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Climate Chronicles: Empowering Voices in Urban Resilience
I’m thrilled to share a project that’s been close to my heart. For the past few months, I’ve collaborated with the City of District Heights Sustainability Committee to develop an inspiring initiative named “Climate Chronicles: Empowering Voices in Urban Resilience.” Now, we’re reaching out to you…
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Voting for Climate
From time to time, I get asked: what’s the most important thing I can do to address climate change? I always answer with two suggestions: talk about it and vote…
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Waiting for Your Gas Furnace to Break?
You might have heard climate advocates sing the praises of heat pumps. They’re incredibly efficient climate-friendly devices that can keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. But replacing the heating and cooling system in your home can get expensive…
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Let’s Talk Climate: Solutions for Your Community
Climate change is daunting. What are the solutions and what can you do about it? Communities around the country are stepping up…
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Once Upon a Time
We are storytellers. Humanity has told stories for as long as we’ve been social creatures. It’s how we make sense of the world. It’s how we share information and knowledge…
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My Pink Bike
I’m joining you as the new Communities Program Director with ecoAmerica. I thought I would use this first blog post to introduce myself by way of a climate advocacy issue that is near and dear to my heart…
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Stop the Bite, Start the Fight
At the first sign of mosquito bites, it is common for people to run to Walmart for repellent. A few sprays later and the problem is over, right? This mentality has led droves of North Carolinians to stock up on mosquito spray, more than ever before. Globally, sales of mosquito repellent have grown consistently for…
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New Let’s Talk Climate Episode: “You Can Do This: Replicable Models for Local Climate Action”
In the latest episode of a three part series, “You Can Do This: Replicable Models for Local Climate Action”, ecoAmerica features Nancy Metzger-Carter. Nancy is Sonoma Academy’s Sustainability Curriculum Coordinator, STEM teacher, and the Schools for Climate Action campaign leader. She discusses Schools for Climate Action’s latest resolution (H. Res 975) on the mental health…
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New Let’s Talk Climate Episode: You Can Do This: Replicable Models for Local Climate Action with GreenRoots
In the second episode of the three-part series, You Can Do This: Replicable Models for Local Climate Action, ecoAmerica hosts American Climate Leadership Award Finalist GreenRoots.
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New Let’s Talk Climate Episode Available: “You Can Do This: Replicable Models for Local Climate Action”
In the first episode of the three-part series, “You Can Do This: Replicable Models for Local Climate Action”, ecoAmerica hosts American Climate Leadership Award Finalist Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE).
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American Climate Leadership Summit 2022: Must See General Sessions
2022 marked my first American Climate Leadership Summit—and I joined in online with all the fervor and excitement of a fifth-grader on her way to the first day of school. Watch all the sessions on-demand HERE. And here are our session overview and replay guides. After spending the past month inviting partners and colleagues, preparing…
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The Relationship Between Climate and Justice
We are watching the impacts of climate change unfold outside of our very windows. It is undeniable that the climate crisis is a threat to everyone’s physical and mental health, air, water, food, and shelter. Yet, some socially and economically disadvantaged groups face the most significant risks because of where they live, their health, income,…
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Climate Legacies and Climate Justice for All – Climate Safe Neighborhoods
In most American cities and towns, there is a history behind a neighborhood’s structure and design and, by extension, residents’ exposure to climate-related heat, flooding, and extreme weather. Highways, industrial fields, chemical factories, and garbage dumps are often found in historically segregated communities. The same communities often lack tree canopy and green spaces, compounding the…
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I Hate Artificial Grass
Reprinted with permission from Johnathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve. The full article published on February 8th, 2022 can be found here. I hate artificial grass. First, artificial grass is made from petroleum and old tires – think of all the wicked chemicals and greenhouse gas emissions associated with manufacturing those products. Bad for our climate. Second,…