“Realize that everything
connects to everything else.” -Leonardo da Vinci
“Real change, enduring change,
happens one step at a time.” -Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Action is the antidote to fear.” -Edward Abbey
“Heaven is under our feet
as well as over our heads.” -Henry David Thoreau
“The miracle is not to walk on water or fire.
The miracle is to walk on the earth.” -Zen Master Linji Yixuan
It touches all of us in many ways, from the air we breathe to the extreme weather we are increasingly experiencing. If unchecked, it will ultimately end human civilization.
We have no choice but to address it. Each of us can take actions to do so, in small and big ways. It helps to start by learning about it. Thinking about it. Exploring what seems most provocative.
So that we can decide what actions we will personally take to make a difference. There are so many choices: electrifying our cars and/or our homes; reducing our consumption of everything, particularly meat and plastics; planting trees; divesting from fossil fuels; composting our food scraps, becoming politically involved. Spending some time on this site is a beginning.
Use the sitemap (in the green box above) to view at a glance the many pages on the site. Or double click on one of those pages here.
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT...
…where are we on this Earth Day outside of 2.6˚warmer than in 1970?
Read more related stories on our People Are Talking About (PATA) page.
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE...
The best commercial on the super bowl, from GM with Will Farrell and a hilarious response from Norway!
Watch this young poet from California bring the house down on inauguration day …
You might think about Grist’s fabulous article about how to talk to a climate skeptic..
Check out your own carbon footprint here
Check out the climate scores of your politicians here
You might want to watch what the kids are saying.
There is a CNN quiz you might want to take…
You might want to watch this amazing video on EVs made by high school students in Sleepy Hollow, New York…
The Biden administration moved boldly on climate change stating that our environment and our economy are completely connected and vowing to view all of their actions through the lens of climate. CCR swiftly dedicated a page to keep track of both those goals and subsequent accomplishments. CCR also has sections on the three branches of government, legislation, executive and judicial, so that you can drill down on the cabinet, executive orders, regulations & deregulations, bills & resolutions, and laws.
The Biden Administration’s Landmark Day in the Fight for the Climate
By Bill McKibben Photo: Anna Moneymake / Pool / Getty
January 27th was the most remarkable day in the history of America’s official response to the climate crisis, at least since that June afternoon in 1988, when nasa’s James Hansen told a congressional committee that the planet had begun to heat. On Wednesday, in the course of a few hours, the Biden Administration took a series of coördinated actions that, considered together, may well mark the official beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel era.
EXPLORE
Our site is a family of sites, with more than 250 mini sites containing endless resources on everything climate change touches – droughts to flooding, health to faith, individual states to kelp farming, sustainable eating to sustainable shopping.
News feeds and curated news; newsletters and blogs; lists of significant mainstream news media and climate change media; and People are Talking About..
Could Google’s carbon emissions have effectively doubled overnight?
By Bill McKibben Illustration: Alberto Miranda
A new report suggests the money that Big Tech companies keep in the banking system can do more climate damage than the products they sell.
The true cost of the climate stalemate in Congress
By David Wallace-Wells Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Getty Images
How bad is the climate stalemate? In the United States, we have gotten used to legislative inaction, on climate as with much else. But even by those debased standards a failure to pass a major…
Climate lawsuits poised for new Supreme Court fight
By Lesley Clark Photo: AP Photo
Climate liability lawsuits from state and local governments against fossil fuel companies are creeping closer to a new Supreme Court showdown.
Pollution caused 1 in 6 deaths globally for five years, study says
By Kasha Patel Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg News
In 2015, 1 in 6 deaths worldwide stemmed from poor air quality, unsafe water and toxic chemical pollution. That deadly toll — 9 million people each year — has continued unabated through 2019, killing more…
Why do we swallow what big oil and the green movement tell us?
By Thomas L. Friedman Photo: Michael Hanschke/Reuters
It has long been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. By that definition, we’re the ones detached from reality if we…
Registrations for electric vehicles soar, signaling mainstream acceptance
By Jayme Deerwester Photo: General Motors
Registrations for new EVs soared 60% in the first three months of 2022 even though new car registrations were actually down 18% on the whole, Automotive News and Car and Driver reported, citing Experian data.…
Cutting air pollution from fossil fuels would save 50,000 lives a year, study says
By Steven Mufson Photo: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post
Eliminating air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths and provide more than $600 billion in health benefits in the United States every year, according to a new study…
1 in 6 Americans live in areas with significant wildfire risk
By John Muyskens, Andrew Ba Tran, Naema Ahmed and Anna Phillips Photo: Mapbox
When a wildfire tore through drought-stricken towns near Boulder, Colo., late last year, it reminded Americans that fire risk is changing. It didn’t matter that it was winter. It didn’t matter that many of the…
Big Oil investors reject calls for stricter climate goals — so far
By Maxine Joselow Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Investors in three of the world's largest oil and gas companies this week rejected proposals for the firms to set stronger climate targets, as fossil fuel firms reap record profits following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
House panel will investigate USPS plan to purchase 8.6 mpg trucks
By Jacob Bogage Photo: Nati Harnik/AP
State attorneys general and top environmental groups have already sued the Postal Service to block the $11.3 billion truck contract.
