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
In the US, we are being told repeatedly that the 2024 Presidential election is razor close. I can’t square this fact with the stark differences between the two candidates – Harris and Trump – on so many issues, and on
Yes, the “world is a mess” politics, climate change, inequity, hunger, homelessness and more. But, in fact the world-our natural world-is amazing, awe inspiring and sacred. Our human manipulation of the planet is what has made OUR world a mess,
As we shared in January of this year, our posts in 2024 will include reposts that are as relevant today as the day they were written. Over the years and now decades that ClimateMama has been around, we know we
To our Dear Climate Mamas and Papas, 2024 is the 15th Anniversary of ClimateMama. Wow, that seems so incredible to us – both a blink of an eye and a long, long journey. Thank YOU for being a part of
Speaking for myself, I have been operating this past week in a kind of low functioning stupor. I have had a hard time sleeping (although not that uncommon for me) but more importantly, I have been having a hard time
Mother’s Day 2022: I have been a mother for over 24 years; first to my son and then to my daughter. I have been a full time climate educator, policy analyst and activist for 15 of those 24 years. Understanding
In mid-March I had the honor and the pleasure of interviewing director, writer, filmmaker, and climate mama extraordinaire Rachel Lears. I was introduced to Rachel by New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) which joined forces with the National
Our ClimateMama Mantra: Tell the Truth Actions Speak Louder Than Words Don’t be Afraid For many of us, these are lessons our parents taught us and that we are now teaching our children. When it comes to the climate emergency,
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts, whether our baptism be that of water or of tears!… We women of one country will be too tender of those of another country to allow our sons
To all our Climate Mamas and Papas, Happy Earth Day! We know that each of you celebrate, protect and hold dear, #ourothermother, planet Earth, each and every day. Today we are thrilled to share with you a special video collage, put
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