EcoPact

Good news! Our school board passed the climate resolution unanimously! If you want to see what it looks like (so that you can maybe get your own school board to pass one) here’s a link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mZp_S1JuoYmdm41bH6JOZ0Jua5gtwfHD/view?usp=sharing

Did you know that every minute, a small city block’s worth of trees in Canada’s majestic boreal forest is clearcut by one company? It’s probably one you know, too. Procter & Gamble, which own the toilet paper brand Charmin, is doing this. And these trees are old growth, meaning that they are especially good at stopping climate change. The forests…[Read more]

We were also super honored to be filmed in a short documentary. Thank you to the Central Valley Foundation for providing the grants to make 10 of these local films! If you want to watch the 5-minute film about us, look up Kaweah Kweens on youtube or go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8bv6bf6Gro

Heyyy! 🙂 New idea for something you can do at your school if you haven’t already: go to your school board or student council and ask/talk to them about creating a climate resolution. A climate resolution is basically where the members (president, secretary, treasurer, etc.) sign to say that they acknowledge that climate change is real, but that…[Read more]

Hi all, if you’re looking for another way to help stop deforestation, look at the toilet paper that your family uses. A lot of common brands such as Charmin, Ultra Soft, and Cottonelle cut down a lot of trees and use no recycling to make a lot of their toilet paper. Other brands such as Seventh Generation and more use recycled paper or bamboo,…[Read more]

Fashion and clothing actually has a large environmental impact! For more sustainable clothing,here are some ideas:
-buy already used clothes from thrift stores
-after you are done with your clothes, donate them to thrift stores and hand them or hand them down to younger siblings, cousins, neighbors, or people you know
-when buying clothes, look…[Read more]

Also, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) just released a new report, if you haven’t heard. It’s a “red code for humanity” so we really need to act on climate change AS SOON AS WE CAN. If you are interested in meeting with your elected officials in the United States (it’s not as scary as it sounds) and talking to them about…[Read more]

Hello! While it is getting close to the end of the summer, there are still some summer-related things we can all do. Here are some ideas:
-Air conditioning burns a lot of fossil fuels, so try putting your thermostat one or two degrees warmer, even if it’s just for a day. It doesn’t seem like that much of a difference, but it really does make a…[Read more]

Happy summer everyone! As we all enjoy the sun, we’re probably putting on a lot of sunscreen. However, the chemicals in it can be really bad for the environment, washing into the ocean and even killing off coral reefs! Try using a reef friendly, biodegradable, or non-nano certified sunscreen. Here is an article that has some good sunscreen brands:…[Read more]

Hi everyone! Glad to see that there are so many new members joining! This week’s weekly idea is to use more eco-friendly cleaning products. A lot of the chemicals we use to clean are actually really toxic, and when we wash them down the drain (such as if you were cleaning a shower) they can pollute the Earth by going into rivers or other drainage…[Read more]

Sorry we haven’t had a weekly idea/challenge in so long! This week though we finally are getting back into the swing of things.

WEEKLY IDEA #5: Make your voice heard
Is there a company that you really like to buy things from that uses too much packaging? Or a tea company that doesn’t use compostable tea bags? Maybe a product that unnecessarily…[Read more]

WEEKLY IDEA #4: Make your showers greener!
As climate change worsens, more glaciers melt into the ocean that would otherwise give a lot of people drinking water. There are also droughts more frequently, so it’s important to save water. Because we shower a lot, showers are a good place to start. Try making them shorter, but if you can’t, there are…[Read more]

WEEKLY IDEA #3- Try to limit your consumption of animals products
Can you imagine having to live in your own poop your whole life? Or living in one of the cages like the one in Grace’s petition? Well that’s what a lot of animals have to go through. When we drink milk, eat ice cream, have pork chops, or any of those things, there is most likely an…[Read more]

WEEKLY IDEA #2-Planting trees
On a different group, Emmy had said he was wanting to plant some native trees, and that’s a really good idea! So the new idea is to look up some native trees/flowers and other plants in your area, and see if you can get some from your local nursery! Or you can order seeds online, and then try planting them. Trees and…[Read more]

Hi guys we are going to start having weekly ideas that you can do wherever you live. If you have any ideas, please share them.
WEEKLY IDEA #1- Composting
Did you know that 30-40% of all food in the U.S. is wasted? A lot of that food goes to landfills, where it is a big contributor to methane, a greenhouse gas that is really, really bad for climate…[Read more]

We are trying to organize a climate march for Earth Day! Would anyone else be interested?