Activism

  I am in Paris – more precisely, at Le Bourget, in the Paris suburbs – to participate in the UN climate talks. As part of the Moms Clean Air Force delegation, I am here to tell negotiators, media outlets, non-governmental organizations, corporations, and climate...

Twenty-five years ago, Lynne Cherry introduced a generation of children to the importance of preserving the integrity of the Amazon rainforest in her illustrated tale, The Great Kapok Tree. Utilizing language that was prescient, Cherry employed the phrase, “What happens tomorrow depends on what you...

  The Clean Power Plan just hit the national register. It’s goal: to see America’s power plants reduce the amount of climate-changing carbon dioxide they emit by 32%. Utilities have until 2030 to achieve that objective. But as people who care right now about the world we’re...

In 2050, my three kids will be about the age that I am now. Maybe they’ll have busy jobs and families; maybe I’ll get to spend time with grandchildren. But in moments of raw honesty, I am also aware that my kids will be adjusting to...