Climate Change

Green houses and greenhouse gases: Why exclusionary zoning is a climate catastrophe

Exclusionary zoning, a practice historically used to racially segregate communities, plagues issues across the political landscape, from climate change to education. This article is the last in a series on how exclusionary zoning perpetuates a discriminatory housing system that threatens our aging population, education system, and climate.   What is exclusionary zoning? Exclusionary zoning is […]

Can planting trees help us avoid climate disaster?

Every country on Earth has now signed on to the Paris international climate agreement and pledged to dramatically reduce their carbon emissions. Fulfilling this ambition will require international cooperation at a historic level and time is running out. While many long-term changes are needed across nearly every corner of the global economy, increasing the “carbon […]