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The Climate Diet - 50 Things You Can Do for the Earth Right Now :

Award-winning food and environmental writer Paul Greenberg offers us the practical, accessible guide we all need. It contains 50 achievable steps we can take to live our daily lives in a way that's friendlier to the planet - from what we eat, how we live at home, how we travel, and how we lobby businesses and elected officials to do the right thing.

Nourishment for body & soul:

Circle Compost : Philly based and woman-owned, CC picks up organic discards by bicycle trailer turning your waste into compost to grow food. @circlecompost

Philly Foodworks : Connect with local farmers, cheese makers, happy chicken laying eggs and more for delivered gems from farm to your door.

Nina’s Jams : Seasonal jams made from local, organic ingredients by Nina McKissock. Spreading the love! Find info and Follow on instagram @ninasjams

The Random Tea Room : The RTR is spreading the goodwill of tea and growing with the community by elevating life with flavor, healing, creativity & fun.

Shaquanda Will Feed You : Inspired by her Barbados-roots, this Brooklyn Queen and her hot sauce are on fire! Follow @squaquandawillfeedyou.

Misfits Market : Organic produce that has character and 40% less than grocery store prices delivered to your door.

Girlfriend Collective : Most activewear is plastic but this dynamic line is 100% made from single-use water bottles by this transparent, inclusive, women owned Seattle-based company. @girlfriend

Rasa : Passionate about how people energize. Ancient wisdom in delicious wellness tonics, adaptogen-powered, caffeine-free, adrenal replenishing. Follow @wearerasa

Etee : Plastic-Free! hand, dish & body soap, plant-based sponges, food storage, masks, smile & body care…

Tru Earth : Plastic-Free! Laundry Soap & Care, bamboo cuttlery/straw, bamboo rounds re-usable make-up remover, cotton bags…

4Ocean : Pulling plastic out of the ocean and creating wearables from sneakers to talismans in their line of every day sustainability from ocean plastic. Every purchase pulls 10#s of plastic out of the ocean. They are breaking records each day. Check 4Ocean out!

Bites : Pioneering Plastic-Free Dental Care: Ditch the tube! Bamboo toothbrushes and mouth wash, bites toothpaste bits & plant-based floss in glass jars .

Maegda Line : All-natural hand-made line for the body and mind infused with essential oils by Maria Maneos. Find info and follow on fb & @maegda_line.

The Earthling Co. : Plastic Free Low-Waste Living! Love the Shampoo bars, no plastic bottle necessary. A fabulous line of body and home care.

Social Transformation:

Brush With the Law: Founded by Maria Maneos (Maegda Line, see above), BWTL uses the visual arts in community-based beautification projects throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Projects are led by professional artists, who create with college students, socially marginalized populations, community volunteers to create public art. Check out this life-changing program.

Drexel University Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice: Co-directed by Dr. John A. Rich and Dr. Ted Corbin, CNSJ works to promote health, nonviolence and social justice through trauma informed practice, research, professional development, and advocacy for policy change. The flagship program of the Center is Healing Hurt People, an innovative, trauma informed, hospital based intervention designed to heal the wounds of trauma in young victims of urban violence.

Community Health Worker Peer Project: I have the honor to work with this program within Drexel University Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, hosting studio ceramic sessions a part of the Alternative Healing Project following the young men’s rigorous certification program. Developed for young men of color (18-30) living with violence and designed to promote creative ways for young men healing from trauma. A combination of traditional Community Health Workers and Certified Peer Specialists, the CHWPs are trained to work with both individuals and the broader community to promote healing from trauma due to intentional interpersonal injury and violence. Follow their media platform @ourwordsheal. Learn more in the Drexel University Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice links above.

Shout Out LA: A publication sharing community connections that continue to give. A refreshing focus of mutual benefit and acknowlegment. Check out their interviews of creatives. I am pleased to be among them writing about risk, practice and today. Find my interview in Exhibitions & Events.

Youth Ambassadors of Climate Justice:

Felix Finkbeiner:

Believe.Earth: Planting Trees & Ideas was founded by Felix Finkbeiner. However his climate movement began at 9 years old in 2007 when Felix founded Plant-for-the-Planet. He mobilized children to start planting trees around the world. In 2011 Felix led a march with classmates to addressed the United Nations: “Stop Talking, Start Planting”. Today Felix’s project has planted more than 15 billion trees around the world. Follow this empowered youth program originally inspired by Felix’s homework on Wangari Maathai, founder of The Green Belt Movement. She was the first African to win a Nobel Peace Prize and it was the first given for the environmental. In 2008, the organization began holding Plant-for-the-Planet Academies, which have now reached more than 67,000 children from 66 different countries.

Greta Thunberg:

We can’t save the world by playing by the rules because the rules have to be changed. Everything things to change. And it has to start today. G.T.

Youth climate change protests kick off across the world. Students from 112 countries skipped school in mid-March to join climate activist Greta Thunberg’s School Strike for Climate demanding government action on climate change. The global event was part of the Fridays for Future movement ignited by Thunberg in August 2018 when she protested in front of Sweden’s parliament for three weeks. Thunberg was recently nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by members of Norway’s parliament for her work spearheading youth climate action. “Greta Thunberg has launched a mass movement which I see as a major contribution to peace,” said MP Freddy André Øvstegård, one of the nominators. Thunberg was also recently nominated for France’s Prix Liberte (Freedom Prize) and was awarded Germany’s Golden Camera award. Watch Greta Thunberg’s TED Talk, 2018.

