IWCF '24 Symposium - Our Shared Environment: LEAD! (Learn-Engage-Adapt-Discuss) by

From Jonathan Foley - our '24 symposium Keynote Speaker

iwcf — 2024-02-14 04:40:18 UTC

Listen to this July 2023 10-min TED talk from Jonathan Foley. Submitted by Jena Vasconcellos

PDF: 2020 update on Project Drawdown (book published 2017)

iwcf — 2024-02-14 04:54:48 UTC

Although 2020 is considered a life-time ago, this may give you some context regarding Project Drawdown -- what it is and how it was created. Learn more on https://drawdown.org/

From Dana Gunders - our '24 Food for Thought luncheon speaker!

iwcf — 2024-02-14 05:03:29 UTC

A new 11-min TED talk from Dana published June 2024. She is working hard to reduce food waste and will be our guest at our "Food for Thought" luncheon.

ReFED Blog: 5 Proven Food Waste Solutions for 2024

iwcf — 2024-02-14 05:15:13 UTC

Interesting read in the ReFED blog post dated Feb 2024. Amazing amounts of food waste can be avoided!

Submitted by Teresa Broadus.

'24 Symposium Luncheon facilitated by Shawn Shepherd, IWCF member!

iwcf — 2024-02-14 05:28:29 UTC

The symposium "Food for Thought" luncheon, featuring Dana Gunders from ReFED, will be facilitated by Shawn Shepherd, an IWCF member and ReFED employee! Learn more about Shawn in this "Welcome to IWCF" feature.

VIDEO: Kiss the Ground Documentary (released 2020) 1 of 3

iwcf — 2024-03-01 06:41:20 UTC

Kiss the Ground, a 1.5 hour documentary, reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. The film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle.

Narrated by Woody Harrelson and is found on Netflix.

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VIDEO: Plastic Earth -- plastics last a LONG time!

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Submitted by Danielle George.

St Luke's Lecture Series on Climate and Health

iwcf — 2024-03-06 00:28:53 UTC

Online lectures from St Luke's are recorded and archived here: https://www.stlukesonline.org/communities-and-locations/classes-and-events/lecture-series-on-climate-and-health

Submitted by Ingrid Brudenell.

VIDEO: Common Ground - 2 of 3 in "trilogy docuseries"

iwcf — 2024-03-25 23:16:49 UTC

This documentary is the second in a trilogy (premiered 9/27/2023) and is now being shown at select theaters. IWCF is working to set up a special screening in Boise. In the meantime, watch the first of the series, Kiss the Ground, currently available on Netflix (the executive producer, Ian Somerhalder, shared there will be a third in the series coming out internationally in the next couple of years, titled Ground Swell).

Follow on Instagram @CommonGroundFilm or learn more at www.commongroundfilm.org.

VIDEO: Netflix limited series: You Are What You Eat!

iwcf — 2024-04-04 16:40:00 UTC

Watch the trailer of this fascinating experiment done with twins. Currently, there are 4 episodes showing on Netflix (click for direct link).

Climate Topic Books Recommended by Jonathan Foley

iwcf — 2024-04-04 17:08:56 UTC

Looking for an interesting read about our environment and the climate crisis? Click on the picture for a list of recommended books from IWCF's 2024 Symposium keynote speaker.

Book: Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown

iwcf — 2024-04-04 18:51:01 UTC

Gabe Brown is the farmer featured in Kiss the Ground and Common Ground (and, maybe, the soon-to-release Ground Swell?) Check out his new book!

VIDEO: Regenerative Farming webinar from Gabe Brown

iwcf — 2024-04-04 18:52:59 UTC

Start at timestamp 2:30 - to listen to Gabe Brown (author of Dirt to Soil) talk about regenerative learning in this 45 min webinar.

Book: Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie

iwcf — 2024-04-07 23:12:25 UTC

This book, released in January 2024, explains how we can solve our biggest environmental problems.

Video Series Trailer: An Optimist's Guide to the Planet

iwcf — 2024-04-08 00:02:45 UTC

“An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet” with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister, Game of Thrones) hosts a six-episode series (about 50 min. each) that focuses on solutions to some of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Coster-Waldau and his team travel the globe in search of ideas that inspire optimism for the future. Stories focus on sustainable food growth, carbon neutral jet fuel, and tiny worms that can break down plastics to name a few. Premiered Feb 8, 2024 on Bloomberg Originals, Crave Canada, and Prime Video.

