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New Habits for our Unwritten Future: By Jill MacIntyre Witt After nearly 2 years of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis and years of inaction to tackle the climate crisis during the last presidency, it’s certainly a good time to take a … Continue reading

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Let’s wave goodbye to 2021, and the many climate catastrophes from this past year that Mother Nature demanded we see, feel, hear and experience first hand. From deadly flooding in Germany, New York City and British Columbia, to fires raging across … Continue reading

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Greetings Climate Mamas and Papas, Were you tuned in to the United Nations Glasgow Climate meeting? I am sure many of you were staying on top of COP26 which came to a close on November 13th, 2021, and that others … Continue reading

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I have been working in the parent climate space for more than a decade. It has been rewarding, powerful and frustrating. I have often wondered: Are we truly being heard, are our actions being noticed, are we reaching far and … Continue reading

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As of September 2020, every Italian child, in every grade, is required to learn about climate change and sustainability. In September 2021, New Jersey became the first state in the US to require every child, k-12 to learn about climate change … Continue reading

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I have had the opportunity, the pleasure and the honor to meet, to befriend and to work with people from across the world; an opportunity and a  privilege that I know most people don’t have. Traveling Europe when I was … Continue reading

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On July 8th parts of the upper westside of Manhattan were inundated with torrential rains; subways and roadways flooded, as did my ground floor walkup apartment. The week prior, in Alberta, Canada, my mother lived with a week-long heat wave, … Continue reading

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As Climate Mamas and Papas, we know we are living a climate emergency. For those living in the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest – or really  pretty much anywhere in the USA at the end of June 2021 – even … Continue reading

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On Sunday, June 20th  – Father’s Day in the USA –  an intergenerational gathering of folks from across the country will set off for an 8 day walk  from President Biden’s birthplace of Scranton, PA, culminating on June 28th in … Continue reading

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My first of more than a dozen blog posts on the Alberta oil sands and the Keystone XL pipeline was written in July of 2011. Since then, close to half a dozen of our posts have begun with:  “Keystone XL is … Continue reading

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