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
As I explained 5 years ago: The final Paris agreement was carefully worded and crafted, it laid out hopes for what we should do, it apologizes for what we haven’t done, but what it didn’t do, was lay out a
for me, it’s my kids… I had the opportunity to share my story on PBS American Portraits recently…just a clip, a short story, based on a prompt..“What Gets You out of Bed Every Morning?” My short answer: “My kids…” I
Twenty-two years ago on March 23rd, 1998, my son was 7 weeks old. Upon entering our apartment, anyone who visited us was told to go and wash their hands. Upon exiting the bathroom, they needed to go through me before
Inspired by this Christmas Eve 1968 photograph of our home taken from the Apollo 8 space mission, we celebrated the first Earth Day, two years later in 1970. Almost 50 years later, our planet is healthier in some respects than
We have many wonderful partners and collaborators at ClimateMama and we LOVE to share their work, their ideas and their passions. Knowing that so many actions are being taken across the country and around the world to slow down climate
As the lazy days of summer spread slowly before us, getting our children outdoors and into nature is an important part of learning about how special our planet is, what’s at stake and why and what we must do to
“When we try to pick out anything by itself we find that it is bound fast – by a thousand invisible cords that cannot be broken – to everything in the universe.” John Muir, 1869 What is happening right now
At Climate Mama, we always and only share companies and products with you that WE personally support and that we know are “walking the walk” not just “talking the talk.” Join us and watch our friend and colleague, Steve Bushnell
“Respect your Elders,” a life lesson we all teach our children. Yet, do WE actually live by this lesson? Many of our elders, with vast experience and knowledge on climate change facts, science and solutions are speaking out and telling
“Tell the truth, actions speak louder then words, and don’t be afraid.” Our mantra and words we live by. Over this past year, we have been thrilled to be part of the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) Snack Food 20 Campaign;
Update 7/16: The Greenpeace YouTube video “Lego is not Awesome” is back..! Woohoo..See below Also, Greenpeace has an awesome new toolkit of activities so that families can be part of a global wave of protest calling on LEGO to cut
Two reports with stark and clear parallels for women and children around the world were released on May 6th, 2014; the US National Climate Assessment, and the Save the Children, State of the Worlds Mothers. Both reports which show a
April 25 is World Penguin Day, a day to celebrate, protect and remember these fascinating creatures; sharing facts about them, recognizing threats to their existence and why we all must work to protect them, and the habitat in which they
Where will you be on February 3, 2014 when people all over the USA come together to remind President Obama to say NO to the Keystone XL? We will be in Union Square, NYC at 6pm. Join us in NYC
One of the benefits and privileges we have working at ClimateMama, is that we get to meet and get to know many of our “Climate Heroes.” One of these special Climate Mamas Extraordinaire is Artist and Author, Franke James. Franke
Tweet Share The August 25th New York Times has a long article about the real and likely collapse and loss of Florida beaches and the August 24th NBC National Nightly news reported on the same issue. I have to say
Tweet Share Our first post about EPIC the movie came out prior to the successful launch of this new animated film, and before our Climate Mama’s “brush with Hollywood,” and her chance to talk about the movie with some of
Tweet Share Sometimes things are SO obvious, that we can’t see what is before our very eyes. A steamroller is wreaking havoc across many parts of our country, and we are paralyzed and unable (and unwilling?) to stop it. So
Tweet Share Grab the kids in your life (maybe those middle school and above..) and sit down for some Colbert “fun.” As extreme weather events around the country and the world bring the reality of climate change home to a
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