News and Links… Drawdown tips for Earth Day 20 Apr 2018 Here are some ready-made info sheets for reducing greenhouse emissions, based on Drawdown. The climate solutions team of Santa Cruz Indivisible decided we should post a display with easy steps individuals…
climate… Experiencing Shocks: Hurricane Edition 1 Sep 20173 Nov 2017 To report the storm as if it were an entirely natural phenomenon, like last week’s eclipse of the sun, is to take a [political] position. As George Monbiot mentions, mainstream…
climate… The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is one the government isn’t telling you about | Science Magazine 14 Jul 20173 Nov 2017 From Science article: ...four lifestyle choices had a major impact: Become a vegetarian, forego air travel, ditch your car, and—most significantly—have fewer children. The top ways to reduce your carbon footprint So,…
climate… Biomimicry responses to climate change challenges 3 Sep 20142 Sep 2014 It's always great to see Janine Benyus spiral forth some of the ways that nature can collaborate with us and suggest solutions to our most vexing problems. Learn more about…
Culture Change… My take on sustainability, in video form 27 Jun 2014 This morning I took a workshop on producing and editing screencast videos for the "flipped classroom." I chose to pursue my usual prey with my PowerPoint. The results (including goofy…
climate… Gloom-and-Doom… with Happy Widgets 15 Apr 201415 Apr 2014 So we broke yet another record for CO2 at Mauna Loa, with another daily average over 400ppm. There's the "...ugh, we're in so much trouble" graphic that goes with it:…
disasters… Could a carbon tax help solve our budget woes? | Grist 29 Jul 20118 Aug 2011 Could a carbon tax help solve our budget woes? | Grist. Again, it's time to start taking this seriously, as a potential solution for multiple problems. See my previous post…
