Michael Shank

This is a great read. “#Islamic #environmentalism is more than just the dispensing of #plasticforks and #waterbottles – it taps into a #worldview ingrained in the #faith from the outset, and can continue to guide adherents as they navigate environmentalism, a space where they may otherwise be marginalized.” https://theconversation.com/calls-for-a-green-ramadan-revive-islams-long-tradition-of-sustainability-and-care-for-the-planet-197867

“#Lentils conceal their superpowers with a dowdy exterior. Pound for pound, raw lentils have more #protein than #steak. While not as protein-dense once cooked, they pack even more #iron than #meat, in addition to other #vitamins and #minerals. Fast to cook, easy to store and exalted enough to be buried with the pharaohs of ancient #Egypt, these seeds have sustained empires. Roman #soldiers lived on the essential portable protein over their long campaigns.” Michael J. Coren https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/21/lentils-are-just-waiting-their-hummus-moment/ #plantbaseddiet #plantbasedfoods

How many times do these articles need to run, all saying the same thing? How many times before we make the change needed? “Data from more than 60,000 Britons suggests #plantrichdiet may help regardless of person’s genetic risk.” https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/14/mediterranean-diet-may-lower-dementia-risk-by-a-quarter-study-suggests #plantbasedfoods #plantbaseddiet #plantbased

I like it. “A more direct, economical, pleasurable and honest route than obsessing over #foodwaste is to use the #food we have — to follow the examples of the thousands of ways frugal #cooks from across the globe have done this for millennia.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/13/food-waste-problem/ #climatecommunication #sustainabilityleadership

Yes. 👉🏻 “Involving people affected by a project at the start can ease tensions. (Spot on, Holly Bender.) Research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that early collaboration may deter litigation later. America needs to undertake one of the biggest #building booms in its history. #Permitting #energy #infrastructure pits hyperlocal concerns against the public good. There is no perfect place to build a wind farm or #transmission line. Progress of any kind will require trade-offs.” #yimby

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/01/29/america-needs-a-new-environmentalism

Lead on, cities and states. A focus for our Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance members as well. “Single-family homes define America's #suburbs, and they've been mandated by law for generations. Now some states and #cities are changing that to try and create more #affordablehousing.” https://www.npr.org/2023/02/09/1155882790/theres-a-push-to-change-zoning-laws-to-create-more-affordable-housing #zoning #density #singlefamilyhome #missingmiddle

Way to lead in this storytelling space, Project Drawdown. Can’t wait to watch it. “The #documentary is a multi-part compilation of the nine interviews, and will be released in full on February 15 on the Project Drawdown website. The goal is to get the project in the hands of #educators and neighborhood groups that can help share the message that everyone can contribute to #climatesolutions.” https://lnkd.in/eYEhzFRU #climatecommunication #environmentaljustice #climatespace #climateactivism

Thank you for leading! Yes to this. “Now European policymakers are proposing the world’s most ambitious rules against #greenwashing, in a bid to get #companies to prove their claims or abandon them altogether. Under rules set to be finalized later this year, companies in the #EuropeanUnion would need to substantiate claims that might lead consumers to think that products are #earthfriendly.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/01/20/eu-greenwashing-rules/ #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablebusiness

“#Climate #activism can’t leave out the #builtenvironment — it generates half of emissions”
#Buildings could easily be on the tip of everyone’s tongue. How buildings and their materials are sourced, built, operated, #renovated and #recycled could be as much a priority as single-use plastics.
But the public needs to see it. The good and the bad that goes into a building.
Buildings need campaigns. With #stories that illustrate how life is better in a decarbonized building, from the birth and building of it, to the operating of it.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3589846-climate-activism-cant-leave-out-the-built-environment-it-generates-half-of-emissions/

Powerful visual storytelling by the NYT regarding #globalheating and extreme heat’s impact on us and the world around us. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/18/world/middleeast/extreme-heat.html #globalwarming #itsgettinghotinhere #extremeheat