Song of the Week: Childish Gambino’s Feels Like Summer has a deeper message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1B9Fk_SgI0 By Saul Myhre, Alliance Intern from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities When Childish Gambino (AKA Donald Glover) sings Feels Like Summer, he’s not just talking about feel-good, warm, …
Sustainability Tip: Given Canadian wildfire smoke, check your air quality
The Statue of Liberty is shrouded in smog caused by wildfires in Canada. Credit: Ed Jones, Getty Images By Bella Isaacson, Alliance Intern from Scripps College Many Americans have been …
Bad News: State Farm stops providing homeowners insurance in CA due to climate catastrophes
A firefighter tried to save a home in Meyers, CA, in 2021.Credit: Max Whittaker, NYT By Courtney Crawford and Alliance President Terry Gips The climate crisis is becoming a financial …
Inspiration: Juneteenth celebrates both freedom and the resiliency necessary to endure slavery
“Juneteenth is a day of celebration and a symbol of the delayed justice we are still waiting for to this day” reads the sign of one celebrant/protestor. Credit: Jeenah Moon, …
Art of the Week: Beginners by Denise Levertov
Beginners by Denise Levertov Dedicated to the memory of Karen Silkwood and Eliot Gralla “From too much love of living, Hope and desire set free, Even the weariest river Winds …
Fortieth Anniversary Year: Fortieth Anniversary Celebration highlight — Frances Moore Lappé
Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, was the inspiring keynote speaker at the Fortieth Anniversary Celebration of the Alliance. Thanks to our fabulous performer Larry Long …
Food for Thought: Do carbon credits help or harm the environment — can we put a price on pollution?
Pictured left to right Colette Pichon Battle, Levi Sucre Romero, Jesse Coates, and Jones Thomas along with James Mwangi (not pictured) debating the efficacy of carbon markets at the 2023 …
