• Climate Change Mitigation: What It Is and How We Can Help

    Climate Change Mitigation: What It Is and How We Can Help

    The world is getting warmer. Scientists and climate experts say this is because of too many greenhouse gases (GHG) in the air, such as carbon dioxide and methane. These gases come from many sources, such as vehicles, power plants, farming, and even cutting down forests. GHGs trap heat in our atmosphere and cause global warming,…

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  • The Heat is On: Understanding Global Warming and Its Impact

    The Heat is On: Understanding Global Warming and Its Impact

    Do you feel like summers are hotter than they used to be? Or that every time you turn on the TV, a new natural disaster risks peopleโ€™s lives and homes? Youโ€™re not imagining it. Itโ€™s the reality of global warming. While weโ€™re seeing global warmingโ€™s effects, thereโ€™s still time to mitigate it.

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  • Understanding Fossil Fuels and the Move Toward Renewable Energy

    Understanding Fossil Fuels and the Move Toward Renewable Energy

    If youโ€™ve been following the news lately, then youโ€™ve probably been hearing a lot about fossil fuels like natural gas and oil. Weโ€™ve been using fossil fuels to generate electricity, heat our homes, and fuel our vehicles for decades. But now weโ€™re in the process of phasing them out in favor of renewable energy sources…

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  • Earth Day: What, When, and How It’s Linked to Climate Change

    Earth Day: What, When, and How It’s Linked to Climate Change

    Earth Day is an annual event and nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of protecting the environment. Itโ€™s a reminder about sustainability and an invitation to take part in preserving our planet.ย ย  Earth Day has become an influential global movement that encourages us to protect the place we call home, involving organized…

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  • Earth Day: What It’s About and Why All of Us Should Care

    Earth Day: What It’s About and Why All of Us Should Care

    Earth Day takes place every year on April 22. It has become an important global reminder about sustainability and an invitation to take part in preserving our planet.ย ย  Earth Day involves organized community cleanups, demonstrations, and education; it’s a powerful social movement that encourages us (individually and collectively) to protect our sources of life and…

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  • We Asked 800 Americans about Climate Changeโ€”What They Said May Surprise You

    We Asked 800 Americans about Climate Changeโ€”What They Said May Surprise You

    The results are in: 70 percent of Americans polled believe that climate change is real. This finding tracks almost exactly with the 2016 Yale Climate Opinion Maps survey, which found that 69 percent of respondents answered โ€œyes, global warming is happening.โ€ But thereโ€™s more to opinions about climate change than its inevitability and what we…

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  • Climate Change โ€“ Learning from our European Neighbors

    Climate Change โ€“ Learning from our European Neighbors

    The 28 countries in the European Union continue to lead the world fight on climate change when, earlier this month, they announced steps to tighten the screws on carbon trading. Following a year of internal wrangling, an agreement was reached making it more expensive for businesses in the EU to burn fossil fuels. Under the…

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