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“There will come a time — sooner than many expect — when the weight of our choices will decide whether we rise together or fall alone. In that moment, many of the lines that once divided us will matter far less than we imagined. It will not matter what flag we waved, what title we... Continue Reading →
An Earth Day call for cities to stop waiting and start learning Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, is Earth Day, and this year’s global theme is “Our Power, Our Planet.” That theme matters because it reminds us that climate action is not only about national pledges or international summits. It is also about what happens... Continue Reading →
Saturday was a beautiful day in Astoria Park, Queens. I arrived with my conga drum, my daughter’s dog, and a need I had been carrying for some time: the need to play. The dog was thrilled. It may have been her first visit to a dog park, and she seemed to take in every sight,... Continue Reading →
August 18, 2026 Climate news is usually delivered to us as a local story. A wildfire in one country. A flood somewhere else. A drought thousands of miles away. A failed harvest. A water shortage. An unusually hot ocean. Reported separately, they can look like unrelated events. Viewed globally, however, another picture begins to emerge.... Continue Reading →
Nature Is Fighting for the Future. Will We? The climate crisis is accelerating loss—and adaptation. Our task is to stop feeding the emergency, give life room to recover, and turn hope into collective power. CLIMATE COMMENTARY | ADAPTIVE RESILIENCY The same human age that is driving extinctions, destabilizing the climate, and pushing ecosystems toward collapse... Continue Reading →
Democracy, Climate, and the Power of Our Vote Why Voting Matters in a Time of Democratic, Climate, and Ecological Emergency There are moments in American history when voting can feel too small for the scale of the problems in front of us. A ballot is a piece of paper, a screen, a set of marks.... Continue Reading →
The skies above North American cities are turning orange from wildfire smoke. A city in the desert is recording temperatures of 60°C. An 89-year-old scientist who has spent his entire life fighting for the planet is telling us we've lost. What does any of this mean — and what do we do now? When David... Continue Reading →
How 2026's Extremes Are Waking Us Up — and Why Our Kids and the Living World Can't Wait for Us to Finish the Debate On July 4, 2026, the United States set out to celebrate its 250th birthday, and the atmosphere sent regrets. More than 100 million Americans were under heat alerts as storms, flooding,... Continue Reading →
A message to every young person about the Climate and Ecological Emergency Imagine waking up to clean air, drinking water you never have to worry about, eating food grown in healthy soil, and looking out at a world full of life — forests, rivers, animals, and people all thriving together. That should not be a... Continue Reading →
A Flag Day reflection on power, conscience, and the courage to be humanitarian first Today is Flag Day. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress resolved that the new nation would carry thirteen stripes and thirteen stars in a blue field — what they called a new constellation. Two years earlier, on June 14,... Continue Reading →
What I learned when I asked an AI the simplest question I could think of — and why the honest answer is more hopeful than the easy one I asked an AI a plain question: What is the best way to share climate solutions worldwide? I expected a tidy answer. A list. Maybe a tech... Continue Reading →
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