…but that we can fix — Most Americans recognize that fossil fuels are the primary cause of our climate woes. In fact, 60% surveyed in October believed that oil and gas companies are “completely or mostly responsible” for climate change, according to one high-profile poll. For most, it’s easy to recognize the biggest sectors contributing to…

Plans to make putting panels on homes more expensive would hurt the state and the country — I’m grateful for my parents on a daily basis. They are kind, generous and loving people. However, when it comes to politics we don’t always see eye-to-eye. They generally support conservative candidates and lean toward conservative policies. I tend to be more progressive in my outlooks. But if there’s one…

We can summon our collective will to solve our garbage problem — A few months ago, my family and I decided to subscribe to a private for-profit service that takes away hard-to-recycle products. For $15 a month, the company picks up plastic film, batteries, light bulls, textiles and other used goods from our doorstep and finds ways to repurpose or recycle them. …

Why disasters like the recent Orange County pipeline accident are so unnecessary — I grew up in Los Angeles and in the summer before my junior year of high school, a good friend would pick me up a little before dusk nearly every day and we’d drive due west. We’d snake down the city’s famed Sunset Blvd. …

So many feel the pressure of climate change, but there are ways to push back — Climate anxiety is real. In 2019, the American Psychiatric Association issued a position statement saying “climate change poses a threat to public health, including mental health.” …

For some, the recent IPCC report will spur action, but others may still need to find their catalyst — When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth assessment on climate change, I expected it to be a seminal moment. The report’s authors scrutinized and digested more than 14,000 scientific papers and accumulated evidence that human action is causing climate change. They described the situation as “code…

How traveling offers useful perspective on our warming world — Like a frog in a boiling pot of water. That’s a popular simile used to represent how humans too often psychologically process global warming. …

This act of gardening defiance is a good reminder about infrastructure and nature — Symbolic acts can resonate. Whether it’s raising a black glove on the Olympic medals podium in the name of racial justice or pouring a bucket of ice water over your head to spur ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s disease) research, these gestures can stick with us. Recently, I became aware of…

How to make sure big business does the right thing — Fighting climate change has become the must-have accessory for a large number of major corporations. Approximately 20 percent of the planet’s 2,000 biggest publicly traded companies have made pledges to produce “net zero” carbon emissions. That includes well-known brands from Apple and Ford to BP and Shell. In the best…