Climate Change

The IPCC: act now before the window of opportunity closes

Chrystal Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Science, Emissions, Global Warming March 30, 2023March 30, 20236th Assessment Report, anthropogenic climate change, AR6, carbon budget, emissions reduction, Global Warming, IPCC, Summary for Policy makers

Long distance view of power station with smoke and smog billowing into a blue sky.

Thousands of scientists, industry and economic experts have penned the latest IPCC report. It comes with a warning: the window of opportunity for climate action is closing.

Green Business Is Good for the Planet & Your Bottom Line

Tina Martin Carbon Footprint, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Environment, Sustainability March 7, 2023February 22, 2023Climate Change, ecopreneur, entrepreneur, environmentally friendly, environmentally responsible, Renewable Energy, small business, Sustainability, sustainable living

Eco friendly products on a table. Business can be good for the planet.

As individuals, it is incumbent upon us all to do our parts. But for businesses, the responsibility is even greater. Learn how to make your business good for the planet.

Can Carbon Capture technology really save us?

Chrystal Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Climate Science, Emissions February 21, 2023February 4, 2023carbon capture, CCS, CCUS, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, DAC, Direct Air Capture, emissions, Global Warming, oxyfuel combustion, post-combustion capture, pre-combustion capture, Utilization and Storage

Direct Air Capture for removing carbon from the atmosphere

Carbon capture technology prevents or removes CO2 emissions, and stores them or utilizes them for other purposes. But can this tech really save us?

Is reducing your carbon footprint helpful? Where did this idea even come from?

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Carbon Offsetting, Climate Change February 7, 2023February 4, 2023British Petroleum, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, carbon footprint calculator, civil disobedience, non violent protest, personal accountability, societal accountability

The term carbon footprint has been weaponized. Find out why, and how reducing your carbon footprint WILL make a difference to the world.

How to talk to young kids about the climate crisis

Chrystal Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment, Parenting, Sustainability November 29, 2022December 9, 2023children, family, parenthood

Woman holding a small child in a field of green at sunset. Child pointing toward the sky.

Only 45% of parents talk to their kids about the climate crisis. It’s a really tough subject! But it’s important, so we’d like to help increase that number.

Soil: an undervalued and important resource on Earth

Chrystal Climate Change, Environment, Food, Global Warming, YouTube Channel November 25, 2022November 25, 2022African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative, American Farmland Trust, Climate Change, Climate crisis, composting, Cover crops, FAO, Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, Global Warming, Intercropping, Kiss the Ground, Land Institute, microorganisms, pasture cropping, Regen ag, regenerative agriculture, silvopasture, soil, Soil Partnership, The Soil Association

Soil is as necessary for human life as oxygen. It’s absolutely vital for food security and carbon sequestration. Come explore this undervalued and important resource with us.

Can Lula’s victory really be a win for the planet?

Chrystal Amazon Rainforest, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Current Events, Forests November 7, 2022November 5, 2022Biodiversity, Bolsonaro, Brazil, Carbon Footprint, Climate crisis, Indigenous protection, Sustainability, The Amazon Rainforest

Amazon forest looking from low in the canopy up, into mist

Brazil has a new President! Far right incumbent, responsible for much of the Amazon’s deforestation, is out. But can this really be a win for the planet? YES!

Worsening hurricane season and global warming…is there a link?

Chrystal Climate Change, Climate Science, Global Warming, Natural Disasters October 21, 2022October 21, 2022Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, cyclones, disasters, Global Warming, hurricanes, tornados, tropical cyclones, tropical storms, typhoons, weather patterns

We’re exploring tropical storms, which are called hurricanes, cyclones or typhoons, depending on where in the world you live. No matter their name, they are often deadly and always extremely costly. And unfortunately, we’re experiencing more and more of them. Even more worrying, however, is that their intensity is increasing, and the speed at which they intensify is increasing…meaning we have less time for evacuations.

The Climate Bills – the good and not so good

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Action, Climate Change, Current Events, Emissions, Energy Usage, Renewable Energy September 19, 2022September 10, 20222022 Climate Change Bill, 2030 target, Climate Action, Climate Change Authority, climate policy, emissions reductions, Inflation Reduction Act

Row of wind turbines in a green field at sunset

Get a deeper understanding of the new Climate Bills from the US and Australia to act on climate & reduce emissions. Are they cause for optimism?

Cloudy with a Chance of Climate Catastrophe

Chrystal Climate Change, YouTube Channel September 2, 2022September 2, 2022Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, clouds, Global Warming, weather

What do clouds have to do with climate change? More than you think!