I was reached out to by a young Indigenous leader who wanted to meet with me. We did so, and we had a deep and substantive talk for several hours. The one thing that has stayed with me about that conversation was when we discussed what could be coming down
A well known gay rights attorney and environmental activist burned himself to death last week to call attention to the assault of fossil fuels on the viability of sustainable life on Planet Earth. “Pollution ravages our planet, oozing inhabitability via air, soil, water and weather,” David S. Buckel, 60, wrote in
2050kids welcomed a wonderful community of supporters to our first fundraiser on Earth Day, April 22. Hosted by Yoga of Sausalito, the event was a celebratory success, with inspired young people talking about their experience building cookstoves, a moving vocal performance honoring the earth, and several local sponsors serving up
It’s possible to reach a carbon free global economy by 2050. If we act now. The community is coming together to combat climate change this Earth Day at a 2050kids fundraiser at Yoga of Sausalito. The 7-9 pm April 22 event features inspirational poetry, dance, and songs by local artists
Emerging young Marin climate activists are incorporating Traditional Environmental Knowledge to produce an ancient soil amendment which sequesters carbon while increasing crop yields in their school and community gardens. Students at the Marin City Conscious Kitchen Community Garden at Martin Luther King Academy and the Sausalito New Village School are
What can we do about climate change? The Best Climate Practices Observatory has just announced its fifth challenge “Building local resilience to climate disaster risk, in a search for innovative best practices to address the severe danger from extreme weather events. The 2017 contest, which begins March 13 and runs
It’s International Women’s Day and while many are asserting their inherent value by participating in “A Day Without A Woman’ events, small scale female farmers in the developing world don’t have the luxury of taking a day off from their responsibilities. Women are the ‘invisible’ producers of more than half
The same region in the Horn of Africa which experienced severe famine back in 2011 is once again devastated by a record breaking drought, which threatens to undermine success gained in helping communities cope with the ravages of extreme weather and climate change. Some 15 million people in the east