Climate Change

Fancy a beer with breakfast?!

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Food, Sustainability July 30, 2019July 30, 2019barley, beer, beer production, breakfast, breakfast cereal, cast off pale ale, coco pops, cornflakes, kellogg company, rice krispies, Seven brothers brewery, sling it out tout, throw away ipa

No, I’m not suggesting that you down an ale while scooping up your favorite breaky cereal. Nor do I think replacing milk with beer atop your first meal of the day is the way to go. But

How to be more socially minded on social media

Julia Biodiversity, Climate Change, Emissions, Oceans, Sustainability July 26, 2019July 26, 2019Biographic, Cal Academy, clean energy leadership institute, EcoRoots, Goals for Sustainable Development, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Joel Sartore, jonathan foley, monterary bay aquarium, Plastic Free July, Plastic Tides, seafood watch, UCLA, United Nations

social media connection between people, vector graphic

Looking to spend less time mindlessly scrolling on social media? Want to spend more time learning about environmental issues and how to live a more sustainable life? Make your scrolling meaningful and fill your feeds with these

New York’s climate plan: the most ambitious in the U.S.

Julia Climate Change, Emissions, Global Warming July 16, 2019July 18, 2019Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio, Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, Governer Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, New York

With the climate changing around us, from flash floods, intense storms, colder winters, it seems dramatic action is needed to help stop it from getting worse. The State of New York is rising to the global challenge.

Climate History: Toppling Empires

Ben Climate Change, History July 4, 2019July 18, 2019Climate Change, Climate Science, Empire, History, US Independence

From beginnings of the Native Americans to Colonial rule before the Declaration of Independence, the US has transformed itself into the global leader of our generation. Today is a celebration of the United States historical journey to

Plastic Free July…and all the time!

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Energy Footprint, Recycling, Sustainability, Water June 28, 2019July 18, 2019#breakfreefromplastic, #plasticfreejuly, Plastic waste, reuse plastic

We’ve spent a little bit of time recently talking about plastic – the ugliness and danger of plastic waste in our oceans, and ways we can reduce our use of plastic. We all know that we need

An Ocean of Carbon Sequestration

Ben Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Oceans June 7, 2019July 18, 2019Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Climate Science, Oceans, Sustainability, World Oceans Day

Tomorrow is World Oceans Day, a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. Only one day a year doesn’t seem enough celebration for the mechanism that generates oxygen we breathe (half of the

How are you celebrating World Environment Day?

Chrystal Climate Change, Current Events, Health, Pollution June 4, 2019July 18, 2019#BeatAirPollution, #WorldEnvironmentDay, Air Pollution;, Greening the Blue, Hangzhou, United Nations

June 5th 2019 is World Environment Day. This is a UN-Environment led initiative which was established in 1972 and first celebrated in 1974. The day is used to shine a spotlight on the fragile environment around us,

Some Colleges are Turning Green

Chrystal Climate Change, Sustainability May 31, 2019July 18, 2019Campus life, College, sustainable education, University

College graduation, mortar boards being thrown into the air, blue sky

The path to living a sustainable life starts now. Well, if it hadn’t started some time ago of course. But more than likely with the recent focus on the climate crisis and the undeniable human impact on

A Brief History of Climate Science

Ben Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, History, Oceans, Sustainability, Youth, YouTube Channel May 24, 2019September 3, 2021Climate Change, Climate History, Climate Science, Global Warming, Oceans, Sustainability, Youth Movement

Sustainable Development Goals

Ben Climate Change, Sustainability May 24, 2019July 18, 2019Climate Change, Climate Science, Gender Equality, Sustainability

A recent survey that evaluates our progress on the sustainable development goals gives us both good and bad news. While most experts feel that our progress has been poor, they have become less critical since 2005. The