Art of the Week: Suzanne Rancourt’s evocative “Whose Mouth Do I Speak With”
Credit: Dawnland Voices Whose Mouth Do I Speak With by Suzanne Rancourt I can remember my father bringing home spruce gum. He worked in the woods and filled his pockets …
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Food for Thought: How an Indigenous worldview can impact climate change and our relationship with nature
Alaska Native (Denaakk’e) Nazune Menka, a Berkeley Law School professor. Credit: Nazune on Instagram (left), Cheska Torres Ibasan, Berkeley Law (right) By Alliance President Terry Gips The colonization of Indigenous …
Sustainability Tip: What should you donate to your local food bank?
Volunteers at Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day. Credit: National Today By Sophie Roback, Alliance Intern from Colorado College ‘24 More than 33 million Americans, around 10% of the US, …
Bad News: America mysteriously hit a deadly climate tipping point and no one knows why
It’s time to see the world is on fire and act for our climate. Credit: Cristian Ibarra, Pixabay By Kaitlyn Scanlon, Alliance Intern from Oregon State University ’26 Things are now …
Good News: Historic victory for tribes and salmon as EPA will restrict toxic chemical 6PPD in tires
Coho salmon returning from its years at sea to spawn, seen near the Suquamish Tribe’s Grovers Creek Hatchery. Credit: K. King We are excited to share some great news following …
Good News: How green spaces boost health at a cellular level
Gardens by the Bay in Singapore is a leading example of green spaces in cities. Credit: Edwin Koo, NYT By Elise Nam, Alliance Intern from Barnard College ‘24 Living in New …
Sustainability Fact: 75% of world’s unknown plant species threatened
Rare orange jack-o’-lantern mushroom (omphalotus olearius). Credit: CarbonBrief By Kaitlyn Scanlon, Alliance Intern from Oregon State University ’26 It is shocking that “new estimates suggest as many 3 in 4 …
Sustainability Tip: Celebrate World Kindness Day with 4 ways to be kind when you don’t feel like it
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Plato. Credit: Tiny Buddha By Sophie Roback, Alliance Intern from Colorado College ‘24 I have worked many years now …
Bad News: Tires are poisoning us and their microplastics contaminate our water — what we can do
Tire emissions vastly outweigh more easily measurable tailpipe emissions. Did you know that 78% of ocean microplastics are synthetic tire rubber? Credit: Jim Allen, FreightWaves By Kaitlyn Scanlon, Alliance Intern …