Navigating the Complexities of Courage and Climate Anxiety
Climate anxiety— feelings of dread and despair associated with climate-related psychological distress— impacts our collective mental wellbeing.
Read more to see how you can channel your climate anxiety in six ways.
Solar Panels Can’t Withstand Bombs
As the environmental community rightly celebrates the global growth of renewable energy as a means to combat climate change, we cannot ignore what is unfolding in Israel-Palestine, where nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been murdered. The carbon footprint of the U.S.-made bombs being dropped by Israel on Gaza is tremendous, negating the impact of collective efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere and reduce carbon emissions worldwide.
When Good Intentions Go Awry
I wanted to align my lifestyle with my values, make choices that would contribute positively to the planet, and model ethical practices. But what began as admirable intentions led me down a dangerous path of obsession and, ultimately, an eating disorder.
An Unconventional Love Story into the World of Climate
My journey from self-doubt to empowerment is a testament to the power of community, which I found through Eco.Crews.
Submerged in a Sea of Awareness: The Power of Art and Action
Every dive I've undertaken has been both breathtaking and heartbreaking. I've seen the most beautiful things in the world, swam amongst schools of fish, witnessed mantas dance, and eels hunt. However, I've also witnessed coral bleachings, seen trash scattered among marine life, and felt a pang in my heart at the sight of dead sharks.
Art, for me, isn't just about expression; it’s a catalyst.
How traveling impacts our planet and how we can limit the damage
For many countries, tourism is an important industry, which provides thousands of jobs. While tourism can have a positive impact on the economy and communities, it simultaneously leads to increasing carbon emissions, and results in the destruction of environments.
The Discriminatory History of Highway Infrastructure and American Suburbia
Segregation laws were being struck down around the same time that highways were being built. So, by placing highways strategically, planners were able to keep white and black neighborhoods apart in a way that would make things like school integration harder to achieve. In this way, infrastructure policies reinforced racist policies in a more subtle way.
Sustainable Banking: How Green Are Your Investments?
Have you ever considered how sustainable your investment portfolio, your 401(k) plans, or even your bank is?
Meet 2 Environmental Artists!
Art is a visual language that can communicate in a way words cannot about the uniqueness, beauty, damage, and loss of our precious planet.
The Importance of Art in the Environmental Movement
These days when everything is ‘breaking news,’ and every issue is the most important one to tackle, it’s hard to connect with any one problem… Art can help massive topics become more approachable and allow people to learn through a creative medium.
Pause on those Purchases
Just because it’s on sale, doesn’t mean you need it! JBIOSDMUNI (pronounced Jh-ABBY-oz-DA-mooni
Zip Lock Bags. Innocent household item, or huge plastic pollution concern?
A little history, the scale of the problem, and alternatives.
Nowruz and a Renewed Opportunity to Reconnect with the Planet
A celebration dating millennia can offer much to us today.
Global Problem? Local Solution.
To address a global problem, think about your spheres of influence and how they can have a ripple effect.
What does food waste have to do with climate change?
The food waste and climate connection explained.
Why that “Idyllic” Cornfield is So Problematic
Why That “Idyllic” Cornfield is so Problematic