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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…

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