March 22nd, 2023
Summary: Kelp has a unique ability to absorb pollutants and restore marine ecosystems. These folks are testing out how much they would need to grow to balance out pollution in the New York Harbor. While this kind of kelp farming is not fit for eating, it holds great promise for dealing with harmful contaminants in our waterways.
March 22nd, 2023
Summary: Jonshell Johnson-Whitten is empowering her community to grow their own food and participate in green policy conversations that affect them. She is a community farmer and advocate in New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward, a food desert area that was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. Read how Johnson-Whitten became an agent of change and why she believes farming is healing.
March 22nd, 2023
Summary: What if we could use methane-eating microbes to reduce agriculture’s carbon footprint? A new company called Windfall Bio is selling the stuff to a pilot group of farmers to answer that very question. Considering methane is 80 times more potent than CO2, this technology could have some interesting uses across industries. Read how the CEO got investors to care about cow burps and what his plans are for the future.
March 21st, 2023
Summary: This local resident runs an urban food forest in the third-fastest warming city in the US. Not only is he inspiring many others to start harvesting their own water and growing native plants, but he also provides food and much needed shade for his neighbors. Read about how we can deal with our warming cities in long-lasting ways that also make our yards more beautiful and strengthen food security.
March 21st, 2023
Summary: A healthy climate is dependent on healthy oceans, and healthy oceans on a healthy climate. All of which will have a tremendous impact on jobs, the resilience of coastal communities, and the fishing industry. That’s why the Biden administration released an Ocean Climate Action Plan last week–a first for the United States. Read about the plan’s three main goals and how it aims to advance climate solutions.
March 20th, 2023
Summary: What started as one neighborly get-together to talk about solar energy has turned into more than 500 new solar installations. Julie Roth of Ann Arbor, Michigan has replicated the success of her first gathering many times over. Read more.
March 16th, 2023
Summary: The US state with the most solar and wind electricity generation is not the one you think! Read more about which small states are advancing the switch to renewables and what makes the move attractive for local politicians across party lines.
March 15th, 2023
Summary: Australia is trying to do something about the 9 billion cigarette butts that get thrown out every year. Instead of ending up emitting methane in a landfill or posing a threat to sea life, they might actually be of use to us. Read how these fungi scientists are speeding up the time it takes cigarettes to break down by 700-fold!
March 10th, 2023
Summary: Storytelling is a powerful tool for revealing problems and imagining better futures. But only 2.8% of tv and movies mentioned climate-related keywords between 2016 and 2020. Anna Jane Joyner sees this as a lost opportunity, so she’s changing it. Joyner is giving screenwriters a playbook to help them tell these stories. Read how it’s going.
February 16th, 2023
Summary: We hear that we need more policy to advance climate solutions and environmental protections. But what’s actually happening? Climate XChange tracks climate related policies as they pass and helps policy experts connect with each other across states to exchange tips on what’s working. Read the recap of their latest monthly webinar on what trends, successes, and opportunities experts are seeing for climate policy.
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