Greta speaks at the UN Climate Summit 2019

Next Generation Leaders: Greta Thunberg

How Dare you pretend that this can be solved with business as usual? The world is waking up and change is coming whether you like it or not. G.T.

Global Environmental Reset:

Pioneers: Organizations & Films

Dr. Sylvia Earle is the world’s leading oceanographer, marine biologist, explorer, conservationist, aquanaut, author and lecturer. She is the founder of Sylvia Earle Alliance (S.E.A.)/Mission Blue and Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, Inc. protecting and restoring our Ocean. Sylvia is the creator of Ocean Elders (see below) and Hope Spots igniting public support for global network of marine protected areas. Dr. Earle was named Geographic Explorer in Residence since 1998, first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/NOAA, first Hero for the Planet by Time Magazine, represented the Ocean during the Climate Talks at COP21 December 4, 2015 in Paris, Chair of the Advisory Council of the Harte Research Institute, inspiration for the ocean in Google Earth, leader of the NGS Sustainable Seas Expeditions, and the subject of the 2014 Netflix film, Mission Blue. Follow @mission_blue.

Sylvia Earle’s message for 50th Years of Earth Day Apr 22, 2020. We have the Power of Knowing. No more excuses.

Ocean Elders: Created by Dr. Sylvia Earle, Ocean Elders serves as a catalyst for the protection of the ocean and its wildlife. At the core of our efforts is the active championing for the creation or expansion of marine protected areas that are critical to both the protection and the recovery of marine ecosystems from human impacts. The health of the ocean is directly linked and positively correlated to human health, security, and prosperity.

Ocean Elders is an independent group of global leaders who have joined together to serve as a catalyst in the conservation and protection of the ocean and its wildlife. These individuals use their collective influence, supported by science and data, to promote ocean conservation, pursue the protection of the ocean’s habitat and wildlife, and preserve its ecosystems and species biodiversity.

Chasing Coral : Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Watch documentary to learn more. Click link in film title. I was honored to present with Mark Eakin, Chief Scientific Advisor

Sea Change Project: We tell stories that connect people to the wild, motivating them to become part of the regeneration of our planet. Through our work we have started a movement of emotional ecology, where people feel a meaningful connection to wild places and the animals that live in them. Our goal is to protect South Africa’s marine environment by making the Great African Seaforest a global icon. The sea has always been linked to our evolution and our changing consciousness. The origins of all life on earth began in the ocean. This means that our DNA evolved from sea-creatures and our great, great ancestors were some special species of fish. The latest archaeological evidence suggests that the modern human mind evolved at the sea and that the relationship we had with the ocean helped fuel our brains. Rock art depicting fish and sea-life, suggests that the ocean has always had great symbolic relevance and power in our collective unconscious.

My Octopus Teacher : Sea Change Project co-founder and naturalist, Craig Foster’s Must See film. Our love for the Great African Sea forest is built on our daily interactions with this extraordinary place. We are committed to sharing that love and experience with as many people as we can reach. We hope to play a part in bringing our ancient relationship with nature and the ocean back to life in our rapidly changing world.

Seaspiracy : Passionate about ocean life, filmmaker Ali Tabrizi documents the harm that humans do to marine species and uncovers alarming global corruption.

Only One: Re-write the Future- protect the ocean, tackle climate crisis, build a more just and equitable planet. Find out how. Follow @onlyone

Ocean Futures Society: Founder, Jean-Michel Cousteau. Our mission is to explore our global ocean, inspiring and educating people throughout the world to act responsibly for its protection, documenting the critical connection between humanity and nature, and celebrating the ocean's vital importance to the survival of all life on our planet. Follow @oceanfuturessociety

The Whale Sanctuary: Building model sanctuary where captive whales and dolphins can be rehabilitated and live permanently in their natural habitat. Responsible for freeing Keiko (Free Willy) in 1993. The tide is turning in the West but in Asia marine entertainment parks are booming. the Follow @thewhalesanctuaryproject. Watch this video by Whale Sanctuary: Whales without Walls

Kiss the Ground: Welcoming the ancient wisdom in Kristen Ohlson’s The Soil Will Save Us (above) and in this film broadcasting from Netflix. The solution is under our feet. Innovative nature documentary that will leave you feeling hopeful. Science experts unpack the ways the soil can help shift climate change and preserving the planet. Kiss the Ground Netflix

Pioneers: Publications

Wangari Mathaai: Unbowed: Visionary and Greenbelt Movement founder was inspiring model for Felix Finkbeiner in his story above. Her life and planet changing work continues to circle the globe today. Read her autobiography: Unbowed

Kristen Ohlson: The Soil Will Save Us: Ancient wisdom is our best guide and solution. Thousands of years of poor farming and ranching practices—and, especially, modern industrial agriculture—have led to the loss of up to 80 percent of carbon from the world’s soils. That carbon is now floating in the atmosphere, and even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it would continue warming the planet. In The Soil Will Save Us, journalist and bestselling author Kristin Ohlson makes an elegantly argued, passionate case for "our great green hope"—a way in which we can not only heal the land but also turn atmospheric carbon into beneficial soil carbon—and potentially reverse global warming. See her in the film listed above: Kiss the Ground

Grid Philly : Stellar resource for local Philadelphia sustainability on so many levels, environmental magazine and more…

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