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We are so sorry for missing our last few blog posts! Sadly, we are not full-time writers and activists, and our lives did a bit of catching up to us. We will try our best to post every two weeks, starting today, Monday, June 8th. Unsure how to balance your desire not to fly (or even take a long road trip), which would emit greenhouse gases, with your wish to have a fun summer? Here are four ideas that will help you get away and relax while preventing emissions and saving mone

Mend It, Wear It, Love It! by Zoe Edwards is a useful introduction to the world of mending and slow fashion. It is divided into three parts: "Mend Your Clothes," about mending clothes, "Wear Your Clothes," about altering clothes for a better fit or stylistic look, and "Love Your Clothes," about clothing storage, laundering, and dyeing and using embroidery to cover stains. It also contains an introduction and a few informative pages about fast fashion (the inexpensive and shor

This cake gets its name from the Great Depression, when it was first popularized because it contains no eggs, butter, or milk (therefore, it's vegan). Nonetheless, it is extremely fluffy and very moist. You can use the icing recipe included or leave it un-iced (we dusted ours with powdered sugar). We found the recipe on budgetbytes.com . Ingredients: For the cake 1 1/2 cups (355 mL) all-purpose flour 1 cup (237 mL) granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) salt 1/3 cup (78 mL) u

With spring coming, many of us are thinking about our gardens. Whether you’re planning a new one or wondering about refreshing one that you’ve been tending for a while, here are some tips that will help you make your garden more sustainable. Grow food By planting food-bearing plants in your garden, you increase the amount of food you eat that has zero food miles. Food miles are how far food travels to get from where it is grown to where it is eaten. Decreasing your food miles

More than 3,000 communities in the U.S. are planning a "No Kings" event on March 28. You may wonder if it matters. If tensions are running high in your town, conflict could erupt, raising the possibility of injury or arrest. But even assuming your personal safety doesn't feel at risk, you may question whether protest leads to meaningful change . After all, government representatives are often deaf to protestors' messages -- even when thousands turn out to lend their voice to

This soup is wonderfully spicy and comforting, with a thickened broth made by blending soaked cashews and vegetable broth. We found it on the website ohsheglows.com . Ingredients: For the soup 3/4 cup (180 mL) raw cashews, soaked 6 cups (1.5 L) vegetable broth 1 tablespoon (15 mL) extra-virgin olive oil 3 large garlic cloves, minced 2 cups (475 mL) diced sweet onion (about 1 medium) 1 heaping cup peeled and chopped carrots (about 3 medium) 1 red bell pepper or 1 cup (240 mL)

On February 12, 2026, US President Donald Trump announced that he was revoking the “endangerment finding,” which is the scientific conclusion, based on over 200 pages of research and evidence, that greenhouse gases pose a risk to human health and welfare. Since 2009, it has been used as the basis for regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions. Its repeal immediately removes all emissions regulations for cars and trucks while opening the door for further deregulations on

If you watched the Superbowl this weekend, then you know AI – artificial intelligence – has gone mainstream. Commercials from companies like Anthropic and Google’s Gemini AI aired alongside ads from big traditional brands like Budweiser. Ever since ChatGPT debuted in 2022, use of AI tools at work, school, and for entertainment has skyrocketed. Those tools need major data processing power to work – which means that as AI use grows, so does the environmental impact. Compared

When the political situation is difficult, including when the people in power seem to want to do nothing related to the climate crisis, one of the best things to do for your mental well-being is to go to a protest. If all goes well, you'll meet other like-minded people, raise awareness for your cause, and hopefully find solidarity. However, while symbolic actions like protests are great for discovering unity, and may help create change when they serve a specific purpose (such

How to Change Everything by Naomi Klein and Rebecca Stefoff is a perfect introduction to climate change, climate injustice, and the Green New Deal (which would fix both at the same time). It's written for youth ages 10 and up; I'd recommend it for anyone old enough to handle the full scope of the climate crisis and its accompanying injustices who might enjoy its approachable language.The book isn't purely a manual on how to change everything--most of it is taken up by a (nece

One question among people who want to become vegetarian or vegan is how they will get enough protein without consuming meat. One answer to that question is to eat more nuts, since nuts are rich in protein, as well as many other nutrients. This recipe, originally published in The Cranks Recipe Book in 1982, is helpful if you want to incorporate more nuts into your diet. Although allergies can stand in the way of cooking with nuts, in this recipe you can customize the nuts incl

If you've decided that you're ready to make bigger changes to your life to be more sustainable, here are some suggestions that go beyond small, easy-to-accomplish tips. Surrender your privilege to fly Air travel is the single worst thing that most people can do for the climate. Flying across the US emits over a ton of CO2, which is the same as driving about 2,250 miles in a gas-powered car. In addition, like a lot of things related to the climate crisis, air travel is horribl

Tell other people about ways to reduce waste. Organize a clothing swap or other event to exchange belongings that you no longer have use...

Compost food scraps (eggshells, leftover vegetables and fruit, and peelings) in your yard along with things like yard prunings and lawn...

Recycle old batteries, printer ink cartridges, computers, phones, tablets, and printers at participating e-waste disposal locations. The...

Give old clothes a new life: give them to charities, friends and neighbors, thrift stores, or people in need, sell them at yard sales, or...

Use paper bags instead of plastic ones. Paper bags can be composted (or recycled) and make excellent sources of heavy paper (and cat toys!).

Don't use straws, which are plastic, when you have the choice not to (for instance, in a cafeteria). Simply drink from an open cup or...

Get drinks in cans, which can be recycled, instead of drinks in bottles, which sometimes can be recycled and sometimes can't....

Use bars of soap instead of soap in bottles. Additionally, if you can find shampoo bars, try using them instead of bottled shampoo. Using...