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First I just want to say thank you! After publishing the “CS is Ending” newsletter, I heard from well over 200 people. Thank you all for your outpouring of gratitude, well wishes, and for sharing your stories of what Crowdsourcing Sustainability has meant to you. I’ve...
Taking Climate Action in Your Community!
One of the most effective yet overlooked levers that each of us can pull to accelerate climate solutions is being active citizens at the local level. This is where your vote and advocacy have the most weight. It’s the level of government where things can be done the...
Why Emotions Are Key to Accelerating Climate Action
We spend a lot of time focusing on what we can do about the climate crisis - and for good reason. But today we’re taking a step back from the actions themselves to look at what motivates people to act (or prevents them from doing so). Yes, we’re talking about human...
CS is Ending. It’s been a good run.
Over the last 5 years, Crowdsourcing Sustainability has educated, inspired, and empowered tens of thousands of people to see the world differently and take meaningful climate action. Together, we have made a remarkable impact since 2018. And I’ve loved being on this...
How the Media Continues to Fail Us on Climate & What Needs to Change
Back in March, Rachel and I had the pleasure of speaking at Harvard’s Social Enterprise Conference about “The role media plays in shaping climate change narratives”. It went really well! Lots of great people, questions, ideas, and dialogue. But, for one reason or...
CS 2022 Annual Report and Highlights
Today I’m happy to share Crowdsourcing Sustainability’s 2022 annual report with you! We’re very proud of what our scrappy startup nonprofit was able to accomplish last year in partnership with all of you. You can find the full report here. And for those who want the...
Community Climate Action Podcast & Upcoming Workshop + We’re Hiring!
Just a few quick things for you today! Our latest podcast episode with Seattle’s Director of Sustainability Upcoming workshop on community climate action We’re hiring a Content Publishing & Social Media Manager Local Climate Action: Insider Info, Strategy, and...
How to Be a Local Climate Leader & Our Origin Story
Just a few quick things to share with you this week! Origin Story Podcast Hear From the Experts on Multisolving & Electrifying Your Home Workshop: How to Be an Effective Local Climate Leader! Origin Story I was recently interviewed by the good people over...
Celebrating 5 Years of Crowdsourcing Sustainability!
I wrote Crowdsourcing Sustainability’s first newsletter in May 2018 for 91 people. Five years and 200+ newsletters later, over 200,000 people in 150+ countries are subscribed. As I was reflecting on the last five years to figure out what to write to you today, one...
⚖️ Equitable Electrification & a Just Transition
Today we're talking about why equity is critical to decarbonization and ways to center it. As I've written before: "Decarbonization in and of itself isn’t necessarily good enough because how we do it matters a hell of a lot. Different decarbonization pathways have...
Putting Our Learning Into Action Together
It’s April! Wow, time just never stops rolling huh?! As you’re reading this newsletter, likely amidst a million other thoughts and tasks, I encourage you to take a moment to pause - take a breath, look outside your window if you can, and just tap into what’s happening...
Sustainable Investing Builds the Future We Want
We recently talked about “How to Switch to A Climate-Positive Bank” because: Your bank is probably using your money to support the fossil fuel industry and climate collapse. What you do with your cash may be the biggest part of your carbon footprint....
Day of Action! Breaking up with Fossil Fuel Banks on 3.21.23
This month we’re focused on helping people like YOU in the CS community to make sure our money is supporting climate solutions instead of climate collapse. The 60 biggest banks have given a staggering $4.6 trillion to the fossil fuel industry since the Paris Agreement...
Mining, the Clean Energy Transition, and Justice
We've been doing a lot on electrification lately because it plays a central role in getting to zero emissions. But it's important that we also zoom out for a comprehensive look at what this major transformation of our energy system entails. I recently read a fantastic...
Sustainable Banking & Investing Webinar Next Week!
Two quick things for you this week: We're hosting a Sustainable Banking & Investing Webinar on Friday, March 3rd at 3:00 PM EST with an all-star panel to help you understand the carbon footprint of our cash and what we can do about it - both personally and in...
⚡”When it dies, electrify”⚡
You may have noticed the movement to electrify everything is starting to pick up steam! In particular, there's been a lot of buzz recently about the terrible impacts gas stoves have on our health. Rachel and I recently got to chat with Saul Griffith about...
The New CS Community is LIVE!
We have very exciting news to share with you today! The new Crowdsourcing Sustainability Community is officially live! So come on in! ? Ryan and I have been working away to bring you the best online community platform we can find and design an experience that will be...
Y’all rock!
I just wanted to send a quick note to thank everyone for all of your support to end 2022. We really appreciate you helping us to finish the year on a high note! More specifically... A huge thank you to the 120+ people who took the time to fill out our Community Impact...
CS’s New Year + Community Launch heads up
I hope you had a genuinely joyful and nourishing holiday season and a celebratory crossing of the threshold from one calendar year to the next. I know that the holiday season and the end/beginning of the year can be a challenging time for a lot of folks, so I hope you...
Community Impact
I could use your help today! Instead of spending the normal 5-10 minutes reading our newsletter, would you please use that time to fill out our impact survey? This would be super helpful because it's important for us to better understand: The collective impact the...
Electrifying Everything: Getting off fossil fuels asap
In August, the US government passed a historic climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act. It's not nearly enough of course, but it is a start that we can build on. We've got to celebrate the wins and work with what we've got! It means that, starting in 2023, US...
Bill McKibben on Where We Are, How We Got Here, and What to Do!
Today I'm excited to share a conversation we recently had on the CS podcast with the one and only Bill McKibben! Lots of wisdom in this one. We crafted our questions so you could hear Bill's 30,000-foot view of the past, present, and future: How did we get into this...
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...
How to go solar ☀️ (with minimal hassle & maximum savings!)
As you may know, the planetary emergency threatens the building blocks of society and requires an all-hands-on-deck response. We really need to make justice-centered sustainability the organizing principle of society to get to zero emissions asap. To do this we need...
Your Donations Are Now Tripled!!!
(Reminder for context: This newsletter is brought to you by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit I have dedicated the last 4+ years of my life to, Crowdsourcing Sustainability!) I have some exciting news. We are thrilled to announce that Crowdsourcing Sustainability just received...