by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Sep 3, 2018 | Clothing, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food, Jobs, Resilience
Since it’s Labor Day, we’re going to talk about how the shop local movement is not just about shopping; it’s about people doing jobs that are rewarding, useful, entrepreneurial, and less impactful on the environment, while contributing to community...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jun 8, 2018 | Collaboration, Community, Entrepreneurship, Fossil Fuels, Health and Recreation, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Nature, Resilience, Waste, Water
With summer upon us, you may be looking for vacation ideas. Not to rain on your parade, but your vacation is probably not going to be great for the environment. Most mass-market tourism, the way we often practice it nowadays with no-holds-barred travel, accommodation,...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Apr 5, 2018 | Biochar, BioEconomy, Climate Change, Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Soil, Waste, Water
Biochar is something you make out of dead organic stuff (e.g., wood waste), by bringing it back to life with a new purpose. Biochar has been around for a long time. It’s been found in ancient forests, responsible for maintaining the health and productive...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Mar 20, 2018 | Behavioral Health, Resilience, Start
It’s time to stop pretending that it’s not happening. It’s time to stop making excuses. It’s time to stop saying it’s too hard or it’s too late. It’s time to stop acting like our daily decisions don’t make a difference....
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Feb 28, 2018 | Biochar, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Decarbonization, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Nature, Resilience, Soil, Water
Building on the soil theme, there’s a fabulously detailed new study on “natural climate solutions” (NCS); it tells us how to use conservation, restoration, and land management actions across forests, wetlands, grasslands, and farmland. The actions...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Feb 14, 2018 | Clean Energy, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Resilience, Start
We are optimists at TheClimateEconomy.com, but we deal with reality and facts. We look at the facts, sometimes unpleasant, right in the face to understand what we need to do. This post is a reality blast in the face. It’s alarming, but there’s hope. If we...
