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What if carbon dioxide was colored pink, and each day as we humans generate 90 million tons of it and send it up into our atmosphere (like we do when we burn fossil fuels to run our cars, factories and … Continue reading

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Just in time for the first ever TEXAS ban on fracking comes this fun and informative video by one of our favorite Climate Mamas Joylette Portlock. Joylette and Communitopia help us see and understand that methane, aka “natural gas” is … Continue reading

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“We can’t prevent a large scale disaster if we don’t heed this kind of hard science,” Secretary Kerry said in a statement following the November 2nd release of the IPCC Synthesis report. “The longer we are stuck in a debate … Continue reading

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These days, beyond being a time to “let loose,” watch scary movies, and eat and collect candy, Halloween has also been a moment to mark the end of one season and the beginning of the next. In North America we … Continue reading

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2 years ago today, my family woke up with no power, downed trees and fallen power lines. Today, I have new solar panels on my home. On October 29th, 2012 we woke to find ourselves trapped in our dead end … Continue reading

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Why vote? It’s our right; a right that people the world over have fought for, for millennia. As parents, it’s also our responsibility. Yet sadly, for many reasons, here in the United States of America we fall far behind the … Continue reading

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THIS IS THE FIRST IN OUR SERIES OF POSTS ABOUT BEYOND EXTREME ENERGY (BXE) I get asked all the time: “What’s next, how can we top 400,000 people in the streets of New York City. What can we do to … Continue reading

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If you’re like most parents in the U.S.A, you know that teaching kids to save water is a constant struggle. Kids, whatever the age, are fascinated by water, and often don’t understand where water comes from, or that it’s a … Continue reading

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The Wrath & Costs of Extreme Weather: Decades of Destruction Our friends at the University of North Carolina (UNC) shared the illuminating infographic in this post with us, and asked us to share it with you. So grab the kids … Continue reading

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People power..it works! Congratulations to Greenpeace for leading the charge, and to all our Climate Mamas and Papas around the world who signed petitions, reached out to Lego and helped spread the news. It worked..On October 8th, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, … Continue reading

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