Women

We need these 9 women now, more than ever.

Chrystal Climate Change, Climate Science, Gender, Women March 8, 2022March 8, 2022Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Christiana Figueres, climate women, Dr Mika Tosca, International Women's Day, Kate Marvel, Katharine Hayhoe, Mary Annaise Heglar, Naomi Oreskes, Shruti Nath, Tess Khan, United Nations, women, Women in Science, women in STEM

Woman peering between large green leaves

On this International Women’s Day the theme is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” You might be surprised to learn this, on account of a certain hashtag being used to promote IWD (breakthebias), but that hashtag

8 Places You’d Be Surprised To Find Plastic…But It’s There!

Chrystal Environment, Food, Oceans, Personal Care, Pollution, Recycling, Women July 13, 2021August 2, 2021#breakfreefromplastic, #plasticfreejuly, BPA in receipts, chewing gum, fatberg, glitter, hidden plastic, loose leaf tea, menstrual products, plastic free, Plastic Free July, plastic in salt, plastic in sunscreen, Plastic pollution, Plastic waste, receipts, salt, sewer blockages, sunscreen, sunscreen ingredients, tea bags, wet wipes, wipes causing sewer blockages

One of the most challenging changes to make in our lives is removing plastic. But the thing is, it’s also one of the most impactful changes you can make!

RBG: Sustainability Warrior

Ben Current Events, Women, YouTube Channel September 24, 2020August 21, 2021Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Climate Change, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Gender Equality, greenhouse gases, Notorious RBG, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

While the core of her legacy is centered on women’s rights and gender equality, Ruth Bader Ginsburg also supported environmental protections, and helped establish the Supreme Court precedent that empowered the EPA to regulate the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.

Breeding Vs Sustainability

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, Women February 18, 2020February 18, 2020children, climate anxiety, education, parenting, population control, sustainable parenting, thrift shop

parents and baby feet form the end of a bed

Population control is an increasingly common debate I’m seeing pop up on forums, FaceBook groups and the like. Some particularly hard line folks contest that anyone who is truly an ‘environmentalist’ or ‘fighting climate change’ or ‘leading a sustainable life’ is simply not going to procreate. But I have two delightful, tenacious, challenging little girls. And as an ‘environmentalist’ and co-founder of a company aimed at helping direct people along a path toward sustainability, I will not concede that having children puts me at odds with those things. In fact, the idea that climate change is bringing a far less comfortable world to live in for all the children of the world, is 100% motivating. And this is 100% necessary to grab hold of, instead of guilt at bringing children into this world. So, the idea of this piece is to look at taking a practical approach for maintaining a sustainable lifestyle for those of us who already have (or who will have) children.

(Climate Science) Women to the Front!

Irma Climate Change, Climate Science, Women February 7, 2020July 28, 2020#girlsinscience, #scienceisequality, #womeninSTEM, Bronwen Konecky, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, Ellie Highwood, Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Julie Arblaster, Katharine Hayhoe, Miranda Wang, Najat Aoun Saliba, Narel Paniagua-Zambrana, Nerilie Abram, United Nations

Although the global community has made significant efforts in engaging women and girls in science in the past decade, they are still excluded from fully taking part in scientific research. According to the latest data from UNESCO, less than 30 percent of researchers worldwide are women. As the United Nations marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, let’s have a look at some remarkable women from around the world, leading the way in climate science today.