Why Your Actions Matter in the Climate Emergency
Individual climate action matters. But it's not about your carbon footprint. You are a driver of culture change for big climate solutions.
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hwhite
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
Antique Books, Parks & Thinking Beyond Your Age
Our #onegreenthing today is contemplating one of our key principles- "Think Beyond Your Age." This antique book about Yellowstone was published in 1923. While it contains very outdated concepts and language, it's also a testament to the power of public lands, adventures in the outdoors, and the beauty of nature. As we celebrate Yellowstone's 150th Anniversary this year, we acknowledge that the land was and still is sacred hunting grounds for more than 26 Native American tribe
hwhite
- Aug 8, 2022
- 3 min
Historic Climate Win in the Senate!
Historic win for climate action in the United States Senate with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
hwhite
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
New IPCC Report Warns about Eco-Anxiety
Today the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a new report about the impacts of the climate crisis globally. The report warns that we "will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all," if we don't act quickly and globally on global warming. The United Nations Chief called the report "an atlas of human suffering," as it details biodiversity loss, measures impacts on global communities, a
hwhite
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
A Daily Practice of Sustainability: It's the Action that Matters
Climate action is tough. We all know we need global and national climate policies and market dynamics to create the systemic change we need to solve the climate crisis. After #Cop26, it's clear that nations aren't moving fast enough to address this "code red for humanity." This work is not for the faint of heart. It's also hard to keep focused when you begin to think about the enormity of the climate emergency. Many people get frustrated and think they are a drop in the bucke
hwhite
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Black Box for the Planet
Yes, you read that right. On Saturday, December 11th, 2021, Washington Post reporter Sammy Westfall shared the dimensions of the 33-foot long indestructible "black box," which will record climate data for future generations. You know, in case we don't make it. Like a black box for an airplane, the Earth's Black Box will reside in the Tasmanian desert. Its algorithm will record more than 500 metrics, including atmospheric carbon, weather-related data, and news headlines from a
hwhite
- Nov 22, 2021
- 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 includes two trillion dollars worth of spending on social programs like universal pre-K, prescription drugs, and Medicare expansion and $550 billion on climate change. The legislation will face huge hurdles in the United States Senate; nonetheless, its passage is historic. The Build Back Better Act invests more than $550 billion in climate action
emilynfowler
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Listening to Gen Alpha
Climate change is front & center according to a new survey including members of Generation Alpha, children born since 2010, from The Week Junior and YouGov. In the report, 29% of respondents say we must protect wildlife, ensure there is clean water and air, and reduce climate change. Only the value of a good education ranked higher in the survey. With a quarter of respondents feeling hopeful and a similar number feeling inspired to make a difference, the message is loud and
emilynfowler
- Nov 4, 2021
- 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 policy action at every level - from the home to communities to national & international action. Mental Health and Our Changing Climate, released today by the American Psychological Association & ecoAmerica, features the effects of climate change on mental health, the inequitable impacts, and how policymakers can respond. The report notes, "
emilynfowler
- Nov 2, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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 when the publication's quarterly update included a dozen climate related terms. More than simply a resource, the Oxford English Dictionary has been the last word on words in the English language for over a century. Updates are reflections of the evolution of the language as well as society. Notable for the OneGreenThing team: eco-anxiety made
hwhite
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Jamie Fraser Wants You . . . to Pay Attention to COP26!
Can you hear the bagpipes? Are your kilts ready? Are you watching Outlander on repeat? Is your IPCC report ready? Are you psyched about learning more about the countries "Nationally Determined Contributions" to cut global warming? Are you ready to see real action from the international community on climate? Of course you are. You know why? Because. . . (And, if you don't know the steamy romance mini-series Outlander, no worries. Know that that it's set on the Scottish moor
hwhite
- Oct 19, 2021
- 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 regulate the perfluorinated chemicals --- polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances -- known as "forever" chemicals. This class of chemicals never breaks down and has contaminated air, water, wildlife, and our bodies. EPA Administrator Michael Regan told Brady Dennis and Darryl Fears of The Washington Post that "this is a really bold set of
hwhite
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
Why You Should Care about COP 26
Five reasons you should care about COP26.
hwhite
- Oct 17, 2021
- 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.," concluded state scientist Jeremy Hoffman on a recent study about extreme heat concentrating in predominantly BIPOC and poor areas. The study was published in June 2021 in Earth’s Future, the nonprofit earth science organization AGU’s journal for interdisciplinary research on the past, present and future of our planet and its inhabitants. The appr
hwhite
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Climate Crisis is no longer a threat, it's reality. What now?
"Eco-Anxiety" now means generalized anxiety about the state of the world. Now what?
hwhite
- Jul 21, 2021
- 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
- Jun 25, 2021
- 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.
hwhite
- Jun 21, 2021
- 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.
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