Climate Action

Joining together to avert catastrophe.

Signs of Life :: Landmark Climate Change Bill

by Madeline Ostrander

posted May 07, 2009

Congress has begun debate on what could become the first-ever federal legislation to regulate greenhouse gases. The bill promises to cut emissions 80 percent by 2050.

Working Together at the Summit of the Americas

by Laura Kaliebe

posted Apr 16, 2009

Three days isn’t enough time to solve all of the problems in the hemisphere—but it’s a start.On April 17-19, 2009, the democratically-elected leaders of 34 countries will meet in Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas.

Sustainable Seattle: City's Progress Towards Zero Waste

by Amy Goodman, Richard Conlin

posted Mar 31, 2009

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! speaks with Richard Conlin on the day Seattle launched a new composting program to further improve its waste management.

Signs of Life :: Climate Spurs Direct Action

by Noah Grant, Madeline Ostrander

posted Oct 31, 2008

Climate direct action, such as this year's climate camps, wins support.

The Good Life Doesn’t Have to Cost the Planet

by Andrew Simms, Joe Smith

posted Oct 31, 2008

What if you woke up one day to find that humans eventually did make the right decisions, and those decisions had all the right effects and, well, the world turned out to be a pretty cool place.

Social Change not Climate Change

by Juliette Beck

posted Aug 14, 2008

Activists and communities in the United Kingdom—where over two hundred years ago, the first lumps of coal were burnt to power the industrial revolution—are igniting a historic revolution of their own. Last week, over 1500 people from all walks of life converged in the Kent countryside, just one-hour southeast of London by train, to rally against climate change in a demonstration of collective, sustainable living and creative direct action.

Teaching Climate: Digital Story Telling

posted Apr 04, 2008

BRIDGES to Understanding has developed teaching tools around the issue of Climate Change that focus on journaling and digital story telling for your students. As your students develop their stories you can follow the work of other schools on-line.

What’s possible in a post-carbon world

by Guy Dauncey

posted Mar 24, 2008

Can we get to a post-carbon world? Guy Dauncey shows how to make buildings, electricity, transportation, food, and forests climate friendly. Yes, we can.

Xavier Cortada: Artist’s Statement

by Xavier Cortada

posted Mar 12, 2008

To address global climate change, Cortada has created two related works. One focuses on global awareness, the other on local action. The artist says: "My work aims to challenge us to find deeper meaning in our present lives by exploring the paths of those who came before us and our relationship to the natural world."

Jon Warnow :: Brower Youth Awards

posted Mar 10, 2008

Listen to Jon's energetic acceptance speech as he invites all of us to “step outside our comfort zones” and remake our world.

Climate Art: The Longitudinal Installation

by Xavier Cortada

posted Mar 10, 2008

Artist Xavier Cortada created an installation in Antarctica featuring quotes of people affected by climate change around the world. Creating this installation in a continent with no borders, the artist aims to diminish the man-made barriers in the world above it.

Who's Willing to Step Up

posted Feb 26, 2008

It turns out people are willing to make sacrifices to stop Global Warming: polling data from 23 countries confirms that people are ready to do what it takes.

The Amazing Power of Green Slime

by Margit Christenson

posted Feb 23, 2008

Using algae for biofuels as a possible solution. The oil in algae can be converted into biodiesel and its carbohydrate components into ethanol.

Terra Preta, a Solution Buried in the Dirt

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Feb 23, 2008

Agrichar is another solution to reducing the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

Theme Guide :: Stop Global Warming Cold

posted Feb 21, 2008

Climate change used to be something that would happen far off in the future. Now the science says we have just 10 years to change course or things will get scary. What do we do? What will actually make a difference? It turns out we have the means. The question is: Do we have the will?