It's Up to Me AZ

10/03/2024

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN ARIZONA IS OCTOBER 7TH.

Yes, I'm shouting.

10/02/2024

The is over yet is not.

And if you were watching, some of the top questions were on .

Why? Because of extreme storms, record heat, lost lives, lost crops, and so much more.

Help across the US scale their work. It's for you, for all of us.

EarthGives.org til Midnight PST

for future generations

10/02/2024

People get all soft and cuddly when they see a rescue a dog or cat from a human caused extreme storm and flood.

It's not entertainment. You can be a hero too.

Get active. Pivot some of your generosity to climate and climate justice nonprofits. Shift how you shop and reuse. Reconsider holidays to be moments of connection, not gifting. Or gift now through EarthGives.org and share who you "honored" with them come Thanksgiving.

The best way we our families and friends is by protecting their futures, our futures. We all must be first responders.

You okay with 113 degree October 1? And to think President Jimmy Carter, who turned 100 years old today, put panels on the White House. When will we learn? Better yet, how can we act with all this in mind?

Earth Gives

10/01/2024

It's today.
for one another.
for our kids and families
for cooler temps
for a future that we all can thrive in


This investment is for you!

Earthgives.org all day today.

and offset work protectors for and in our air, water, food and beyond clean ups and so much more.

09/30/2024

A virtual gathering tonight that will offer up ideas for your because you feel like it's time to take action about the heat, the extreme storms and wildfires. And you're choosing to do what you can for your families and friends and all of our futures. 5pm Arizona time.

Record heat. Record rain. Ruined lives.

Can we all come together for action?
Join us for a free, virtual chat on Monday evening to hear from a variety of environmental and climate nonprofits that will share their action steps.

We'll take questions and invite you to share your own ideas.

Register now here: https://www.earthgives.org/upcoming-events

Power Hours are for connecting, learning, and leading.

Let's make a change together. Join me in investing in climate and environmental nonprofits today through October 1st!

09/23/2024

Got on your mind? Even if you don't, you probably do. It's already been shown that the plastic we ingest had broken the blood/brain barrier.

So if you want to learn more, join this free virtual conversation on Tuesday, September 24th at 5pm PST (Arizona time). Register to get the zoom in the link below.

09/22/2024

I’ve never been good at math. I left that up to my dad and younger sister.

Yet when it comes to climate change and communicating the challenges we face, I’ve still got my training wheels on. Especially when all the talk is in Celsius. And while I may be from Canada which uses Celsius, they didn’t change over to that until many years after we moved to the states.

So my Phoenix friends, I’d like you to understand what the rising global temperatures can mean for our city and families.

The average high in July of this year was 112. Add 3.6 degrees to that. Our high temperature, based on what I could find, was 118 this year. That puts us at nearly 122.

Climate change is a kitchen table issue. What we do today impacts the life we have tomorrow – including our electricity costs, food costs and health – for us, our kids (if we have them) and friends and communities near and far.

Many of you I've had the privilege to know sacrifice for your kids, give to your community in ways that go beyond your job, and vote to advance the ideas and ideals that we hope will make life better for us and others.

My ask for you today and every day is to embrace just a few more actions that can make all those sacrifices and privileges worthwhile.

1. Vote. Vote in ways that lift up the future for all. And don’t stop there. Holding those “representatives” accountable is where the real work begins. So once the election is over, put in the names and numbers/emails to all those representing you – from the statehouse to Congress. A key reason why those reps don’t center climate change more urgently is because they don’t hear that from their constituents.

2. Support local media by subscribing to at least one publication. Accountability as well as knowledge grows when we nurture that ecosystem too. It’s part of the fabric of our country’s founding. We are lucky to have great environmental reporters azcentral and elsewhere.

3. Pivot some of your generosity of time and treasure. When it comes to time, consider volunteering with environmental nonprofits that need a lot of hands-on or leadership support. And consider time you can put in to learn more about climate solutions and ways you can take action in your own life. And finally, consider moving some of your generosity to climate, climate justice and environmental organizations. Only 2% of all giving goes to this issue category. There is no way these groups on the front lines will be able to scale their work on our behalf. If you are so inclined to start, I invite you to start with EarthGives.org and find a few great organizations near and far doing incredible work.

Earth Gives and Earth Gives Day was my pivot – devoting my time and bootstrapped efforts to build a movement of earth givers. I have learned from so many incredible groups across the country protecting the water, our food, the air we breath. They're advancing renewable energy, utilizing Indigenous practices to heal ecosystems, and teaching kids all about nature and biodiversity.

The most critical degree is the one in which we choose how many steps we will take to determine what our futures look like.

EarthGives.org

09/20/2024

is everyone's issue. If you'd like to learn more, register for this free, virtual session. Why is drinking from plastic bottles an issue? Where does our plastic trash go? What's in our food/fish/water?

Our health is at stake.
September 24th 5pm Arizona time....8pm EST.
Please share. The more you can learn, the more you can protect yourself and your families.

09/16/2024

If you are curious about and the actions you can take to protect yourself, your families and protect our environment, join this Earth Gives Power Hour Monday at 5pm PST; 8pm EST. It's free and filled with ideas. Register at the link below to get the zoom. On the 24th, we'll be digging into plastic pollution.

06/22/2024

All in on voting and protecting democracy and those who work to protect our vote.

Opinion: Business leaders have launched a group to stand for strong democracy in Arizona. Our first step: Defend threatened election workers.

04/19/2024

Throwing a plastic bottle in the recycling bin is not what you think it is. Pivot away from as much as you can.
Read this...you'll see the marketing folks are doing a "plastic surgery" number on our thinking.

Only 5 to 6% of plastic waste produced in the U.S. is actually recycled. A new report accuses the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign to "mislead" the public about the viability of recycling.

04/04/2024

Have you registered to vote?

Voter registration via MVD in Arizona. Vehicle title, registration and renewal, custom and specialty license plates, duplicate driver's license and ID, and more.