Tag: climate change

A Solutions-Based Approach to Climate Change

Focusing on the problems that climate change is causing often paralyzes people and stops them from taking action. Focusing on solutions provides opportunities for people to get into action. I would like to talk with you about how it is more effective to communicate… Continue Reading “A Solutions-Based Approach to Climate Change”

The Fashion Industry and Climate Change

The fashion industry produces more methane and carbon dioxide than the aviation and transportation industries combined and is the industry with the second largest contribution to climate change after agriculture. On Friday August 9th I presented at the Project Green Boise Sustainability Summit for… Continue Reading “The Fashion Industry and Climate Change”

Climate change is here, we now need to work to mitigate its harmful effects

I just had a very interesting conversation on Facebook with the founder of the Climate Change: Adaptation, Mitigation, Resilience Facebook group about how we cannot actually reverse climate change as the law of thermodynamics states that things can never reverse to their previous states.… Continue Reading “Climate change is here, we now need to work to mitigate its harmful effects”

Averting Climate Change Locally

Climate change is already in effect as global temperatures in many parts of the U.S. are already rising, seas levels are rising, ocean acidification is happening and we are seeing the impacts of these changes in the climate. I have been doing a lot… Continue Reading “Averting Climate Change Locally”

Sustainability: The ability to sustain life

No matter what your beliefs, views, morals, ethics, economic principles, etc. are we all share in the desire to sustain life because we too are life. If you break down the word sustainability into its roots you are left with the words sustain and… Continue Reading “Sustainability: The ability to sustain life”