Book: Kiss the Ground

iwcf — 2024-04-08 15:31:43 UTC

In 2017 Joshua Tickell wrote Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body and Ultimately Save Our World. This audio book is just under 12 hours long and was behind the documentary narrated by Woody Harrelson. Digital, hardcover and paperback formats also available.

Podcast: Sustainable Idaho

iwcf — 2024-04-12 03:35:18 UTC

From KISU radio, check out the latest "listens" on Idaho's sustainability topics!

PDF: How to Build an Edible Garden in 7 Steps.

iwcf — 2024-04-28 16:22:50 UTC

A downloadable resource (from Common Ground) to build an edible garden.

Book: Total Garbage How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World

iwcf — 2024-04-29 18:45:23 UTC

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Edward Humes, investigates how waste is embedded in our daily lives and reveals how it drives major environmental, health and economic crises. Humes also offers solutions solutions by showing us how waste is not inevitable, and the roles we can play in creating a cleaners, greener future.

Submitted by Kim Liebich.

Website: WasteLess - Recycle your garbage using this subscription service.

iwcf — 2024-04-29 18:48:29 UTC

Elevate your eco-friendly lifestyle with the WasteLess monthly recycling subscription service. We pick up and recycle what those other guys want! Click on the picture above or go to the website to subscribe today!

Book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

iwcf — 2024-05-02 05:58:59 UTC

As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers.

Book: The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

iwcf — 2024-06-03 19:10:30 UTC

Read more about Elizabeth Kolbert's 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winning book. The writing blends explanations of her treks to remote areas with interviews of scientists, researchers, and guides, without advocating a position, in pursuit of objectivity.

Book: Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert

iwcf — 2024-06-03 19:14:11 UTC

Published in 2021 and a National Bestseller • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?

Book: Hope in the dark

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A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of radicals at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come. In it, she makes a radical case for hope as a commitment to act in a world whose future remains uncertain and unknowable. Drawing on her decades of activism and a wide reading of environmental, cultural, and political history, Solnit argued that radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on an unwarranted confidence about what is going to happen next.

Book: Under the Sky We make

2024-08-15 01:33:55 UTC

Nicholas explores finding purpose in a warming world, combining her scientific expertise and her lived, personal experience in a way that seems fresh and deeply urgent: Agonizing over the climate costs of visiting loved ones overseas, how to find low-carbon love on Tinder, and even exploring her complicated family legacy involving supermarket turkeys.

Book: Thinking in Systems

2024-08-15 01:40:06 UTC

Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life.

Book: All We Can Save

2024-08-15 01:43:51 UTC

All We Can Save illuminates the expertise and insights of dozens of diverse women leading on climate in the United States—scientists, journalists, farmers, lawyers, teachers, activists, innovators, wonks, and designers, across generations, geographies, and race—and aims to advance a more representative, nuanced, and solution-oriented public conversation on the climate crisis. These women offer a spectrum of ideas and insights for how we can rapidly, radically reshape society.

Book: The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What's Possible in the Age of Warming

2024-08-15 01:49:25 UTC

In The Future Earth, leading climate change advocate and weather-related journalist Eric Holthaus (“the Rebel Nerd of Meteorology”—Rolling Stone) offers a radical vision of our future, specifically how to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades.

Book: The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis

2024-08-15 01:55:18 UTC

Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac outline two possible scenarios for our planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate targets. In the other, they lay out what it will be like to live in a regenerative world that has net-zero emissions. They argue for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. The Future We Choose presents our options and tells us what governments, corporations, and each of us can, and must, do to fend off disaster.

Book: American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It)

2024-08-15 01:59:51 UTC

Grocery prices and the forsaken foods at the back of your fridge seem to increase weekly. After reading American Wasteland, you will never look at your shopping list, refrigerator, plate, or wallet the same way again. Jonathan Bloom wades into the garbage heap to unearth what our squandered food says about us, why it matters, and how you can make a difference starting in your own kitchen—reducing waste and saving money.

Book: Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal

2024-08-15 02:03:39 UTC

Combining front-line investigation with startling new data, Waste shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis Â– and what we can do to fix it.

