#Eco-Activism

[delicatelysublimeforester]

Celebrating Women Who Changed the Earth: A Tribute to Environmental Pioneers

[our-trans-punk-experience]

Shout out to the youth activists of Hawaii!!!

Under what legal experts called a “historic” settlement, announced on Thursday, Hawaii officials will release a roadmap “to fully decarbonize the state’s transportation systems, taking all actions necessary to achieve zero emissions no later than 2045 for ground transportation, sea and inter-island air transportation”, Andrea Rodgers, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the case, said at a press conference with the governor.

[llewelynpritch]

“YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD” Marking 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi 2 October 2020

[keferon]

Hey, saw that you're having a bit of rough day. :(

I'm almost finished the next part.

But, would you like Prowl to bully "the wet bread moron" Josh? (as a treat. there's a part I could slide it in) Like a little petty revenge like get back at people being jerks to orcas?

-GLC

Oh I would absolutely love that yes🥺👉👈

[wachinyeya]

After years of storytelling and running classes and festivals, I’ve seen first-hand how a love of nature makes people want to protect it.

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[queerbrownvegan]

Teach kids about climate change. Encourage friends and family to talk about it. Get involved with them. From now for the rest of our lives, we need to nurture deep ecological connections and ecological wealth.

-qbv

[punkeropercyjackson]

Miss Jackson🌊💙🥞🗡

Percy Jackson is a trans woman babes,get with it(art by mi prima @biandbored !!)

[our-trans-punk-experience]

MARCH POST

Hey punks!!! It's a new month: Good Morning March, Goodnight Authoritarianism!!!!! Kick ass, pull your friends up with you, never forget who you're fighting for!

MARCH CHALLENGE: Green goals! Literally if you're in the Northern hemisphere, as weather is warming up. Southern hemisphere we are stealing your daylight, however its probably harvest time for some of you so this will still apply. ECOPUNK! GREENPUNK! SOLARPUNK! whatever you want to call it, make some moves toward it!!

February's goal: did you participate in queer history month and/or black history month? Lmk if you did!

(Ik I'm a day late but it's still the 1st of March somewhere shh)

Stay punk, keep loving, keep living ✨️ 🏴🧷

[solarpunkbaby]

🌊🌊🌊🌊

Tests showed that the new plastic would start to break down within hours when placed in salt water.

And, when put into soil, the sheets of the new plastic degraded in 10 days and supplied a chemical similar to fertiliser, which helps keep soil healthy.

[delicatelysublimeforester]

Green Hearts Unite: Celebrating Charity in Afforestation

[leebrontide]

A legit way to fight the climate crisis from where you're sitting right now

As promised, in honor of Earth Day, I've written some suggestions for how you can write a letter to the editor for your local paper, and reach some people who otherwise might get a more...shall we say restricted view of climate news. Letters to the Editor remain a surprisingly important political vehicle. People see letters to the editor and they feel like they're hearing from their neighbors- real people with authentic, down-to-earth agendas. They're the second most read part of the paper, after the front page. Take that stage!

Step 1- Pick an article in your local paper to respond to. Today is Earth day, and lots of papers will have at least something about climate crisis or environmental protection on it's pages. Local papers are better, because, as you can imagine, papers like The New Yorker get a lot more submissions to compete against, and anyways they don't have the same sense of local opinion.

Don't fret if your local paper leans conservative! That means it has readers we REALLY need to reach! And they may be more open to reading about these issues in a paper than online, which particularly a lot of older, don't feel like "the real world".

Step 2- Figure out what you're going to say! Maybe there's a glaring error in the article you want to address. BUT, if you're not sure, you can look up your local organization that's fighting for these goals. For example, I could look up and find MN350, because I'm in Minnesota. Going to their social media and their webpage/newsletter archive gives me an inside look at what people who are really immersed in these subjects have to say about what's going on.

So, for example, I see that my local group applauds Minneapolis's efforts at going to all clean energy, and has a timeline, but that people on the inside are saying that without a dedicated funding stream, people implementing these changes will have to either hope federal funding stays stable or fight for funding in the city council every year. Ok, now when there's an article about Minneapolis's plans, I have something to say.

Step 3- Draft it up.

The goal here is to be short and to the point.

Opening line: Identify which article you're responding to, and maybe your feeling about it.

First paragraph: What is the specific issue? What is a relevant fact and why does it  warrant public concern?

Second paragraph: What would you say that we do in response, or what would you ask your neighbors to do?  Why?

Third paragraph: What is currently being done to address the issue and how could people who have been persuaded act?

This should be no more than 150 to 250 words TOTAL.

While you're wording it, some things to keep in mind- stats and facts are good, but don't use a lot of acronyms or jargon. Expect your readers to be coming at this with about an 8th grade education.

If you have a sense of what the people you're talking to find persuasive, lean into that. For example, for my letter to the editor, I emphasized that chaotic funding leads to lack of ability to plan ahead or bulk-buy. I know the people I'm talking to like things to be common-sense and detest governmental waste, so that's an easy one.

