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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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Celebrating Earth Day in the time of COVID-19
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – April 22, 2020 – and many global events to celebrate this milestone have been cancelled. Communities are wondering whether it is even appropriate to celebrate or acknowledge this yearly event, when people typically gather in natural settings, parks and green places, to celebrate our natural…
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Celebrating Earth Day in the time of COVID-19
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day – April 22, 2020 – and many global events to celebrate this milestone have been cancelled. Communities are wondering whether it is even appropriate to celebrate or acknowledge this yearly event, when people typically gather in natural settings, parks and green places, to celebrate our natural…
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When the Earth Moves, Video Premiere: “Earth Day is Everybody’s Movement”
“We are in a critical moment in history. We have an opportunity to address the greatest challenge of our time. Earth Day is everybody’s movement.” — Tia Nelson In an era when physical isolation orders are in place, people are seeking ways to participate in Earth Day. The timely short film When the Earth Moves…
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Congratulations to the American Climate Leadership Award winners
Thank you to all who joined us at the American Climate Leadership Awards Virtual Ceremony on March 25! We had over 200 viewers join us for the virtual ceremony. and we appreciated the engagement via chat from our partners and viewers. Thank you all for supporting our finalists and for joining to hear some positive…
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Community Resilience and COVID-19
This week everyone’s attention is focused on COVID-19 and the spread of this particular coronavirus. Our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones; to those who are sick and in isolation; to the healthcare workers who continue to do their jobs while putting themselves in harm’s way; and to all in authority…
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American Climate Leadership Summit 2020 Rescheduled
In the interest of our individual and collective health and wellbeing, ecoAmerica is rescheduling the American Climate Leadership Summit to August 26-27, 2020. Given current guidance on COVID-19, and the input from ACLS 2020 partners and speakers, we believe this reschedule is the most responsible and favored decision. All who attend ACLS value the in-person…
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Bringing Climate Into Our Conversations
I recently had the opportunity to attend a lecture at Davidson College by renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. These days I speak about climate a lot, and when it comes to the actual science I always preface my remarks, “I am not a climate scientist.” Then I give a brief overview of the changes that…
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Reflecting and Re-charging for Climate Action in 2020
The beginning of a new year is a time for reflection, re-charging, and goal setting. Reflection leads to some negative realities: the COP 25 meetings last month in Madrid were labelled a failure by many; we are seeing devastating images of the worst fires Australia has seen, exacerbated greatly by the warming climate; and the…
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Join us at the American Climate Leadership Summit 2020
At the American Climate Leadership Summit 2019, you gained insights and inspiration from America’s foremost visionaries and industry experts, and collaborated with your peers on strategies to transform climate action into a true national priority. The American Climate Leadership Summit 2020 (ACLS 2020) is coming soon! We hope you’ll join us on March 25…
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Climate Ambition for 2020
The year 2019 is drawing to a close. Delegates from around the world are gathering in Madrid for the COP 25 talks. In his address to the attendees, UN Secretary General Guterres spoke about the failure of many countries to limit their emissions and to act with enough urgency. He warned that climate change is…
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Holiday Travel and Offsets
Guest blog from our Path to Positive partner in L.A., Jonathan Parfrey, with Climate Resolve: In September, Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, sailed across the Atlantic to attend the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. She didn’t take an airplane — which happens to be the most carbon-intensive thing regular people do. Instead,…