"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined." -Henry David Thoreau
In my last post I mentioned palm oil. What’s that? It’s an industrial agriculture commodity. Uhh…what? A commodity is typically a raw material or product that is bought and sold. Industrial agriculture refers to large-scale farming. The rationale behind massive monoculture like palm oil is that it’s efficient and can keep pace with the rapidly …
Last year, a study produced by the UN announced that one million species were at risk of extinction under current climate change trajectories and given humans' impact. One year later, an updated study out of the US’s National Academy of Sciences found that initial estimates on mass extinction were conservative. We have only 10-15 years …
One in four living things on the planet are endangered. A significant cause of species becoming endangered is habitat destruction, which is typically at the hands of humans for development of agricultural land, infrastructure, and business or home. In the US, the Endangered Species Act, signed in 1973, was the first law of its kind …
I give a damn about the planet, about the connectedness of the environment with our daily lives. And I want everyone else to give a damn. So I’ve come up with a blog series I’m calling #WhyItMatters about different elements of the environment and how they’re tied to us living full, equitable, healthy lives.Each blog post will …
Climate change is an overwhelming topic that, for many, feels far-off, as if its effects won’t impact our daily lives. While living in quiet suburbia, bustling cities, or rural places, it’s easy to get caught up in our days’ ins and outs and feel removed from a crisis happening elsewhere or that we should be …
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For 17 days this June and July I traveled through northern Europe – first in London, England for business, then in Scotland and Norway for pleasure. The conversations I had in each country had a loud and resounding theme: It’s hot out. Upon arriving in London on June 22, my extended family welcomed me …
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Today is World Oceans Day! Our oceans cover two-thirds of the planet, produce most of the oxygen we breathe (did you know that?!), feed millions of people, and are a source of livelihoods, recreation, and inspiration. What do you do when you're on or near the ocean? By keeping these wild places healthy, we can …
What does a Happy Earth look like to you? To me, it’s one where winters are cold, oceans are clean, food sources are plentiful and fresh. It’s also a soft breeze, the smell of pine trees, the sound of birds singing, or bare feet in cool sand...It’s where humans and nature are thriving in harmony. …
One year ago I went on the adventure of a lifetime. I traveled to Antarctica to learn about climate change and to be able to lend a firsthand perspective to related conversations. I believe climate change is the greatest threat to our world today, having rippling effects into national security, human health, economic development, environmental …
