...I’ve seen similar signs and similarly vacant egg coolers at a variety of grocery stores around town. Bird Flu! Is bird flu a consequence of our changing climate? In part, yes, and we should expect continued fluctuations in grocery prices because of it...| Path to Positive
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Project Green Schools, an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of environmental leaders...| Path to Positive
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the ‘Climate at the Dinner Table’ skit kit! Are you looking for ways to talk about climate that are positive and engaging? Our new skit toolkit is for you and anyone passionate about using the power of performance to move climate action forward...| Path to Positive
This November, I’ll be voting for climate. Voting for climate means supporting candidates whose policies and initiatives advance climate solutions...| Path to Positive
At the end of June, I attended the National Convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), one of ecoAmerica’s most active partners. LULAC has been taking bold leadership on climate change...| Path to Positive
For many Latinos, homeownership symbolizes the hard work and sacrifice that embody the American Dream, offering stability and opportunities for future generations. However, the current housing market presents increasing challenges for Latinos in both maintaining and purchasing homes. One critical, yet often overlooked factor, is climate change...| Path to Positive
It’s hot out there. Really hot. Records are being set and people are falling ill. Extreme heat emergencies don’t leave behind graphic scenes of destruction the way that hurricanes and wildfires do, but they are arguably the most severe climate impact in terms of risk to human health...| Path to Positive
I'm thrilled to share a project that's been close to my heart. For the past few months, I've collaborated with the City of District Heights Sustainability Committee to develop an inspiring initiative named "Climate Chronicles: Empowering Voices in Urban Resilience." Now, we're reaching out to you...| Path to Positive
From time to time, I get asked: what’s the most important thing I can do to address climate change? I always answer with two suggestions: talk about it and vote...| Path to Positive
You might have heard climate advocates sing the praises of heat pumps. They’re incredibly efficient climate-friendly devices that can keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. But replacing the heating and cooling system in your home can get expensive...| Path to Positive
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, 288, 250,111 people in this country are facing an extreme weather warning as of the time of this writing...| Blessed Tomorrow
For everyone in the world to live as an average American would take the resources of more than 5 planet earths. Let that sink in for a minute. For me to live as I do means there is not enough for my global neighbors...| Blessed Tomorrow
Adamah, the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America, recently announced the 2025 recipients for interest-free loans and matching grants toward energy efficiency and clean energy projects...| Blessed Tomorrow
Summer brings soaring temperatures, and with the new school year around the corner, now is the perfect time to launch your school’s summer climate initiative to prepare for the months ahead...| Climate for Health
Blessed Tomorrow is honored to support, and excited to journey with 47 faith groups for climate action in local communities through small grants...| Blessed Tomorrow
Summer is here, and so is the heat. Due to climate change, the warm season is longer, hotter, and more deadly. More people die from heat exposure than any other climate weather event (ClimateRx). Heat exposure is extremely dangerous...| Blessed Tomorrow
On June 2, the American Public Health Association and ecoAmerica cohosted the webinar “Global Heat Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities.” As summer temperatures continue to ramp up year over year, community-level engagement and action are more important than ever...| Climate for Health
As we approach summer, temperatures are already rising and impacting the health and safety of our communities. Extreme heat is the most dangerous climate-related threat in the United States...| Climate for Health
Two things are necessary for a blessed tomorrow, we must cut emissions and rebuild biodiversity. Carbon reductions alone are not enough to bring about the necessary balance, humans also must participate in the healing of natural ecosystems...| Blessed Tomorrow
As climate change impacts accelerate, so do their effects on the health of our communities, especially children and youth. According to ecoAmerica’s latest poll, 72% of Americans recognize that young people and future generations experience disproportionate harms from climate change...| Climate for Health
I spent today with a dying creature. Michaux’s sumac (Rhus michauxii) is a small shrub endemic to the southeastern United States. I visited this friend this morning at the North Carolina Botanical Garden...| Blessed Tomorrow
ecoAmerica is proud to convey this announcement from our Blessed Tomorrow partner, The African Methodist Episcopal Church. The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) Sixth District in Atlanta, GA is leading the way on clean energy with a goal of installing 6 microgrids across the state by 2026...| Blessed Tomorrow
In the early 20th century, thousands of public swimming pools were built in the United States. These were a public good that provided not only recreation but tremendous social and health benefits...| Climate for Health
ecoAmerica's American Climate Leadership Awards (ACLA) announced the 2025 winners during a live broadcast on April 16th. Each year, ACLA honors schools, health organizations, faith institutions, everyday individuals, youth, and many others with outstanding climate engagement...| Climate for Health
When Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was introduced to the world on March 13, 2013 as Pope Francis, I cried tears of joy. Because while I am not Catholic, I knew what taking the name of St. Francis of Assisi meant...| Blessed Tomorrow
We are living in a climate changed world which is impacting everything we care about, from people and places devastated by climate disasters, to our health, food, economy, and more...| Blessed Tomorrow
The 2025 National Faith + Climate Forum on March 27th drew more than 2,000 attendees nationwide. Hosted by Blessed Tomorrow, the hybrid event featured live programming streamed to those gathered online and in person at 83 locations from California to Maine, representing over 550 congregations and faith communities ...| Blessed Tomorrow
Climate change is considered one of the greatest threats to public health in the 21st century. The last few years have seen worsening heat waves, wildfires, floods, drought, and the spread of vector-borne diseases as the world heats up from the burning of coal, gas, and oil.| Climate for Health
The recent election outcome and initial weeks of the new administration have left me feeling frightened, frustrated, and uncertain about the future. In connecting with others doing climate and health work, I know I am not alone...| Climate for Health
Registration is open for the largest event on planetary and climate health, Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention! This spring, ecoAmerica is excited to partner with leading organizations to catalyze action for a more sustainable, equitable, and healthier world...| Climate for Health
In Florida in late September, I was excited to present a TEDx talk on climate engagement to a national audience of leading neonatologists. Key highlights from my presentation included...| Climate for Health
So much feels out of our control, like rising temperatures. According to NASA, the summer of 2023 was the hottest on record for our planet and just recently (July 22, 2024) the globe reached the hottest daily temperature ever measured (and may even have been surpassed by the time this is published)...| Blessed Tomorrow
In the month of September, the Season of Creation is celebrated in churches around the world. The first Season of Creation was celebrated in 2000, under Norman Habel’s leadership at St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Adelaide, South Australia...| Blessed Tomorrow
Across the western region of the United States, the dreaded “Heat Dome” is once again taking shape. Beginning Tuesday, June 11th, heat warnings have been posted for around 20 million residents living within California’s central valley and Southwestern cities...| Blessed Tomorrow
It was a cold, crisp November morning when I and 20 other bicyclists set off from our meeting location in the Randolph neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia and headed to the first stop on the 5-mile loop of the Riding the Redlined Climate Justice Bike Tour...| Path to Positive