The devastation of Hurricane Sandy may become a fading news headline in unaffected parts of the country, but it remains prevalent in the New York and New Jersey area. From ravaged homes and lost cars, to images of Manhattan’s Chelsea galleries hanging art out to dry—this weather event has had repercussions that will not dissipate …
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MCAF partner, Climate Reality created this video with Science Girl that takes look at the differences of climate vs. weather. It shows how dirty energy is polluting our climate. It also clearly shows that this kid gets it…dirty energy = dirty weather. Do your children learn about climate change and global warming in school? It's …
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In honor of our national day of thanks, I'm not going to ask you do to anything. Well, almost. This happens to be my favorite holiday of the year; I like renewing my thoughts about what makes me grateful. So I'll ask you to join me in that, and first, tell you a story that …
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An alarming announcement just crossed our desks: "The National Weather Service is proposing to terminate operational ozone predictions on or about March 5, 2013." We have until Monday, November 26th to tell the Weather Service NOT to let this site go dark. The National Weather Service measures and predicts ozone levels, so that people across …
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Mom’s Clean Air Force has been highlighting the alarming disparities in the amount of air pollution among diverse communities. The fact is: the browner and poorer the community, the poorer the air quality. A new study indicates that the differences in air quality among communities of color is even worse than we thought. Not only …
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Esta entrada del blog fue originalmente publicado en la EPA “Greenversations”: Los científicos de EPA y sus colaboradores están trabajando para comprender mejor por qué el asma afecta desproporcionadamente a los niños pobres y minoritarios. Casi 26 millones de estadounidenses, incluyendo siete millones de niños, están afectados por el asma. Pero cuando se abren de golpe …
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Parents care deeply about their children's future. Right now is the time for parents to care about the world their children will inherit. It is time to care about climate change. After years of warnings from scientists, the evidence is here…our climate is changing at a rapid pace. It will affect our children and their …
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Jeremy and Hanne Grantham are two of my favorite people in the world. They are ardent and well-informed climate hawks, doing everything they can to not only sound the warning about climate change, but to help stop it. Theirs is a delightful dinner table, because they keep everyone engaged in the conversation, and keep talk from sliding …
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Soot is the mix of tiny particles that comes out of coal plant smokestacks, diesel engines, vehicle tailpipes, and oil refineries. It is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, and it's harmful to the health of our children. New standards for allowable levels of soot in the air are on track to be finalized by …
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A couple of summers ago, my sons encouraged me to read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, a novel about a father and son fighting for survival as they traverse a cold, sunless, ash-covered landscape. What touched me most about the book was the way the father tried to explain, even normalize, this post-apocalyptic world for his …
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