Carbon Emissions

Do Our Individual Behaviors Speed Up Or Inhibit Collective Climate Action?

Occasionally, there is dissension among climate activists and the experts who study them about whether individual behaviors help or hurt collective climate action. In other words, if I walk the climate talk, am I more likely to persuade others — including corporations and governments — to do the same? A … [continued]

It’s Time To Adopt A New Mindset About The Planet

Mother Earth provides every material for our survival, so why do we accept corporate promises to adopt healthy environmental solutions? We know that those promises are little more than subterfuge — after all, astronauts have reported seeing pollution events so large they’ve been spotted from space. We need to change … [continued]

Simplify Clean Energy Explanations, And More People Will Understand How Renewables Can Improve Their Lives

When I was an early stage doctoral student, our professor asked each of us to turn to someone in the room and explain our upcoming dissertation idea. Whoa! That was tough, as our colleagues didn’t necessarily share our disciplinary background knowledge nor the jargon that we took for granted in … [continued]

Is Being Transparent The Best Approach To Fighting Food Disinformation?

Clinton Monchuk, executive director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan, is trying to persuade Canadian farmers to share more information about their growing practices in order to dispel misinformation that is circulating on social media. Monchuk states, “It’s just telling the truth and being transparent about what we do so … [continued]

Happy World Ocean Day!

With festivities scheduled in many communities to heighten awareness about the important role that the seas play in our lives, I had several choices for ways I could participate in World Ocean Day. One event stood out, though: I attended the 2026 International Ocean Film Festival at the Harbor Branch … [continued]

How Today’s Media Influence The Ways We Perceive The Food System On Which We Depend

My mother cooked for our family with a post-World War II mindset. Bacon and eggs for breakfast. Wonder Bread sandwiches with one slice of American cheese and another slice of ham. Supper typically would be Shake-n-Bake chicken, mashed potatoes, and a canned vegetable, or hamburger and reheated frozen french fries. … [continued]

Gen Z Wants A Net Zero Future — But They’re Uncertain If They Can Make…

Is Gen Z attentive to climate issues and motivated to do their part to have a net zero future? Yes, definitely. In fact, climate concern is widespread among youth, but their climate experience is defined by anxiety, not intensity. They are increasingly cautious and less self-assured in their ability to … [continued]

How EPA Cuts Will Affect US Lives For Generations To Come

We used to think of the US Environmental Protection Agency as the site where groundbreaking scientific research took place. One of the most important areas of inquiry by its scientific staff was released to the public in 2009, when the US EPA found that greenhouse gas emissions threatened public health … [continued]