Personal Context: About a year ago, I had something of a nervous breakdown. Worries about politics and global warming, the stress of balancing career and parenting, being constantly on alert because of my daughter’s anaphylactic allergies. One morning, I awoke to intense chest pains. My doctor did some tests. While I awaited results, I wrote … Continue reading Low Carbon Luxury – 1 – Breathe
Fridays For Future Climate Strike begins December 7
Greta Thunberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGYG9pGn1U4 Greta Thunberg is a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl who stopped going to school on Fridays to demand stronger climate action from her government. This one simple act has inspired millions of people worldwide and sparked school strikes throughout Europe, in Australia and now in Canada as well. A Simple Refusal While many of … Continue reading Fridays For Future Climate Strike begins December 7
Don’t be fooled — this is an emergency
This is not a drill. If we don't act now, we will be hit with devastating climate breakdown in our lifetimes. We've known this for decades -- but we’ve done nothing. Our brains are tricking us into thinking everything is fine. Because -- for now -- everything seems fine. During an interview on the NPR … Continue reading Don’t be fooled — this is an emergency
Climate Breakdown Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Haunted House
In honor of Halloween, we're republishing our very first post which we published on Halloween last year. 1 You are standing on a sidewalk in the bone-white beam of an LED streetlight. You have no idea how you got here. The air is rank and humid. You are standing in front of a crumbling colonial … Continue reading Climate Breakdown Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Haunted House
Shareable Pledge Badges
We made shareable pledge badges for facebook, twitter, instagram and any other social media you enjoy (or hate but use anyway). Grab them from this post or use our shared google drive folder.
Climate Pledge Collective 