Creaky U.S. power grid threatens progress on renewables, EVs
By Tim McLaughlin Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and solar power. That’s raising hopes for the fight against climate change.
Following record growth in 2021, renewables on track for new high
Photo: Pexels
The world added a record 295 gigawatts of renewable power in 2021 and is on pace to surpass that amount in 2022, according to a new analysis from the International Energy Agency.
After pain at the pump comes the electric shock
Analysis by Liam Denning | Bloomberg Photo: Bloomberg Opinion
Americans are reminded about high gasoline prices daily, every time they drive. Another energy cost comes to their attention monthly: utility bills. These are now also rising, creating an added problem for households, for the…
Putin has not wrecked Glasgow Climate Pact – John Kerry
By Glenn Campbell Photo: OLI SCARFF
Russia's invasion has "presented a challenge" in the battle against global warming but could be overcome, he said. Large reductions in carbon emissions are required if temperature rises are to be kept below 1.5C.
SEC extends deadline for public to comment on climate risk proposal
By Rachel Frazin
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended how long the public will have to weigh in on a proposal that would require companies to reveal their vulnerabilities and contributions to climate change.
INSTALL SOLAR RESPONSIBLY
When installing solar, make the land hospitable for bees. Pollinator friendly solar sites are a growing trend that help provide the nutrition and habitat that bees and butterflies need.
Utility Dive
VOLUNTEER FIVE MINUTES MAKE A PHONE CALL
Voters concerned about climate change need to be heard on election day.
Environmental Voter Project
PLANT A GARDEN COOL THE PLANET
Commit to ten regenerative gardening principles that serve both the environment and the soil.
Green America
SET A GOAL FOR 100% RENEWABLE POWER
REBA helps companies understand the benefits of moving to renewables.
Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance
TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS
The worst impacts can still be avoided if we compel local and national leaders step up and lead the fight against climate change. Call on your officials to join us today.
NRDC
CANCEL JUNK MAIL
Quitting junk mail is one way to curtail the flow of trash in and out of your home.
Washington Post
INVEST IN WIND FARMS
In Colorado, the wind power generation saved 4 billion gallons of water that coal and gas plants would have used and avoided 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR
In addition to lowering your carbon footprint, electric vehicles are more affordable to run, have lower maintenance costs, and tax incentives can reduce the purchase price.
My EV
CONVERT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
Get the same bill, same service, and maintain the same reliability but the source will be clean energy.
CleanChoice Energy
CONSERVE WATER
Where does the 300 gallons of water/day average American family uses, comes from? Learn more from this state wise list including how it is being protected.
Water Conservation
PUT A PRICE ON CARBON
More than 1,200 global companies are adopting carbon pricing. Microsoft instituted their fee on carbon in 2012 and has since reduced emissions by more than 9.6 million metric tons.
WASHINGTON POST
SET SCIENCE BASED TARGETS
440 companies are taking science-based climate action and 122 companies have approved science-based targets. Make a commitment now.
SCIENCE BASED TARGETSWhat is the truth about climate change? What are the consequences? How can we mitigate it? And, ultimately, how do we adapt to what we can no longer change?
TRUTH
Climate Change 101
By Bill Nye, 12/2/15
Bill Nye the Science Guy is as insightful as ever, giving a very succinct overview of the causes and consequences of climate change. As relevant today as it was in 2015 when he made it.
CONSEQUENCES
10 Undeniable Consequences Of Climate Change
United Nations, 08/13/19
This video explores the very tangible consequences that climate change is already having on many aspects of our lives and our environment.
MITIGATION
What is climate change mitigation?
By Dr. Sarah Burch, 2/4/14
One of a series on climate literacy, this video explains how we can address the fundamental causes of climate change before they can cause irreparable damage to our environment.
ADAPTATION
Why climate change makes extreme weather worse
United Nations, 10/27/18
Extreme weather events such as droughts, wildfires and hurricanes are all occurring more frequently and at a higher intensity due to climate change. This video explores extreme weather and how we can adapt to become more resilient to these increasingly catastrophic events.
Kids can take small actions at home and at school to help protect our planet. They might even teach their parents a thing or two..!
Illustrations by Kathleen Founds
