August 2021 - Alliance for Sustainability

Terry Gips and two of his songs at their state fair presentation: "Raising Kids Sustainably: Having a Fund, Healthy Planet While Saving Money

Raising Kids Sustainably: Tips and Resources

This is a supplement to Alliance President Terry Gips’s presentation “Raising Kids Sustainably: Having a Fun, Healthy Life and Planet While Saving Money” …

Comic: A painter stands on a blog of ice in the ocean, painting a pair of penguins on a block of ice in front of him. He holds his hand up to the penguins. One penguin says to another: "I'm not sure if he's gesturing for us to hold still, or for the sun to stop melting our perch."

Newsletters

Weekly e-Newsletter 8/24/21

Read on for our weekly e-Newsletter for the week of August 24th Note: Links work best by right-clicking and opening them in a new tab.

Poetry

by Karen I . Shragg (www.movingupstream.com) The thief at the doorIs knockingBut deaf ears respondExcuses mountTethered to fatally flawed notionsThat altruism will workThat consumption will be voluntarily eschewedThat an equitable Earth …

A car driving on a road on a snowy evening in front of a wind turbine.

Articles

Eco-Driving Tips

by Greg Barber of Eco-Friendly Printer Our vehicles are one of the biggest detriments to the environment, with the burning of fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel releasing nitrogen gas and …

Drawing of a bee hive in front of a collection of colorful flowers, honeycomb, and honeybees.

Newsletters

Weekly e-Newsletter 8/17/21

Read on for our weekly e-Newsletter for the week of August 17th

Articles

It’s Time to Address Environmental Justice

By Shannon Saari, Intern at Alliance for Sustainability, University of Minnesota Student ‘22 Tackling environmental issues without considering the social impacts is like watching only half of the movie. At …