About Carolyn Fortuna

Carolyn Fortuna Carolyn Fortuna, Ph.D. is a writer, researcher, and educator with a lifelong dedication to ecojustice. She's won awards from the Anti-Defamation League, The International Literacy Association, and The Leavy Foundation. She’s molds scholarship into digital media literacy and learning to spread the word about sustainability issues. Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook and Google+

Website: http://IDigItMedia.com

Author Archives: Carolyn Fortuna

Waste Reduction

Humans Worth Their Salt? The Price Of Desalination = Brine Disposal

January 17th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

The numbers of desalination facilities across the globe are increasing, but so, too, are brine byproducts

Climate Change

What Do Companies Owe The Environment? Natural Capital Risk Assessment At Davos

January 16th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

A new guide will empower banks to assess natural capital risk. A week before the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, the Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA) has launched the world’s first step-by-step guide to help financial institutions conduct a rapid natural capital risk assessment -- “not just greenhouse gases, but also how to build wider ecosystem resilience from rainforests to coral reefs.”

Agriculture

Plant-Based Diets Can Make “A Huge Difference In Our Carbon Footprints” — #CleanTechnica Exclusive

January 13th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Our CleanTechnica interview with Dr. Marco Springmann examines the social responsibility we have to pay for the consequences of meat consumption

Climate Change

Sunrise Movement: A Youth Mass Call To Take Climate Action

January 11th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

A vibrant group of youth called the Sunrise Movement is determined to get the Green New Deal enacted

Clean Power

What They’re Saying About The Green New Deal: O’Rourke, Warren, Waxman

January 9th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Three prominent US political voices weigh in on the need for a Green New Deal

Green Economy

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez On 60 Minutes: “Push Our Technological Capacities To The Furthest Extent Possible”

January 7th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

A 60 Minutes interview about the possibilities inherent in the Green New Deal perpetuates the status quo

Agriculture

If Meat’s What For Dinner Tonight, Pay Up! Calls For A Meat Tax Gain Momentum

January 7th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

The meat you eat is contributing a lot to greenhouse gas emissions

Buildings

New Year’s Resolution, Part II — Energy Advocacy For The Planet

January 3rd, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna

This 2nd New Year's Resolution article identifies ways to move toward renewable energy in a condo complex

Agriculture

New Year’s Resolution, Part I — Eco-Living Advocacy For The Planet

December 31st, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Which of your New Year's Resolutions involve local advocacy to improve the way we interact with the planet

Batteries

Read All About It! Musk’s Philanthropy Deserves Headlines

December 30th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Musk's charitable contributions are remarkable and often disregarded

Fossil Fuels

Divestment Year in Review 2018 — #CleanTechnica Report

December 27th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Divestments away from the fossil fuel industry have increased significantly in

Clean Power

Yay! Coal In My Stocking! Critiques Of Climate Action Amidst Moves To Renewable Energy

December 24th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

What hesitations keep people from moving to renewable energy

Climate Change

Kingsolver, Klein, & Darwin — How We’ve Become “Unsheltered” — #BookReview

December 24th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

How has social Darwinism led to climate change

Cars

Tesla & The Taxpayer — #Pravduh About Subsidies

December 23rd, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

Another article attempts to discredit Tesla, this time targeting its financial practices

Clean Transport

US Congress Support Of Green New Deal Growing With Sunrise Movement Momentum

December 20th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

The Green New Deal is quickly gaining voter and Congressional support

Clean Power

Rhode Island Renewable Energy Becomes Part Of The Everyday Landscape

December 17th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna

The highway drive through Johnston has become anything but routine these days, for, as we crest a highway hill, we now see a line of wind turbines that appears on the horizon, rising high to the skyline. The 7 total wind turbines have become part of the norm of our RI renewable energy landscape, and many of us who live and work in the state are mighty glad