Yet Another Hottest Year as World Blows Past 1.5⁰C
That’s not the kind of newsletter, social media, or blog post item we like to see or share. Yet this is “climate reality” these days, about which it’s vital to understand, educate others, and support climate mitigation and adaptation actions regardless of ongoing and new challenges from every direction including those corporate, political, economic, and […]
Growing Solar in Texas
My name is Mark Witte. I’m reaching out to all of you on behalf of the North Texas Renewable Energy Group (NTREG), which is the DFW Metroplex chapter of the Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES) and American Solar Energy Society. The Texas electrical grid is antiquated, inflexible, overly dependent on a few large thermal generating […]
Why is Plastic So Problematic?
Plastic, the versatile material with countless uses, has become a major environmental concern. But what exactly makes plastic so troublesome?
Why Your Personal Carbon Footprint Isn’t the Issue
There are much better ways to impact climate change than stressing over light bulbs and family vacations.
Fellow Christians: Our Faith Calls Us to Act on Climate Change, Now
If you are an Evangelical Christian in the United States, you may not believe climate change, aka “global warming,” is happening.
Reflections from the Chair, November 2021
This will be my final Blog post as Chapter Chair.
Reflections from the Chair, September 2021
With the chapter beginning its fifth year, I have been thinking a lot about transitions.
Letter to the Editor, Karem Montemayor Speaks Out
Encouraging the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability to implement the Comprehensive Environmental Climate Action Plan introduced by the Council last year.
Climate Chaos Avoidable!
by Mark R Dambro Listen: The big changes that can avert climate chaos New York Times; July 2021 Our colleagues at The Daily podcast talked to Somini Sengupta, the international correspondent on Team Climate, about the extreme, devastating weather patterns we’re seeing around the world. She reminded everyone that climate chaos is still avoidable. Any […]