The impact of our stuff

The impact of our stuff

China makes a lot of stuff. 90% of computers, 70% of cell phones, 74% of solar cells for solar panels,… the list goes on. The reason so much stuff is made in China is because it’s cheap. Why is it cheap? Two reasons: Chinese labor is cheap (not much better...
It’s up to us

It’s up to us

Within one week – ONE WEEK!! – of the Paris climate deal, Japan and South Korea both announced plans to open “scores” of new coal-fired power plants, India announced it will double coal output by 2020 and will rely on coal for decades to come,...
#EverySingleDay

#EverySingleDay

It’s great to celebrate the COP21 agreement in Paris as an unprecedented cooperation between nations. However, the truly hard work is yet to be done. In order to keep our global temperature rise to below 2C, we must face reality and work incredibly hard. To meet...

Biomimicry: solutions for climate change

Some people want to geo-engineer the planet to prevent the worst catastrophes coming our way if we are unable to reduce our CO2 emissions fast enough. Proposals include dumping vast amounts of iron or lime in the ocean to stimulate phytoplankton growth, building giant...

Broken Sky

Yesterday, Dec 8, 2015, 1200 middle school children from the Miami Springs middle school depicted the Earth slipping through an hour glass to protest climate change. The video from that event is set to a song, Broken Sky, performed by a young brother and sister duo...