Eight years ago, in pursuit of both a simpler lifestyle and simpler pleasures, my family moved ninety minutes north of Manhattan’s theater district to a landscape punctuated by barns, horses, woodlands, and ponds. I love my region’s beauty and the many little, but significant graces of smallish town living: old-fashioned neighborliness, the relative innocence …

TELL THE PRESIDENT TO GIVE US A PLAN FOR GLOBAL WARMING

Moms Clean Air Force believes climate change is probably the most urgent problem facing our children and future generations. We know that human activity caused by air pollution contributes to the warming of the planet. We also know that we can solve this complex problem if we move away from fossil fuels and embrace renewable …

Our kids deserve a bright future and a healthy climate. That’s why more than 29,000 of our moms have asked the presidential candidates to talk about their solution to climate change. We want to know where they stand before we vote—for ourselves and for the future of our children. In Colorado, home of the first …

In a few short weeks, Americans will be faced with the choice of voting for their next President. We'll head to the voting booths and cast votes on policies, representation in Congress and maybe a school levy or two. I will leave the polls relieved that I won't have to watch any more commercials from …

Esta entrada del blog fue originalmente publicado en la EPA “Greenversations”: Por Carmen Torrent Comencé a ver el lema “back-to-school” en los centros comerciales y en los anuncios de televisión a mediados de julio de este año. No sé por qué pero yo no recuerdo las clases comenzando tan temprano  cuando yo era estudiante. Para los …

I recently read that women are the leading forces in the utilization of social media for the greater good. Not only do we enjoy it, we can advocate for important causes without leaving our living rooms. It's fun to share photos and funny videos, express feelings, and spout ideas. When I first joined Twitter in 2008, …

This post was written by Mat McDermott for Treehugger: The 2012 presidential debate series is set to start next week, with Obama and Romney to intellectually spar on what debate moderators think are the pressing issues of the campaign. Most of these won't have anything to do with the environment in any detail, though perhaps …

  Please join Moms Clean Air Force this weekend for a warm cup of coffee and a chance to make a difference in the lives of your children! You probably know that moms need coffee more than anyone, but did you realize that coffee is one of the major crops being impacted by climate change? …

October 3rd will be the first televised debate between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Several groups are reaching out to the evening’s moderator, Jim Lehrer, asking for the inclusion of a question about environmental policy and climate change. Along with Mom’s Clean Air Force, other groups are urging Lehrer to challenge the candidates …