An Elegant Solution to an Inconvenient Truth

by Eric Grunebaum Two headlines with nearly opposite impact landed in my mailbox last week and it caused me to reflect back on BASG’s En-ROADS Climate Interactive demonstration event in early June. The first was from Environmental Defense Fund’s newsletter, titled “A New Action Plan to Stabilize the Climate and Avert Catastrophe.” Catastrophe. That word …

Perspective on the Environmental Vote Event

By Amy Perlmutter I first heard Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project (EVP), speak to BASG about three years ago when EVP was a nascent organization. I almost didn’t go to BASG that night. I had worked on political campaigns my whole adult life and thought I didn’t have much …

After November NAEM and Before the Flood

by Aaron Hersum This past Sunday evening, I tuned to National Geographic to watch Before the Flood, a documentary by Leonardo DiCaprio on climate change. I’m a big fan of Leo- he seems to genuinely care about climate change and understand the severity of its implications. Unlike many other celebrity endorsements, I find that his …