I shared the post below in November 2016. At that time, my daughter was in her last year of high school. My son had just started college and the 2016 election was the first time he voted. Then, like now
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
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
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
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
Join us TODAY as we empower our children to take control, to take climate action and to feel a powerful and supportive link to other children across the country who are taking action on behalf of us all. Many of
T’is that time of year again! With Thanksgiving falling later in the month this year then it often does, it seems that Christmas and Hannukah are already almost here! I don’t know about you, but I actually feel really excited
This Thanksgiving, we are going to try to channel the true meaning of Aloha, and we invite you to join us. Most of us hear “Aloha” and think – Hawaiian greeting – a simple expression of hello or goodbye. The
Happy Halloween! We, in North America, have taken the celebration of ghosts, goblins and monsters to an extreme and on October 31st we ring in this festive and spooky holiday in a myriad of ways. It is an opportunity for fun
Twelve years ago my daughter was seven and my son was eight. Twelve years ago I had recently moved from New York City to New Jersey and ClimateMama was still a dream. I feel like I have hardly aged, and
Across the country, and around the world, many of our children have already headed back to the classroom. In the United States and Canada, Labor Day – the first Monday of September – is traditionally the last day of summer
According to a 2015 story in EcoWatch, Eileen Fisher, clothing designer and business leader, said that, “The clothing industry is the second largest polluter in the world … second only to oil…..It’s a really nasty business … it’s a mess.” While
In early December, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) released draft rules on permanently banning fracking in the Delaware River Basin. The rules are a mixed bag, peranently banning fracking operations in the Basin – but at the same time
Like a lego set with pieces missing, annual United Nations climate conferences and meetings too often seem like projects that will never be completed with their purposes and goals beyond our imaginations. In fact, COP23 (The 23rd Conference of the Parties) may
We are thrilled to share with you the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) launch of Women Speak: Stories, Case Studies And Solutions From The Frontlines Of Climate Change. This WECAN project is a web-based research database and initiative is collecting
Our friends at CQ Roll call have shared an insightful article “Congressional Staffers Reveal All (On how they like to be approached)” with us, and we are excited to share it with you. As a parent, with the demands of
LOOK NO FURTHER – It’s us. While we all have different abilities and degrees of opportunity and power with which to make a difference, we all can and must do what we can. That’s why I’m heading to Washington DC
Alongside my mother-in-law, daughter, niece, sister-in-laws, cousins, climate movement family and an expected 500,000 new friends, I will march in Washington, DC on January 21, 2017 at the Women’s March on Washington. I, like many who are coming to Washington,
At ClimateMama, we work hard to shine a spotlight on Climate Mamas and Papas on the front lines of fossil fuel infrastructure expansion – those who are fighting to stop pipelines, wells, compressor stations and more, in order to protect
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