"Like many young climate scientists, I came to graduate school because I have a passion for science and because I want to use what I learn to help society...Instead of contributing, however, my work had been incorporated into a discourse that demonizes both the scientific consensus on climate change and the scientists who publicly speak out to defend it."

A young climate scientist shares his experience of having his work misrepresented online, and what he learned from it.

Written shortly after the USA 2016 election, Melissa Wadsworth's heartfelt newsletter resonates even more amidst current social upheaval. In these times, as we are all called to use our collective power to make the necessary changes for humanity to survive, Melissa reminds us of the beauty of each individual soul's passion and suggests that our greatest power lies in our diversity, working in collaboration.

"If this new world we're building is one in which you can have your climate action and your bigotry too, I don’t see a place for myself in it."

In this article posted on DrilledNews.com, writer and Hot Take co-host Mary Annaïse Heglar reminds us that the roots of the climate crisis lie in economic and social exploitation. We ignore the interconnection between climate action and social justice at our peril.

Climate Reality Leadership Training training was created by Vice President Al Gore working with world-renowned scientists and communicators to teach about the climate crisis and how together we can solve it. Christine and Rose both attended this three day training in Toronto in July 2015, where sustainability and renewable energy expert Jenn Wood served as Rose's mentor. Jenn joins us today to discuss how this summer's virtual training may help you take the next step on YOUR climate journey.

Choices have consequences. In this post from PaulGilding.com, Mr Gilding reminds us that COVID-19 was not a singular, unexpected event. Rather, a global pandemic, along with the climate emergency, ecosystem collapse, growing inequality, and other crises, are a "herd of stampeding black elephants" that our political and business leaders have been warned about but so far have chosen to ignore.

As parents we see the catastrophe of climate change looming on the horizon. Yet we may feel overwhelmed as non-scientists to provide truth to our children about what lies ahead. Rose and Christine continue their conversation with Harriet Shugarman, who founded Climate Mama in 2009, about her new book, "How To Talk To Your Kids About Climate Change: Turning Angst into Action" as well as what motivates her as a climate activist, and hope and grief. The second of a two-part series.

Earth Day 2020 celebrated its 50th anniversary during the Covid-19 lock down. In this essay Maya Mailer shares her thoughts on the the pandemic as a mom to three kids, muses about the inequities of our coronavirus experiences and asks if just perhaps we are glimpsing alternative realities of a more just future for our children.

As parents we see the catastrophe of climate change looming on the horizon. Yet we may feel overwhelmed as non-scientists to provide truth to our children about what lies ahead. Harriet Shugarman, who founded Climate Mama in 2009, joins Rose and Christine to talk about her new book, "How To Talk To Your Kids About Climate Change: Turning Angst into Action" as well as what motivates her as a climate activist, and hope and grief. The first of a two-part series.

As we find ourselves poised between two worlds, ruminating on what reality will look like once we emerge from this pandemic, Petra Lentz-Snow shares her learning experience in THRESHOLD from her May 3 School of Lost Borders newsletter. 

Can we listen to what this "Space in Between Stories" has to teach us? Can we apply the learning to make necessary changes to avert  climate crisis?

Feeling bombarded by conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic? Christine and Rose dive into the topic of stats, data, and facts. They are joined by Graham Saunders, who teaches meteorology and climate-related courses at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay Ontario. This wide-ranging conversation touches the commonalities between climate change science and the science around pandemics.