Book: Cooking Scrappy: 100 Recipes to Help You Stop Wasting Food, Save Money, and Love What You Eat

2024-08-15 02:07:46 UTC

Joel Gamoran dives into the kitchen, changing expectations, not just about how to use all ingredients to their max, but how to make the most of every resource in your kitchen. Flip over that cast-iron skillet for a stellar pizza stone. Think outside of the recipe box—learn to be creative when it comes to making food. Resourcefulness is an essential part of cooking; Gamoran’s experiences in culinary schools and as a professional chef have taught him that everything in the kitchen can, and should, be used.

Book: The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z

2024-08-15 02:10:42 UTC

The Everlasting Meal Cookbook offers more than 1,500 easy and creative ideas for nearly every kind of leftover. Now you can easily transform a leftover burrito into a lunch of fried rice, or stale breakfast donuts into bread pudding. These inspiring and tasty recipes don’t require any precise measurements, making this cookbook a go-to resource for when your kitchen seems full of meal endings with no clear meal beginnings.

Book: Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

2024-08-15 02:14:02 UTC

Pitfall is the compelling story of the quest to exploit the metals our civilization needs—and at what cost to local people and their environments. Beginning with the first waves of big, foreign-owned mines in the 1960s, investigative journalist Christopher Pollon shows how transnational companies rose to dominate copper, precious metals, and lithium in Latin America, made inroads into war-torn countries in Africa, and exploited nickel, industrial metals, and rare earth metals across Asia and Oceania.

Book: Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water

2024-08-15 02:18:31 UTC

In Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water, veteran journalist Peter Annin shows that wastewater has become a surprising weapon in America’s war against water scarcity.

Book: At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth

2024-08-15 02:21:05 UTC

From rural Alaska to coastal Florida, a vivid account of Americans working to protect the places they call home in an era of climate crisis

Book: The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future

2024-08-15 02:23:16 UTC

In The Three Ages of Water, Peter Gleick guides us through the long, fraught history of our relationship to this precious resource. Water has shaped civilizations and empires, and driven centuries of advances in science and technology—from agriculture to aqueducts, steam power to space exploration—and progress in health and medicine.

PDF: National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics (US White House)

iwcf — 2024-08-15 03:14:40 UTC

On June 12, 2024 the Biden-Harris Administration released the National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics (PDF, 42 pages).

This National Strategy lays out a path for the United States to meet its national goal of reducing food loss and waste by 50% by 2030. The actions outlined in this strategy will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (including methane), save households and businesses money, and build cleaner communities by reducing food loss and waste.

Book: Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World

2024-08-17 19:50:32 UTC

Waste is truly our biggest problem, and solving our inherent trashiness can fix our economy, our energy costs, our traffic jams, and help slow climate change—all while making us healthier, happier and more prosperous. Total Garbage will shine a light on the absurdity of the systems that all of us use daily and take for granted--and it will help both individuals and communities make meaningful changes toward better lives and a cleaner, greener world.

Sophia Bliss, Emcee for Dinner Keynote

iwcf — 2024-09-07 18:19:52 UTC

Sophia Bliss, KTVB Meteorologist, will be the dinner keynote Q&A moderator! Learn more about Sophia on her KTVB bio page.

Slides: Innovations in Energy (INL)

iwcf — 2024-09-30 02:43:15 UTC

Dr. Erin Searcy, CTO of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) provides an overview on advanced nuclear technologies and how these technologies can be utilized in our nation and across the globe.

REMIX Materials

iwcf — 2024-09-30 02:46:46 UTC

Furniture and decor made by Scott Phillips from upcycled plastics!

Remix transforms mixtures of non-recyclable and hard-to-recycle plastics into lumber and sheet goods, and then craft products that are exceptional in both appearance and performance.

He donated a bench for our dinner raffle at Symposium 2024!

Dana Gunder's slides from symposium 2024

iwcf — 2024-10-01 22:35:17 UTC

Slides presented by Dana Gunders on October 2, 2024 to IWCF Symposium guests

St Luke's/ICCH Climate and Health Lecture Series on YouTube

2024-10-03 17:22:05 UTC

(Click on white space above to start video)

Dr. Ethan Sims introduces Dr. Jen Pierce, BSU Dept of Geosciences - Presentation on A HEATING PLANET - St. Luke's Hospital System Lecture Series on Climate and Health

I-CLEER - Dr. Jen Pierce, BSU Geosciences Dept.

iwcf — 2024-10-04 05:45:29 UTC

Click on the picture to see research for a changing planet through I-CLEER.

