Category: Biodiversity

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Action, deforestation October 31, 2022May 14, 2023

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Loud Voice Celebrates Lula’s Win in Brazil that Ousted Bolsonaro

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | October 31, 2022 by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture; Image Credit: Leonardo DiCaprio

In a nail-biter runoff election victory, former Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva ousted right-wing strong man Jair Bolsonaro from his tyrannical grip on power that threatened the longterm survival of Earth as we know it, as well as millions of its species, and humankind itself.

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Albedo, Biodiversity, clean energy, Climate Action, Climate Change, Composting August 24, 2022May 14, 2023

How US Schools Have Become Climate Action Rock Stars

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | August 24, 2022, by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture, and author ; Photo credit AdobeStock

Schools are quickly becoming climate action role models. Their success is rooted in the power and effectiveness of collective action in achieving targeted results. Using a lens focused on the top 10 most critical climate actions, which are in essence the basic requirements for reducing carbon emissions, boosting biodiversity, and drawing down legacy load carbon, US schools have become the bright beacon on top of the torturous greenhouse gas reduction hill. Additionally, schools are climate action accelerators that transmit vigorous energy through a very powerful national network.

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Albedo, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Disasters, climate justice June 27, 2022May 14, 2023

What Is Your Community’s Climate Action Plan?

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | June 27, 2022 by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture, and author; Image Credit: AdobeStock

The following is the requested feedback to Fairfax County’s draft Resilient Fairfax Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan, put forth for public comment from May 16, 2022 through June 15, 2022.

With so many lives at stake, as well as the survivability of the human species, it’s vitally important for every single one of us to voice our positions, and our objections when something seems amiss with our local community/county’s climate action plans, including its timeline. Everything we do and don’t do in 2022-2024 will be hyper-analyzed in the future. The IPCC, the UN, many global leaders and thousands of scientists have repeatedly warned about the urgency to act immediately. Yet so few local governments are following through.

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Biodiversity, Climate Change, deforestation, Environment April 4, 2022May 14, 2023

Palm Oil Deforestation | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | April 4, 2022 by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture, and author; Image Credit: AdobeStock

Historically, the arctic and the antarctic are polar opposites and never experience the same weather conditions at the same time. That is until Friday, February 18, 2022, when this scientific fact melted and our new climate conditions became that much more apparent. The Arctic reached 50 degrees above normal, while temperatures in Antartica skyrocketed as high as 70 degrees, which was way beyond the pale. Again, the simultaneous heating of both poles at the same time has never happened before, which shocked scientists.

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Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, sustainability February 24, 2022May 14, 2023

Leonardo DiCaprio Pours His Money into His Passion, the Environment

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | February 24, 2022 by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture; Image Credit: Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio announced on Twitter that he was proud to be a new investor in Champagne Telmont. Telmont’s commitment to biodiversity on its land, use of 100% renewable energy, and determination to “radically lower its environmental footprint” were key factors in DiCaprio’s decision to join the 100 year old Champagne House.

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Biodiversity, carbon, Climate Action, Climate Change January 27, 2022May 14, 2023

Kelp Farming | The Big Blue Climate Solution

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | January 27, 2022, by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture, and author; Image Credit AdobeStock

Kelp is a type of brown sea alga commonly referred to as seaweed. There are 30 different kelp species. Kelp is known to be the hardiest, most resilient species on Earth. It grows quickly, two to three feet a day, making it one the fastest growing species in the world. It will shoot up to 15 feet in one season (magnolia trees takes 10 years to reach the height of 15 feet). Kelp farming does’t harm the environment. It requires no freshwater, arable land, fertilizer or pesticides.

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Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Nature, trees January 21, 2022May 14, 2023

Why Informed Action Helps Restore Biodiversity | Thomas Crowther & Restor

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | January 21, 2022, by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture; Image Credit Noreen Wise

The World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader Thomas Crowther gave an impassioned Countdown TED Talk recently in which he emphasized the risks of restoration done wrong. “Simplicity was the strength” of the global Trillion Trees initiative that was launched in January 2020 at the 50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, “but it came at the expense of nuance that is so important,” Crowther bemoaned to his TED audience.

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Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Psychology January 5, 2022May 14, 2023

Don’t Look Up’s Gorilla In the Room

Washington (ONGC) Opinion | January 5, 2022, by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture. Noreen Wise original Don’t Look Up review from December 20, 2021 is here.

Every exceptional film deserves an afterthought once all the reviews have been written. Especially a film as controversial as Don’t Look Up with its thousand pound gorilla in the room, busy lumbering about, pounding on its chest, bashing into walls, throwing fits from time to time, and erupting right in front of our faces. You spotted the gorilla moving from scene to scene along with the exaggerated subliminal advertisements promoting biodiversity didn’t you?

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Arts, Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Disasters, Environment December 20, 2021May 14, 2023

Does Climate Change Make Us Feel Vulnerable? | Don’t Look Up

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | December 20, 2021, by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture

All true things said in jest, right? That was certainly my impression when I checked out Don’t Look Up on December 10, 2021. This timely film is an ink blot test, which becomes abundantly clear when scrolling through the majority of mainstream media reviews. You’ll quickly discover that most are nothing more than defensive ambushes against Adam McKay, (writer, producer and director of Don’t Look Up), and his star-studded cast, with the trademark fossil fuel maniacal thumbprint.

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Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Eco, Environment, Food, Innovation, Nature December 9, 2021May 14, 2023

Watermelons In the Desert | “From Sand to Hope”

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | December 9, 2021, by Noreen Wise, Founder & CEO of Our New Green Culture

For the millions of passionate and determined people across the globe who are championing nature-based climate solutions, boosting soil health to grow more crops, trees, and biodiversity, is of critical importance. The IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) warns that 75 percent of the Earth’s land is degraded. The 2020 documentary, Kiss the Ground, cautioned that unless we fix our soils, we only have 60 harvests left.

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