If you want extra help, I have a list of best practices for communicating about the climate crisis right here.

Step 4- Proofread, then submit it via whatever process your local paper has. The goal, if you can manage is, is to submit something within 48 hours of the original article's publication. That's the sweet spot for most papers.

BONUS ROUND!

You did that, and still have a little energy for the environment left? There's one more thing you can do to super-charge your effort!

Guess what, you can stack the deck in favor of your specific letter being published.

But it will involve using a phone.

That's right, if you REALLY wanna turbo boost this thing, you're gonna call the paper (or have your non-phone-adverse-friend or family member pretend to be you and call the paper).

Call as soon as possible after the editor would have received the material.

Use pleasant persistence to speak with the right person. Don’t stop at a receptionist or secretary. Create enough POLITE urgency about your letter that you get through to the specific reporter or editor who will decide whether or not to print your piece.

Provide the editor with specific local info and urgency. Focus your conversation on why this issue is relevant to their readers.

Get specific feedback and/or a specific commitment from the reporter. If they don’t want to print the letter, find out why and what adjustments you can make to get it printed.

If they agree to print it, find out when you can expect to see it in the paper. The you can tell other people. Even if memaw isn't a big climate activist, she might show your letter to everybody she knows if she knows you wrote it.

And that's the process! I know that's a lot of information to throw at you, but ultimately, it can be pretty quick to crank these things out. And, again, these have been proven to be powerful persuaders. We need as many people as we can to be in this fight, so go and get them!

And always remember, you're not just combating ignorance, you're combating hopelessness, helplessness, and burnout! You can inspire people to think about what's possible.

PS if any of you actually do this, please let me know. It'd make me so happy.

@onbearfeet @basil-gardens @punkypine @rederiswrites @veritatemquarens @radioraja

[aetherglade-reborn]

One day, 2d laser printers will be open source and we can finally beat the monopolies. I know this will happen someday because i am part of the effort.

The reason for this push is because all technology should be modular and repairable by the end user, not just laptops or tractors.

Printers may cost more to produce by the end user, but proprietary printer's ecological impacts are not negligible nor are they sustainable.

Considering their impact on the imperial periphery is important to make tech sustainable and equitable

By making 2d printers open source, we loosen the stranglehold on data colonialism and proprietary components and reduce the need for plundered materials.

We need support in the open source. You can help significantly in projects that don't have a lot of flashiness or style but are vital utilities for daily living.

Contributing to the open source on a hardware, software, or firmware level helps significantly. even just mentioning it can be impactful to someone.

I never want to stop caring about people, animals or the environment.

[wachinyeya]

[queerbrownvegan]

None of us are alright and the idea that climate anxiety is a sign of weakness disregards our most basic sense of empathy.

qbv

[allmylove-minh]

we can do this

climate change is not some unstoppable entity, it is something WE can fight off, sort of like video game levels

the boss level, of course, is the corporations

the intro levels are plants. the areca palm, the money tree, bamboo, and the mother in law's tongue plants are GREAT at converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. if you plant native species that helps your location's ecology very much.

pollinator friendly plant lists: https://xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/pollinator-friendly-plant-lists

hardy plants that survive well are: lavender, thyme, cacti. if you can, plant in visible areas.

guerilla gardening: https://www.guerrillagardening.org/ggtips.html

if you do not have the time or energy to regularly care for plants, i recommend seed bombs. like the old saying about throwing things at walls until they stick! http://www.guerrillagardening.org/ggseedbombs.html

compost. we all produce food waste. the bread that went moldy before u could eat it, the orange peels, etc. bury that shit! the stuff will break down and feed the earth. ideally bury in a community garden or yard or something.

repopulation of species. look into the methods of ppl who suceeded in helping something and follow in their footsteps: https://www.oneearth.org/climate-hero-tim-wong/#:~:text=The%20man%20behind%20the%20ornately,the%20California%20pipevine%20swallowtail%20butterfly.

remember that nothing changes, when nothing changes. we can do something about this.

i believe in you!!

[our-trans-punk-experience]

Hi

I was wondering if I could get some advice for my March projects.

So far, I just have a few ramble bullet points:

⦁ Plant tomatoes on the side of the road for strangers to pick. ⦁ Cucumbers? ⦁ Carrot planting. ⦁ Look into rules in town for making community access to garden? ⦁ Possible veggie stand on side of road for people to snag? ⦁ Egg basket for picking? Maybe? Can you keep eggs outside for people to collect? ⦁ Snack bags? Brown paper bag lunches?

And I'm not sure if these are even logistically possible but I would like any advice you might have and suggestions!

tomatoes maybe grow in your garden / window box / windowsill just bc they can be quite delicate plants you might want more control over. but you could then put them out in a basket

cucumbers and carrots are way hardier. plant them wherever, seedbomb a lawn

smart move, but also dont be afraid to ignore rules if stupid

egg and veggie stand both smart move but keep eggs out of sun if sun is applicable

love a brown paper snack bag!