Sustainability Tip: Composting has always seemed hard to me, but I now know it isn’t
Learning what can go in your compost pile can be easy, especially if you start small. Credit: Julia Simon, NPR By Alliance Communications Coordinator Amy Durr I want to be …
Sustainability Fact: Surprisingly, crime in Republican and Democratic cities is similar
Credit: Fox News By Alliance Intern Kaitlyn Scanlon, Oregon State University ‘26 Tired of hearing the age-old Republican claims that crime is only low when they’re in charge? Republicans have …
Inspiration: 4 young influential Hispanic climate voices to follow
Credit (on full screen, clockwise from top left): Alex Silva, Helena Gualinga, Isaias Hernandez, Jamie Margolin Credit (on phone screen, top to bottom): Alex Silva, Jamie Margolin, Helena Gualinga, Isaias …
What to Watch: Puerto Rican-American Elizabeth Yeampierre’s rousing call to confront environmental racism
By Olivia Salzwedel, Alliance Intern from University of Minnesota Morris ’22 “If we can’t breathe, we can’t fight for justice. There isn’t anything more fundamental than the right to breathe,” …
Art of the Week: Shel Silverstein’s playfully absurd poems urge us to tap into our creativity
Put Something In from Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic. Credit: Britannica, Shel Silverstein By Kaitlyn Scanlon, Alliance Intern from Oregon State University ’26 According to famed poet Shel …
Sustainability Tip: Clean your air and have more plant babies by learning to go forth and propagate
Collection of plants propagating in water. Credit: The Old Farmer’s Almanac By Sophie Roback, Alliance Intern from Colorado College Studies show the importance of humans connecting with nature, even indoors. …
Food for Thought: Positive voting trends among women and young people counteracted by threatened voters
By Alliance President Terry Gips As this excellent NY Times OpEd points out, there are some profound emerging voting trends that have countervailing impacts. Young people are voting increasingly Democratic …
Bad News: Study reveals air pollution linked to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria
Air pollution is linked with many health problems. Credit: Saurav022, Shutterstock By Olivia Salzwedel, Alliance Intern from University of Minnesota Morris ’22 A new Lancet study revealed that antibiotic resistant …