why, and what to do about it using as many analogies as possible. Earth has a serious...