15 hours agoElectrifying Everything: Getting off fossil fuels asapHi y’all, Last August, the US government passed a historic climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act. It’s not nearly enough of course, but it is a start that we can build on. We’ve got to celebrate the wins and work with what we’ve got! It means that, starting in 2023…4 min read4 min read
Jan 25The New CS Community is LIVE! 🥳We have very exciting news to share with you today! The new Crowdsourcing Sustainability Community is officially live! So come on in! 😊 Ryan and I have been working away to bring you the best online community platform we can find and design an experience that will be exciting, inspiring, and fun, and that will genuinely support all…Community6 min readCommunity6 min read
Jan 19Y’all rock!I just wanted to send a quick note to thank everyone for all of your support to end 2022. We really appreciate you helping us to finish the year on a high note! More specifically… A huge thank you to the 120+ people who took the time to fill out…3 min read3 min read
Jan 12CS’s New Year + Community Launch heads upI hope you had a genuinely joyful and nourishing holiday season and a celebratory crossing of the threshold from one calendar year to the next. …New Year5 min readNew Year5 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Feb 4, 2021Best Climate and Sustainability BooksToday I’m sharing my favorite climate and sustainability-related books. I decided to have a little bit of fun and weave the titles into an overarching message (you can also find the full list of books with links and descriptions below). I’ve chosen the following books because they’ve given me new…Climate Change8 min readClimate Change8 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Jan 21, 2021$25,000 prizes for climate projects & help debunking deniersI don’t know about you, but I got another wave of deep relief last week. Possibly the most powerful person in the world has just changed from someone who was actively making the climate crisis worse, to someone who is working to rapidly accelerate climate solutions. That is a huge…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Dec 17, 2020Reasons for hope going into 2021I hope all is well with you! — As we near the end of 2020, I’ve started to reflect on where we stand and found myself looking for reasons to be hopeful. For starters, the vaccine is here (thank you scientists!). We can finally see the light at the end of this awful tunnel. Also, in the northern…Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Dec 3, 2020Climate Grief = Love (5-minute podcast)Mixing it up a bit today with a quick 5-minute podcast episode called “Climate Grief = Love”. Never done this before so let me know what you think! To be honest, I recorded this in December to capture my thoughts while out on a walk…never thought I’d share it with…Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Nov 16, 2020Wisdom from Carl SaganTwo quick things for you this week. First — Hallelujah! Seriously, what a relief. I hope you have celebrated and found some moments of peace :) More than 78 million Americans stood up and voted to get Trump out of power. (Of course, Trump is still doing everything he can…Earth4 min readEarth4 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Nov 4, 2020Climate action helps improve *every other issue at the same time*Acting on climate simultaneously improves every other important issue we care about First, a little perspective. “The climate crisis is not just another issue. It is an era.” — Alex Steffen That’s because our climate is the context in which everything else takes place. We rely on it for everything.Environment9 min readEnvironment9 min read