ecoanxiety

The Service Superpower Blog

Formerly The Eco-Anxiety Blog

News and analysis about the climate crisis, mental health, and how to leverage your gifts to be part of the climate movement

A Green Recovery: Build Back Better Bill Passes the House

hwhite

Nov 23
2 min

A Green Recovery: Build Back Better Bill Passes the House

On November, 19, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better legislation, H.R. 5376 in a vote of 220-212, that...

emilynfowler

Nov 4
3 min

A Growing Wave

A call for climate policy solutions that begin with YOU. A new report shows that mental health should factor into #COP26 negotiations and...

emilynfowler

Nov 2
3 min

All Souls/Daily Practice

All Souls Day in my home. How do we want to be remembered? What world are we creating for the next generation?

emilynfowler

Oct 25
1 min

Welcome to the Dictionary, Eco-Anxiety

Just in time for Glasgow & COP26, the climate world (and OneGreenThing community) got a bit of a nod from the Oxford English Dictionary...

EPA Announces New Plan on Forever Chemicals

hwhite

Oct 20
2 min

EPA Announces New Plan on Forever Chemicals

Attention Adventurers & Sparks: Monday, October 17, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced a new plan to...

Racial Justice & the Built Environment: Non-White Communities Suffer from Hotter Temperatures

hwhite

Oct 17
2 min

Racial Justice & the Built Environment: Non-White Communities Suffer from Hotter Temperatures

Attention Sages & Philanthropists! "Money doesn't grow on trees but it is certainly concentrated underneath them across the U.S.,"...

emilynfowler

Sep 15
4 min

The Data & The Kids Don't Lie

This week a major study of 10,000 young people from 10 different countries published in The Lancet Planetary Health Journal made clear...

It's time for an Intergenerational Partnership on Climate

hwhite

Aug 4
3 min

It's time for an Intergenerational Partnership on Climate

Climate action is on the forefront of young people's minds. A recent poll from the U.S. Conference on Mayors discovered that 80% of young...

How to Buy Carbon Offsets for Your Next Trip

hwhite

Jul 21
3 min

How to Buy Carbon Offsets for Your Next Trip

Buying carbon offsets for your next trip is simple and can help create momentum for culture change for big climate solutions.

hwhite

Jul 8
2 min

The Revolutionary Concept of Joy

Joy is a revolutionary concept that we can apply to climate action.

hwhite

Jul 2
1 min

Ready for Hot Climate Summer?

Ready for Hot Climate Summer? It's going to be a scorcher. Learn more on how to get involved in the climate movement here.

hwhite

Jul 1
2 min

Courage & Climate Action

Courage starts with small steps. So does climate action. Your daily practice of sustainability can inspire others.

Scorching Heat, Melting Glaciers & Off the Charts Anxiety

hwhite

Jun 30
2 min

Scorching Heat, Melting Glaciers & Off the Charts Anxiety

Hey Adventurers & Sages: On the heels of the Pacific Northwest heat wave, an early fire season, and 118 degrees in Siberia, climate...

Fire Season: "Things Have Changed & We're In Uncharted Territory"

hwhite

Jun 26
2 min

Fire Season: "Things Have Changed & We're In Uncharted Territory"

We are in unprecedented territory with respect to fire season, according to a MPR interview with a fire ecology professor.

The Nature of Nurture: Conversation with Dr. Leslie Carr on the Climate Crisis & Mental Health

hwhite

Jun 22
1 min

The Nature of Nurture: Conversation with Dr. Leslie Carr on the Climate Crisis & Mental Health

Dr. Leslie Carr's Bonus Episode on the Nature of Nuture Podcast on the Climate Crisis & Mental Health.

You Belong on the Mountain: Finding Your Space in the Climate Movement

hwhite

Jun 18
2 min

You Belong on the Mountain: Finding Your Space in the Climate Movement

My #OneGreenThing is remembering this adventure - climbing Mt Kilimanjaro 25 years ago. I was studying international environmental law in...

hwhite

Apr 22
2 min

4.21.21 - Announcing OneGreenThing

Does the world really need a new nonprofit? I asked myself the same question for a long time. Then a dear client told me how much she...

Is Eco-Anxiety Part of Modern Existence?

hwhite

Apr 3
2 min

Is Eco-Anxiety Part of Modern Existence?

I recently gave a talk and participated in a roundtable discussion on eco-anxiety at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. I...

A Gen Zer Takes on Eco-Anxiety with Simple, Mindful Action

Maggie Dees

Jan 26
2 min

A Gen Zer Takes on Eco-Anxiety with Simple, Mindful Action

I now wake up every morning with a growth mindset and ask myself what can I do today for the environment and my mental health.

Gen Z Anxiety & a Coup: A Teenager Shares Her Perspective on Jan. 6th

Maggie Dees

Jan 14
3 min

Gen Z Anxiety & a Coup: A Teenager Shares Her Perspective on Jan. 6th

Originally published on heatherwhite.com on January 13, 2021 I never thought I would witness a coup before my eighteenth birthday. I...