Climate change is such a big, global, and kinda scary topic. That’s why we write climate stories with a local lens and a focus on what you can do to actually make a difference.
Guest Post – from Eileen McGinnis Eileen McGinnis is an Austin-based writer, college instructor, and activist who founded The Parents’ Climate Community in Summer 2019. You can follow her blog about inspirational caregivers and creators in history at eileenmcginnis.com Nearly 40 years ago, my mother-in-law
You’ve read the headlines. You’ve seen the photos. The Amazon is burning. But what exactly does that mean? Earlier this week, we sat down with Marshall Huggins, chief of staff with the Rainforest Partnership, and asked him this exact question. (The Rainforest Partnership
Where does your food come from? It’s a simple question, but according to the folks at the Rainforest Partnership, it’s an important and impactful one. That’s because about 80 percent of global deforestation is caused by agricultural production (especially from products like beef, palm oil,
Austin has a big goal. Net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2050… at the latest. This means that we have less than 30 years to virtually eliminate the climate-change causing emissions from the electricity we use, the cars we drive, and the trash we throw away. So
Sponsored Post – The Regenesis Institute for Regenerative Practice Written by Austin Regen Guild and The Regenesis Institute for Regenerative Practice What is the role of communities and cities in a future marked by across-the-board instability—ecological, social, economic and political? Take climate
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Pranav Sarma, a student at Artie Henry Middle School in Cedar Park, TX. Pranav recently competed against hundreds of students in the 2019 Austin Energy Regional Science Fair. For his project, Pranav focused
Climate change was making Meagan Bluestein feel depressed, and frustrated, and hopeless. So she decided to do something about it. On Monday, she was arrested after gluing herself to the door of a Chase bank in downtown Austin, protesting the bank’s role in
What does WWE wrestling have to do with climate change? Ask the artists behind “Once There Were Six Seasons,” a show about climate change premiering in Austin on April 19th. The show is a production of the Glass Half Full Theatre, an Austin-based group that uses puppetry
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Caroline Reck, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Glass Half Full Theatre. Caroline is a puppeteer, and her theatre company creates original works about global issues using puppets and performers. To be clear, when
Sometimes climate change can seem so big, so scary, and so complicated. Don’t you ever wish there was some kind of instruction manual or playbook out there that could just tell us all what to do? Turns out, there is. It’s a book called “Drawdown:
With the threat of climate change looming larger each and every day, there’s hardly been a more important time for science. But you know how it goes. Often times, conversations around climate change devolve into political battles… and science takes a backseat. The SciComm South conference
Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Nhat Ho, our newest Net-Zero Hero! Nhat is an engineer and Vice President at Civilitude, a local engineering and planning firm located in Austin’s Mueller district. Nhat uses his skills and expertise in engineering