As regular readers might know, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to have more and better climate change conversations, and as I thought more and more about how to do that, the sage words of Josh Spodek, host of the This Sustainable Life podcast came back to me: Stop thinking about how you’re going to do it, and just […]
We’ve become arrogant. We’ve come to a point where we believe we have conquered nature, and nature bends to our will. But we have not. Increasingly strong heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are mother nature’s warnings: we are not above nature. And if we don’t fix the damage we’ve done, mother nature won’t allow us to live on this planet anymore. […]
I want to share something personal today, just because I was able to do something that I had been meaning to do for a long time but could never find the right moment to do: have a climate talk with my own wife and daughter. Finding The Perfect Moment I completely understand the feelings that many describe when they talk […]
John Hartman is currently CMO of Ando, the leader in sustainable banking. He is an award-winning marketing executive who’s worked with brands such as Oakley, SkullCandy, Volcom, L’Oreal, Lancome, Intuit, RayBan, HugoBoss, AAA, AARP, Intuit, WarnerBros and Taylor Guitars. Ando has disrupted the traditional banking industry by investing customer money exclusively in green initiatives like renewable energy and responsible agriculture, potentially giving users […]
We’ve been sailing aboard the fossil fuel energy ship to advance humanity for about 150 years now; that is, we invented machines that burn fossil fuel to create power and electricity, and it has brought us from horse and buggy to cars, airplanes, houses with electricity, and computers in our pockets so we can watch videos of cats wherever we […]
The fossil fuel industry has been trying to cloud their impact on climate and the planet for decades, so it’s really important that we recognize when they’re trying to use their tactics to confuse us. By deflecting the blame onto individuals, they take the focus off of themselves, but does that mean you shouldn’t bother with individual action? Recommended Reading […]
I’ve been wanting to do a video talking about the Green New Deal for a while, since it’s become politically taboo to mention. In actuality, it (or something like it) is what we need to protect the environment and a future that we all want. Today, we’re talking about just one part of it: the IPCC’s findings on climate change! […]
I love bamboo! It’s so awesome! It grows quick, sequesters carbon, can grow almost anywhere, and is an awesome resource that can be used to replace plastics, aluminum, steel, and so much more! Green New Deal Blog Post: (Video coming someday)
Bamboo is awesome. No, really. Like, ‘inspires awe’ awesome. Really. Asia figured this out a long time ago and has been using bamboo for centuries. It grows quickly, it’s strong but flexible, and can be used to make thousands of different objects, structures, and even foods. It grows faster than any plant in the world, and it pulls CO2 out […]
Talk about climate change is unavoidable these days. In the 2020 election, the top 3 concerns of voters were the economy, coronavirus, and climate change. In part due to the record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and hurricanes experienced by Americans, the concern over climate change has grown considerably. Unfortunately, although fundamentally a non-political issue, it has been made political by the fossil […]