The climate crisis is taking an economic and ecological toll on all of us.
Tag: Environmental Justice
#FireDrillFriday: Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem Were Arrested While Striking for Action on Climate Change
Actor and activist Jane Fonda and Ms. magazine co-founder Gloria Steinem were arrested today in Washington, D.C., alongside National Domestic Workers Alliance Director Ai-jen Poo and Moral Mondays leader Reverend William Barber II, at a climate change action also attended by founder of United Farm Workers and Feminist Majority Foundation board member Dolores Huerta.
Sustainable Leadership: What Drove Tracy Liu Toward WAYB
Tracy Liu is the Chief Operating Officer of WAYB, a company started by the former CEO of Patagonia that is focused on creating safe, durable and sustainable products for families with young children. Their claim to fame is the Pico car seat, made from aerospace-aluminum—a strong, light and easy on the planet material—and a unique toxin-free technical mesh.
Sustainable Leadership: Making Common Climate Sense a Business Value
Sustainability is the crux of Danielle Jezienicki’s corporate career. This is how she made that happen.
The Personal is Political for This Flint-Based Young Feminist
Tiara Darisaw knew something was wrong with the water in her Flint, Michigan home, when it tasted sweet. “Like big brown chocolate milk,” the 15-year old said.
Ms. Green: Meet the Advice Columnist Taking on the Climate Crisis
I am honored to be your Ms. Green—an Asian woman searching for unicorn solutions that can help us build a truly equitable, green world.
The Paris Agreement Wasn’t Just About the Environment—It Was About Human Rights
The destruction caused by climate change amplifies our society’s inequalities.
“Stubborn Climate Activists” Call for Global Outrage
“It’s not just me who is watching you,” Selina Neirock Leem warned the audience at the 2019 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Symposium during a discussion about climate change. “It’s youth all over the world.”
Feminists for a Green New Deal
The climate movement is full of hope, energy and a growing powerful platform. As a result, the women’s rights and environmental movements are coming together to take further action.
This is Proof: Voters Can Agree on Solutions to the Country’s Problems
Many consider political polarization—the vast gap between Republicans and Democrats—to be a defining and ever-growing feature of American politics today. But an experiment called “America in One Room” set out to discover just how rigid and vast that gap is. Turns out: It’s not as solid or as wide as you may think.