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Painting a Picture of Climate Change
New York Times: Painting a Picture of Climate Change. To help explain to children the urgency of a warmer planet, a visual journalist created artwork with a playful approach.
Climate change can be an unsettling subject for anyone, but it can be downright frightening for children. To explain the […]
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Why Is Fashion Talking About Regenerative Farming?
New York Times: Why Is Fashion Talking About Regenerative Farming? Brands like North Face, Allbirds and Patagonia, as well as the Kering luxury group, are all about agriculture these days. Here’s the dirt.
Fashion, like politics, loves a buzzword — especially when it comes to the environment. Sustainability! Circularity! […]
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The Fed Faces Criticism as It Wades Into Climate and Equity Issues
New York Times: The Fed Faces Criticism as It Wades Into Climate and Equity Issues. The Federal Reserve is proudly politically independent. That makes key discussions around climate change and racial inequity a balancing act.
In mid-2019, Jerome H. Powell fielded a question from reporters that he often faced […]
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There’s a Booming Business in America’s Forests. Some Aren’t Happy About It
New York Times: There’s a Booming Business in America’s Forests. Some Aren’t Happy About It. The fuel pellet industry is thriving. Supporters see it as a climate-friendly source of rural jobs. For others, it’s a polluter and destroyer of nature.
In 2013, Kathy Claiborne got a noisy new neighbor. That’s […]
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Listen to a Changing Planet, Through These 5 Climate Podcasts
New York Times: Listen to a Changing Planet, Through These 5 Climate Podcasts. Understanding the climate crisis is tough. Let these audio storytellers help you understand the problems, and potential solutions.
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The Daily Climate, April 21, 2021
Articles include: cannabis; melting ice and bowhead whales; emissions increasing as pandemic wanes; economic effects of climate change; scripture to mobilize faithful; cities moving from gas to electricity; more renewable energy; investment firms and climate change; demand for coal rising; microbes that eat methane; food systems produce 1/3rd of […]
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The Daily Climate, April 20, 2021
Articles include: Exxon & carbon capture; offshore wind; glaciers melting in the Andes; coal financing; cities hardest hit by climate change; Biden trying to reinstate US climate change leadership; shrinking sea meadows and GHGs; Canadian budget; Euro lawsuits derail clean energy; DOI heads towards clean energy; climate change and […]
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The Daily Climate, April 19, 2021
Articles include: forests cut for fuel; immigration driven by climate change; infrastructure funding and orphan wells; Greta Thunberg and Congress; ALEC fighting climate change science; bottom trawling fishing; US and China; climate guide for kids; drought in the western US & Mexico; methane & old wells; Louisiana oil haven; […]
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State Water Control Board turns down ‘speculative’ water permit request
Virginia Mercury: State Water Control Board turns down ‘speculative’ water permit request.
The Virginia State Water Control Board last week denied a proposal by the owners of Cranston’s Mill Pond in James City County to withdraw millions of gallons of water per day to sell to potential buyers, drawing a hard […]
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Why it’s so hard to eliminate plastic from the supply chain
Fast Company: Why it’s so hard to eliminate plastic from the supply chain. Everlane eradicated 90% of virgin plastic from its company. But it’s struggling to tackle the last 10%, mirroring challenges other companies face in trying to […]
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