Crowdsourcing Sustainability

Learning about the reality of the climate crisis and the destruction of ecological systems that sustain life can bring up these kinds of emotions in us because our body and brain correctly interpret this information as threats to our…
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Just a few quick things for you today! Our latest podcast episode with Seattle’s Director of Sustainability Upcoming workshop on community climate action We’re hiring a Content Publishing & Social Media Manager Local Climate…
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Just a few quick things to share with you this week! Origin Story Podcast Hear From the Experts on Multisolving & Electrifying Your Home Workshop: How to Be an Effective Local Climate Leader! Origin Story I was recently interviewed…
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I wrote Crowdsourcing Sustainability’s first newsletter in May 2018 for 91 people. Five years and 200+ newsletters later, over 200,000 people in 150+ countries are subscribed. As I was reflecting on the last five years to figure out what…
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Before we dive in, I want to quickly paint the bigger picture with a few important pieces of context: A whopping 42% of energy-related emissions in the US are determined by the decisions each of us makes in our households. We have the…
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It’s April! Wow, time just never stops rolling huh?! As you’re reading this newsletter, likely amidst a million other thoughts and tasks, I encourage you to take a moment to pause – take a breath, look outside your window if you can, and…
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We recently talked about “How to Switch to A Climate-Positive Bank” because: Your bank is probably using your money to support the fossil fuel industry and climate collapse. What you do with your cash may be the biggest part of your…
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The hard truth is that your bank is probably using your money to support the fossil fuel industry and climate collapse. That’s why moving your money to a sustainable bank could be the most impactful action you can take to reduce your…
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This month we’re focused on helping people like YOU in the CS community to make sure our money is supporting climate solutions instead of climate collapse. The 60 biggest banks have given a staggering $4.6 trillion to the fossil fuel…
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I recently read a report by the Climate + Community Project called “Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining”. It makes a really important point: decarbonization in and of itself isn’t necessarily good enough because…
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Two quick things for you this week: We’re hosting a  Sustainable Banking & Investing Webinar  on Friday, March 3rd at 3:00 PM EST with an all-star panel to help you understand the carbon footprint of our cash and what we can do…
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I hope all is well with you! As we near the end of 2020, I’ve started to reflect on where we stand and found myself looking for reasons to be hopeful. For starters, the vaccine is here (thank you scientists!). We can finally see the…
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