Bad News: UN Climate Report shows window is closing for “sustainable, livable future for all”
A helicopter drops water on a California wildfire. Credit: Business Green By Alliance President Terry Gips and Alliance Intern Isabella Deza from George Mason University The just-out report from the …
Inspiration: How people power helped protect our oceans with the Global Ocean Treaty
By Gillian Ramirez, Alliance Intern from UC San Diego The UN’s Global Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed upon by 190+ countries after 20 years of hard work. As Greenpeace …
Bad News: The alarming rise of India’s Pay-to-Breathe Industry
Air pollution is a growing problem in India that is affecting the health and well-being of millions of people. Credit: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images By Derek Ren, Alliance Intern from the …
Sustainability Tip: Reducing Alzheimer’s 53% with a plant-focused Mediterranean or MIND diet
Experts say Mediterranean diets can help cleanse the brain. Credit: golero, Getty Images By Isabella Deza, Alliance Intern from George Mason University If you want to increase your chances of …
Food for Thought: Despite its challenges, we need to keep recycling, stop wishcycling and change the system
Unwanted used plastic sits outside Garten Services, a recycling facility in Oregon. Credit: Laura Sullivan, NPR By Amy Durr, Alliance Communications Coordinator As we celebrate Global Recycling Day, I wonder …
Inspiration: How Grace Lee Boggs overcame racism and built Black-Asian solidarity
Grace Lee Boggs autographing ‘Living for Change’ at the Chinese Cultural Center. Credit: Gary Stevens, Flickr By Gillian Ramirez, Alliance Intern from UC San Diego Grace Lee Boggs’ century-long life …
Bad News: Our toilet paper has forever chemicals and they end up in our drinking water
Researchers found a high concentration of a dangerous PFAS chemical in wastewater—and a significant portion of that was coming from toilet paper. Credit: Healthline By Derek Ren, Alliance Intern from …