Idaho Climate Literacy Education Engagement & Research (i-CLEER) empowers Idahoans and their communities to take action to address the causes, consequences and solutions to the Earth’s changing climate. i-CLEER develops and promotes existing strengths in climate change education, research and engagement throughout the state of Idaho, connects research with community-driven needs, and provides a strong platform for growth and leadership in climate literacy into the future. By developing proactive resilience and climate justice, we will support climate leaders and climate solutions within our own communities.

Slides: How Climate Affects Your Health

iwcf — 2024-10-04 05:52:51 UTC

How Climate Affects Your Health, presented at the 2024 IWCF Symposium by Dr. Ethan Sims, Dr. William Weppner, and Dr. Melissa Roop

Slides: Home Wise Eco-Hacks: Energy, Composting & Landscaping

iwcf — 2024-10-04 05:59:47 UTC

Presented by Megan Heryet, BUGS, Billie Jo McWinn, Idaho Power and Duran Villegas, Idaho Botanical Garden

Slides: Solutions for Environmental Problems in a Changing World (BSU)

iwcf — 2024-10-04 06:07:34 UTC

Slide Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EquTeb3vQvkxGmNV_8LTkVedsISXupeA/view?usp=sharing

Presented by:

Dr. Rebecca L. Som Castellano

Dr. Cynthia Curl

Dr. Jen Pierce

Dr. Kendra Fallon

Curved Wall Slides from IWCF Symposium 2024

iwcf — 2024-10-04 06:34:29 UTC

Summary of the 2024 Symposium - Our Shared Environment: LEAD! (Learn - Engage - Adapt - Discuss)

Slides: Sustainability & Opportunity: Idaho Stories

2024-10-04 15:49:46 UTC

I’m excited to share my presentation slides, which provide a clear look at how sustainability is being driven both globally and locally. These slides highlight Idaho-based success stories alongside global trends in decarbonization, energy efficiency, and community action. With real examples, data, and actionable insights, they showcase how businesses and communities can meet sustainability goals while staying competitive. Enjoy!

Video: What is The Food Hub in Boise? (3 min)

iwcf — 2024-10-04 17:04:07 UTC

Our Presenting Sponsor - Idaho Botanical Gardens, Boise Farmers Market and City of Good coming together for good! In this 3 minute video, understand The Food Hub in Boise! Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RAifJFScQsR4Bmw8x4oZwO9tOGPaGvic/view?usp=sharing

or here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n85wdv74vpy9npcf1a5g8/food_hub_2_no_direct_appeal.mov?rlkey=2a3fegnv16m7ij2c4ek07rqe3&st=uyi3udkb&dl=0

Slides: Wildlife in Idaho: Harmony and Change in Nature's Playground

iwcf — 2024-10-09 16:21:00 UTC

Slides from Jeff Abrams - Wildlife Program Associate from Idaho Conservation League (ICL) -- Link to Slides here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1664LwXBx30c5fjfQWBRjD03KBWlZfZwS/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104717207777438816196&rtpof=true&sd=true

Take ACTION: ICL Wildlife

iwcf — 2024-10-09 17:05:21 UTC

Jeff Abrams, ICL, encouraged symposium attendees to TAKE ACTION FOR WILDLIFE!

Q&A FROM The Boise River: How it went from Being Wild to Being Loved

iwcf — 2024-10-09 23:42:30 UTC

This question card was found on a chair after the Boise River session and we thought it might be good to share!

Slides: Boise River

iwcf — 2024-10-10 01:16:38 UTC

Conservation Stewards Building the Ark . . . Taking the Idaho Riparian Forest Through a Time of Changing Climate© Another “Good News” Story from the Boise River Enhancement Network (BREN).

Presented by: Rob Tiedemann, Kim Chmura and Jan Egge

Link to Slides - Safe to Download - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qkyI7owvw77-y5i5e4beP-Skimac7Add/view?usp=sharing

Slides: Golden Eagle Audubon Society

iwcf — 2024-10-10 03:45:24 UTC

Boise River ReWild Project - presented by Cynthia Wallesz, Exec Director of the Golden Eagle Audubon Society