This is a plain-English full summary of the Green New Deal as it exists as of February 7, 2019. The majority of the text has been kept as-written in the original resolution, but it has been formatted and slightly reworded for readability.
The Green New Deal: Simplified (Part 2/2)
What is the problem, as defined by the Green New Deal? In Part 1, we detailed what the Green New Deal is, why it is important, who supports it, and also covered how the Green New Deal has defined the problem: the scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), that determined that a disproportionate amount of greenhouse […]
The Green New Deal: Simplified (Part 1/2)
We’ve seen a fast-growing concern over climate change and the environment, as well as concern that the human race isn’t doing enough to halt the progression of the carbon emissions that lead to climate change. In response, since the early 2000s, some politicians have been pushing a package of legislation to address climate change and its associated effects called the Green New Deal.
The 12 Best Things You Can Do To Fight Climate Change
Climate change is staring us in the face. It’s no longer a “future threat to our planet.” It’s here now: wildfires, dying oceans, species extinction, severe drought, melting icecaps, and rising seas that are sinking countries and displacing populations.
Why It Won’t Make Sense to Buy a Gasoline-Powered Car by 2025
The Electric Vehicle (EV), or electric car, continues to drop in price and will soon be very competitive with gasoline-powered cars, and because of that, the gasoline-powered car is facing severe industry-level disruption from the electric car market.
6 Must-Read Books on Climate Change and ECO Activism
The concern over climate change is growing, but there’s a lot of misinformation and science denial that we face. If you want to be an environmental activist, you need to be well-read on climate change, the environment, new technologies in the renewable energy world, and the tactics being used to stop the advancement of new energy. Read up on the […]
YT: What is the Carbon Footprint of A Strawberry?
The video version of my blog post on the carbon footprint created from the lifecycle of a strawberry (as well as every other item in the supermarket!).
5 Things You Can Do to Live ECO on Lockdown
Being environmentally-friendly during a time when it’s hard to get out of your house to visit the environment can be tricky, but it’s not impossible! Most of the impact we have on the world comes from the choices that we make in the home. So today I wanted to bring up a few things that you can do to help […]
11 Eco Swaps to Make Your Kitchen ECO
There are many aspects to reducing your environmental impact on the world. Sometimes it takes changing habits, sometimes it takes replacing environmentally UNfriendly things with eco-friendly options, and sometimes it takes both. But one thing is certain: there are many ways to make your life more eco and if you try to tackle everything at once, it can easily become […]
What is an ECO Shower?
Most people are aware that when you drive a car, that smoke that comes out of the tailpipe is gross and bad for the environment. It’s something that we can intuit; It looks gross and smells gross. You can feel it negatively affecting the quality of the air. So it’s not a big stretch to believe that the same smoke […]