New Wave Environmental Songs of the 1980s (and late ’70s)
Looking for an environmental songs playlist with a retro twist? This 80s new wave collection blends synthpop, post-punk, and alternative tracks that reflect themes of nature, urbanization, and environmental change.
Holding the Hands That Feed Us
This is the second article in EarthShare’s new America’s Farm Crisis series. To stay up to date on our latest releases, you can sign up for our newsletter, and check out our previously published articles here. How many hands have touched your food? If you put together a basic meal at home, you may think the […]
Farmers, Food, and an Industry on the Edge: A Closer Look at America’s Farm Crisis
This is the first article in EarthShare’s new America’s Farm Crisis series. To stay up to date on our latest releases, you can sign up for our newsletter, and check out our previously published articles here. Small family farms have long been the backbone of American agriculture, but they’re hurtling toward extinction. The skyrocketing costs of […]
How Climate Change Is Rewriting the Geography of Disease
Air pollution, contaminated food and water, unhealthy soil, and shrinking habitats; by themselves, these things are dangerous for the health and wellbeing of humans. Together, they pose an even greater risk that is not often the topic of conversation when it comes to the climate crisis: vulnerability to disease. Pollution weakens habitats as well as […]
Saving the Amazon Rainforest with Climate Finance
When was the last time you thought about the Amazon rainforest? Maybe you did a project on it in school, maybe you owned a “Save the Rainforest” t-shirt, maybe you have family who live in the region, maybe your business is dependent on crops grown there, or maybe it’s none of the above. Despite being […]
The Secret to Solving the Climate Crisis and 9 Everyday Heroes Leading the Charge
At a time when division feels like the norm, when algorithms separate us and make us feel alienated from our peers, when it feels like we are facing off against insurmountable odds and screaming for change into the void, we have to remind ourselves of three things: We’ve been here before. We are not alone—not […]
Mammoth Cave and the Hidden World of Earth’s Darkest Ecosystems
Nestled into the steep, lush hills of western Kentucky, camouflaged against a backdrop of trees and moss-covered rocky outcrops, sits the yawning mouth of a cave. Despite its daunting size, it somehow seems to blend into the backdrop of the busy woodlands that surround it—chattering blue jays, squirrels wrestling in the underbrush and disturbing a […]
Fossil Fuels, an Aging Grid, and the Future of Energy in the U.S.
There’s a lot of talk on and offline about the growing need for energy on a global scale, the aging nature of our energy grids, and how we can achieve this in a sustainable way that does not result in our planet warming to hazardous levels. We’ve previously talked about how the environment is a human […]
Finding Your Path: 11 Ways YOU Can Play a Role in Conservation
“When we talk about conserving ecosystems, we’re really talking about changing the way people interact with the environment. Conservation, ultimately, is a social process rooted in peoples’ choices.” Mike Mascia, Conservation International To absolutely no one’s surprise, we talk quite a lot about conservation here at EarthShare. But, as more environmental funding is cut every […]
Where You Bank Matters: Why EarthShare Moved Amalgamated Bank
When we talk about climate action, we typically focus on energy, agriculture, and transportation. But we rarely talk about something even more powerful, quieter, hidden in plain sight: our money. Most of us don’t know what our money is doing while we’re not using it. Sitting in a bank account, it seems passive. Neutral. But […]