Beloved Greenpoint environmental activist Irene Klementowicz died at the age of 94 last week after a lifetime of championing important causes affecting her family, neighbors, and the neighborhood she called home. Klementowicz, who passed away on Jan. 20, was among the first wave of passionate environmental activists in the nabe,Continue Reading
Canada Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault addresses a news conference at the COP15 UN conference on biodiversity in Montreal, on Dec. 16, 2022.Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada’s environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks beingContinue Reading
Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada’s environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Guilbeault, who says he prefers “trains to planes whenever possible,” would only agree to fly as far as London. His teamContinue Reading
Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada’s environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Guilbeault, who says he prefers “trains to planes whenever possible,” would only agree to fly as far as London. His teamContinue Reading
Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada’s environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Guilbeault, who says he prefers “trains to planes whenever possible,” would only agree to fly as far as London. His teamContinue Reading
A young boy in rural Canada learns the forest he loves will be chopped down, so he scales one of the trees and refuses to leave. He fails in his mission – but the destruction resonates deeply. In his adolescence, he studies politics and theology, fascinated by questions of powerContinue Reading
Any history or conversation about the legacy of environmentalism in Sonoma County is bound at some point to land on the contributions of the family Kortum. The late-Bill Kortum’s name may perhaps sound more familiar, but only because his wife, Lucy, who died Wednesday at age 94, was content toContinue Reading
Share this post or save for later When Mattie Bell advocates for a thriving environment, they simultaneously advocate for human rights. This fervent passion for social justice began at a young age. “I don’t remember a time that I wasn’t aware of it. I remember being like 7 years oldContinue Reading
“In 2017, the year I became a teenager, I experienced the impact of climate change firsthand. Hurricane Irma flooded my city all the way out to the airport. That is seven miles inland, and our city was virtually underwater. We were learning about climate change in school, and I knewContinue Reading
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