Health & Wellness: Rewilding Yourself — How Summer Can Help You Feel More Human
In a culture obsessed with doing, August invites us to rest, splash, stare at bugs, and read until we’re silly. This is your permission slip to be less efficient and …
Sustainability Tip: Take Your Bedding For a Dip in Nature’s Sunbath
Sunning is a natural and convenient way of deodorizing and disinfecting your bulky bedding load. Credit: Tom’s Guide By Danbee You, Alliance Intern from Washington University, St. Louis ‘28 With …
Take Action: Air Pollution Kills. The EPA’s New Ruling Could Make It Worse.
Emissions from a coal-powered plant in Moundsville, West Virginia. Credit: Lauren Petracca for Earthjustice By Danbee You, Alliance Intern at Washington University, St. Louis ‘28 It is the responsibility of …
Health & Wellness: The Hidden Healing Power of Dirt — How Nature Supports Our Wellbeing
Sometimes the best medicine isn’t in a bottle, it’s under your fingernails. Getting dirty means getting healthy! Credit: Live Science By Medha Islam, Alliance Intern from Binghamton University ‘28 Did …
Take Action: Stop Grocery Stores from Contributing to Climate Change
A refrigerated aisle in an American grocery store. Credit: EIA By Joe Parmigiani, Alliance Intern from Dartmouth College ‘28 Major grocery chains are major contributors to the climate crisis. The …
Food for Thought: Moo-ve Aside, Animal Leather — Vegan Fashion is on the Rise
Cactus leather is a vegan alternative to traditional cow leather that is environmentally friendly and biodegradable, avoiding the widespread water pollution from hide tanning. Credit: HANDBAG.IO By Danbee You, Alliance …
Art of the Week: Gone, But Glowing — Isabella Kirkland’s Love Letters to the Species of Our Time and Those Passed
Gone by Isabella Kirkland. The sixty-three species painted in GONE have all become extinct since the mid 1800’s and the colonization of the New World. Click on this link and …
Was This July Fourth a Celebration of Independence or Its End?
Credit: LPETTET/Getty Images By Alliance President Terry Gips While we hope you had a good Fourth of July, it was a horrendous one for our country. Sadly, President Trump and …
Food for Thought: The Good, Bad and Ugly of ChatGPT for Your Brain and the Planet — The Tradeoff of Using AI to Write
Students utilizing artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Is this a revolutionary new educational tool or a detriment to learning? Credit: AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley By Danbee You, Alliance Intern from Washington …
Democracy: Overcoming Division to Win Hearts and Minds for Democracy — From Rage to Radical Empathy
Anand Giridharadas of The Ink speaks with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed who is running for the Senate in Michigan about why proving MAGA voters wrong doesn’t help, and how we can …