Zip Code Matters: Racial and Economic Disparities in Green Space
Zip code matters when it comes to quality and length of life. Along with factors like pollution and healthcare, this disparity is driven by access to green spaces.
Hollie Albin is a Climate Research & Communications Writer for the Global Climate Pledge, where her passions for environmental advocacy, mobilizing climate action, and writing collide. She graduated from the University of Miami in 2021 will attend Georgetown Law in Fall 2021.
Food Apartheid: Addressing Injustices from the Ground Up
When it comes to environmental justice, most of us automatically think of very visible problems like toxic waste or pollution. While these undoubtedly qualify, environmental injustices present themselves in various forms. For this reason, the food apartheid impacting low-income Black and Brown neighborhoods is particularly insidious.
The Wedge Approach to Climate Change
Global solutions, like climate change itself, are multifaceted — one policy does not, and cannot, fit all. Solutions that outline multiple routes toward achieving the same goal are often better suited for worldwide implementation.
Five Black Environmentalists Who Changed the Course of History
Through their tireless activism, these five Black environmentalists deconstructed the harmful narrative that climate action is exclusive to white folks. Their work spans across generations, great distances, and various environmental issues, but ultimately shares a fundamental commonality: shifting the trajectory of the environmental movement toward emphasizing inclusion, accountability, and justice. Read about Colonel Charles Young,…
Cutting Through the Noise: Fake News’ Impact on Climate Communications
Your alarm sounds. You roll over, reach for your phone, and check social media. Scrolling past a surprising headline, you share it with your friends. And each day, the ritual repeats. Social media’s influence is powerful, especially in regards to climate action. Platforms like Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook are increasingly popular arenas for exchanging…
