Why You Should Embrace A Climate Diet — A Podcast Interview

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:21:55 +0000

As a climate activist and writer, I chronicle decarbonization in its many forms. I must be making some small headway in educating and informing others about the impacts of industrial agriculture on planetary health, for example, as I’ve started to be critiqued by media spaces such as Feedstuffs. They decry … [continued]

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A Program to Fix Climate Stress and Affect Positive Change

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:55:24 +0000

If you’ve ever felt a little climate anxiety, here is a program to help you not just cope, but thrive. We did this as a workshop in November, and I’ve been teaching this program for more than 2 years at events big and small. The results are great — not … [continued]

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China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% — Meanwhile, In USA…

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:24:59 +0000

I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]

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California’s Battery Storage Fire: Precursor Or Outlier?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:27:08 +0000

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, not too far from San Francisco, on January 16, 2025, prompting the evacuation of approximately 1,500 residents and the temporary closure of Highway 1. No one was harmed in the incident. Given the massive growth in grid storage battery systems, … [continued]

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Mental Health & Resilience Workshop for Climate Professionals & Activists

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:59:32 +0000

If you’re anything like me, you care. And sometimes caring means stress, especially when the things you care about don’t go as you hoped. A few years ago, I hit a wall. I’d been working in the environmental space for 25+ years, and been a solo entrepreneur 4 times. I … [continued]

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How Bird Flu, Big Ag, & The Climate Crisis Are Interrelated

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:15:08 +0000

Remember how nearly five years ago, Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic? Now bird flu is on the short and serious watch list for health organizations. This is a national situation in the US that could have been avoided, or at least reduced, if the federal government had required Big … [continued]

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Is 2025 The Year Of Food Consumption Patterns That “Break the Rules?”

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:17:32 +0000

Food consumption is on the minds of many individuals as the new year rolls on, with nearly half of US adults saying that they’re starting a new diet. Our contemporary food selections have been carefully cultivated for taste and convenience; exotic food luxuries in many of our childhoods are now … [continued]

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Why Is The Sea Level Rise Higher In The Southeast Than In Other Parts Of The US?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:04:57 +0000

Did you know that the first water level observing stations were established in the 1850s? Even back then sea level rise was important to monitor. Alexander Dallas Bache, second superintendent of the coast survey, explained in 1854, “It seems a very simple task to make correct tidal observations; but in … [continued]

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In The New Year, Climate Activists Must Resolve To Appeal To Emotional Intelligence And Local Contexts

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:47:44 +0000

The new year is usually a time for us to resolve to do better, to make decisions that are healthy and lead to personal and collective satisfaction and growth. This year is a bit different, though, with an oligarchy ready to pursue anti-climate goals once it’s ensconced in the US … [continued]

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Year In Review: The State of Biodiversity 2024

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:58:43 +0000

The state of biodiversity is at a critical crossroads as 2024 comes to an end. Nature in all its gifts provides the basic elements on which all life depends: clean air, temperature control, fertile soil, and clean water. Too few people, though, seem to grasp the centrality of protecting and … [continued]

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