Image Credit: Linus Bohman (CC-BY 2.0, Flickr) This is part two of a two-part series on climate-friendly investing. Part one can be found here. In a previous post, I talked about how the climate conscious investor might go about divesting their own portfolios from fossil fuel companies and other bad corporate actors who are currently … Continue reading Becoming a Better Climate-Minded Investor
The Many, Many Dilemmas of the Climate Conscious Investor
Image Credit: James Ennis (CC-BY-2.0, Flickr) This is part one of a two-part series on climate-friendly investing. Part two can be found here. In January of 2020, the world’s largest manager or other people’s retirement money made a long-awaited proclamation in big, bold lettering: Climate Risk Is Investment Risk. It was a reality that many … Continue reading The Many, Many Dilemmas of the Climate Conscious Investor
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For Oysters, Climate Change Means More Flooding and A Harsh Environment
“And this,” my uncle told me, “is the best food to ever exist.” He spun the icy plate around, with its small dishes of cocktail sauce and horseradish, it’s wedges of lemon, and presented me half of a glistening shell containing a small lump of briny meat. “It’s local,” he informed me. An oyster. Raw. … Continue reading For Oysters, Climate Change Means More Flooding and A Harsh Environment
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Finding the Root of Food Deserts
Food deserts have become a much discussed issue in the public policy sphere. After all, improving food access in areas bereft of nutritious options is as much of a political ‘gimmie’ as saying schools should be good and roads should be smooth. While the particulars of addressing food insecurity can quickly become politically contentious, it’s … Continue reading Finding the Root of Food Deserts
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Climate Change is Robbing Our Food of Nutrients
There’s a thief about. Skulking in the forests and in the and fields. Quietly taking from our food valuable nutrients that we depend on. Lowering our ability to feed our families and raise healthy children, this theft is occurring in a way we don’t fully understand. It’s a theft that Irakli Loladze, a mathematical biologist, … Continue reading Climate Change is Robbing Our Food of Nutrients
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The Re-Reemergence of Energy Efficient Houses
We used to have a simple and poignant idea: that structures should be built to harmonize with their surroundings. We took the ideas of our ancestors, people who never knew about electricity, air conditioners, or on-demand-hot water, and incorporated their inherent morality into our own spaces. Then Americans cast it aside our post-war, 1950s scramble … Continue reading The Re-Reemergence of Energy Efficient Houses
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Religion Holds Movement Building Lessons for Climate Change
“Just look at the friendliest person in the room.” That’s always the advice. I’ve done stuff like this before, but why am I so nervous now? What are there like 20 people here? I’ve spoken in front of a lot more people than this. 1,200 in fact. And singing was involved. “If someone looks mad … Continue reading Religion Holds Movement Building Lessons for Climate Change
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For the Chesapeake Bay’s Blue Crab, Framing is a Matter of Importance
It’s the sizzling sound of arthropod that bring the crowd around. Finally, after all the work; after all the effort of catching and cleaning; the crab cakes are lowered into a frothing sea of molten butter. One by one, the gathered lumps of blue crab meat descend and undergo their delicious metamorphosis. I may have … Continue reading For the Chesapeake Bay’s Blue Crab, Framing is a Matter of Importance
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When Recycling Plastic Beverage Bottles, Every Drop Counts
“There’s no point in recycling,” goes the argument, “because it’s just a drop in the bucket.” How much can it really accomplish? Why should people spend energy on trivial things like recycling or reusable shopping bags when it feels like you are trying to push back the tide with your bare hands? Just one drop … Continue reading When Recycling Plastic Beverage Bottles, Every Drop Counts
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Am I a Consumerist?
That’s been the thought rattling around in my head the past few weeks. I know that I live in a wealthy and industrialized nation. I know that the United States has second highest carbon emissions in the world. Plus, I know that I live in a nation where I have an obscene amount of opportunities … Continue reading Am I a Consumerist?
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