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Is Climate Change to Blame for Food Inflation?
…I’ve seen similar signs and similarly vacant egg coolers at a variety of grocery stores around town. Bird Flu! Is bird flu a consequence of our changing climate? In part, yes, and we should expect continued fluctuations in grocery prices because of it…
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Empowering Youth Leadership: Our New Partnership with Project Green Schools
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Project Green Schools, an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of environmental leaders…
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Sparking Climate Conversations: The “Climate at the Dinner Table” Skit Kit
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the ‘Climate at the Dinner Table’ skit kit! Are you looking for ways to talk about climate that are positive and engaging? Our new skit toolkit is for you and anyone passionate about using the power of performance to move climate action forward…
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Lessons from Glacier National Park, Montana
Because of our changing climate, there is now a new form of tourism – climate tourism. When you open up the Condé Nast Traveler article entitled “10 places to visit before they are lost to climate change,” the first picture shows Glacier National Park in Montana. My husband and I traveled there this month, partly…
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Hon. Jennifer Roberts at Virginia Housing’s Rethink the Box: Innovation at Work
I spoke recently at a Virginia Housing conference called Rethink the Box: Innovation at Work. There were over 400 attendees, focused on the same issue: affordable housing. Why, you might ask, as a Director at ecoAmerica focused on building public support for climate action and climate solutions in communities, did I agree to speak about…
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Time for Charlotte Buses to Go Electric: Compressed natural gas is not the answer
It has been 18 months since the Charlotte City Council passed a commitment to transition the city to reach zero carbon emissions by 2030. Meanwhile, the Char-Meck Climate Leaders, as well as dozens of stakeholders and citizens, have been meeting — voluntarily — to bring various areas of expertise to bear and strategize on ways…
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Youth Engagement with CivicSpark
CivicSpark is a California Governor’s Initiative AmeriCorps program, administered by ecoAmerica partner LGC (Local Government Commission), dedicated to building capacity for local governments to address community resilience issues such as climate change, water resource management, housing, and mobility. Community input is an important component of success in these issues. Our Path to Positive Moving Forward…
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Driving an EV Long Distance is Easy!
Lately, I have been listening to a lot of conversation about the ups and downs of electric vehicles. I have had a Tesla Model 3 for about 2 months, and it has been nice to be able to avoid inhaling the fumes at gas stations and to simply plug my car into my carport outlet…
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Growing Climate Solutions – Path to Positive Southwest Florida Partnership Launches
NAPLES, Fla. (April 22, 2019) – The Community Foundation of Collier County, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Florida Gulf Coast University and Conservancy of Southwest Florida formalized a three-year partnership to align community resources in an effort to address issues related to our region’s changing climate. The founding group, Growing Climate Solutions – Path to Positive…
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International Women’s History Month (a personal perspective)
I participated in the Women’s March in January in Washington, DC, and was pleased to see many signs and placards that supported climate action. Signs like “100% Clean, Renewable Energy for All,” “Protect Our Planet,” and “There is no Planet B” reminded me that women have often been on the forefront of social change and…
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Survey finds support for climate Solutions in Southwest Florida
A recent survey conducted by ecoAmerica and Lake Research Partner revealed surprising attitudes among resident of Southwest Florida, finding that Hurricane Irma was a wake-up call to establish climate solutions for the area. The survey was commissioned by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, who has been working on natural resource conservation and wildlife protection in…
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Climate Attitudes Differ in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Living
Climate change impacts all Americans, but presents itself differently in every corner of the U.S., ranging from hurricanes to droughts, superstorms and Nor’easters. To inspire more Americans to engage on the issue, we need to meet them where they live — and relate the issue to the things they care about in their Urban, Suburban,…
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Turning Climate Panic Into Progress: Your Talking Points
If Americans are hearing anything about climate change, it is likely the bad news. Our planet and its oceans are warming faster than predicted, causing billion-dollar weather disasters, a myriad of health impacts, climate refugees and more, with little time to turn it around. Headlines from recent climate reports confirm that we have only a handful…
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New Hope for Action: Key Republican Climate Attitudes Shift
As we transition into 2019 and welcome a new Congress, there is renewed hope for climate action. While partisan gridlock remains the greatest impediment to bold climate solutions, there is a shift in partisan attitudes in favor of progress in 2019 and beyond. Republicans are increasingly aware that the climate is changing. They see these…