By: David Nacmanie After living for more than two years in the small island nation of Samoa, I am well aware of the many challenges facing these small island states. From devastating tropical cyclones and tsunamis to water shortages and heat waves, these countries face big challenges with few resources. …
Finding a common ground for a social movement is essential to collective action, hence, solidarity between those directly affected by the issue at hand (i.e. not having access to pipe borne water) becomes increasingly important as the movement grows. Herein, I will describe a story, that surrounds the idea of …
By Eban Goodstein, Director Bard Center for Environmental Policy A signature organizing tool of the Civil Rights and Vietnam war era was the Washington rally. Rallies were how folks, as Bill McKibben says, put the “move in the movement”. Climate organizers have shown that we can do this too, with …
Reposted from Residence on Earth By: Clara Fang “So, what do you do for a living?” The question has been asked of me hundreds of times, and more often than not, the answer yields blank stares and further questions. “I’m a sustainability coordinator at a university.” This time I am …
By Justine Schwartz How do you engage evangelical Christians—a group of people most commonly associated with denying the science of evolution and climate change—in the environmental movement? The answer lies in a growing, faith-based environmental movement called Creation Care. In February 2006, an ad signed by 86 prominent evangelical leaders …
Check out C2C Fellow Nick Stracco leading divestment at Tulane! Keep up the good work, Taco! Reposted from The Tulane Hullabaloo By Kaila Lopez A new on-campus organization, Divest Tulane, is pushing for Tulane to end its endowment investments in fossil …
The age of marketing a ‘quick sell’ to eager, faceless consumers is coming to an end. More companies are turning to the power behind values-based branding: using their customer’s personal ethics to create campaigns reaching beyond the cha-ching of registers. At the forefront of this marketing movement is Citizen Group, …
By Comly Wilson, C2C Fellow Reposted from Renewable Energy World. Now that the Sequester has officially begun, people are wondering what the impacts will be, both long term and short term. The message from the two sides of the political spectrum could not be more opposite. Republicans are confident that …
During my internship at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), my work focused on climate adaptation finance. I was (/am) pondering the question of how to link capital markets with regional climate adaptation. During my research, I came across something known as catastrophe bonds, which were developed after Hurricane Andrew …
By: Serafina Zeringo MS ’13 and Kyle Rorah MS ’13 Mark Reynolds, Executive Director of the Citizens Climate Lobby, spoke on the National Climate Seminar this week about citizen engagement, education, and environmental activism as ways to push Congress to have a stronger stance on environmental protection. Citizens Climate Lobby gains its …