Climate Education Essentials

Climate Education Essentials

New York has joined California, Connecticut and New Jersey as states that mandate climate education from kindergarten onward. New York City, the country’s largest school system, got a head start on this curriculum mandate with its efforts to compost lunches,...
The Incredible Fish Value Machine

The Incredible Fish Value Machine

As reported by the New England Ocean Cluster, “The Incredible Fish Value Machine” displays how Icelanders have produced “an industry fishing machine” which takes pride in the fact that no other whitefish nation is utilising more of each fish than Icelanders. While in...
The Week in Climate Change News

The Week in Climate Change News

A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. ‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable. Lobbying group spent nearly $30m on ads touting the ‘clean energy’...
Environmental Injustice Along the Houston Ship Channel

Environmental Injustice Along the Houston Ship Channel

Amnesty International’s latest report shows the harms suffered by local communities from pollution emitted by the hundreds of petrochemical plants and refineries along the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. The report documents the health and human rights consequences of...
The Power Of Climate Policy Literacy

The Power Of Climate Policy Literacy

If you have ever felt overwhelmed by climate policy, check out the TedX Talk The Power of Climate Policy Literacy by Emma Heiling. Climate policy often feels like a foreign language. It is filled with regulations, concepts, agreements, and acronyms that most of us...
The Week in Climate Change News

The Week in Climate Change News

A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. What If the Clean Energy Transition Costs Much Less Than We’ve Been Told? Talk about the astronomical costs of a sustainable economy is leaving...