Wait Wait…Don’t Sell Me: Greenwashing Quiz
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Greenwashing
We live in a complex, changing world and it can be overwhelming to be a human trying to deal with the emotional realities of climate change while...
Solutions Summit March 2023
FRANCE'S REUSABLE REVOLUTION
In 2020, the French government issued a ban on single-use tableware for fast food restaurants, giving a transition deadline of January 2023. Since coming due, an eco revolution has been unfolding.
France has...
Get on Board: Celebrating Women’s History Month
Martha Walden
If we could look up the term, “woman environmentalist” in an illustrated dictionary, we’d probably find a picture of Rachel Carson. The trouble with icons, however, is that they tend to eclipse everyone...
DIY Zero: Induction Cooking
Susan Nolan
Clay Johnson is a building planner in Humboldt County, with a particular focus on energy efficiency. He brought an induction cooker to an interview with EcoNews to demonstrate how well it works. It...
Creature Feature: Black Turban Snail
Jake Vargas, Guest Author
Tegula Funebralis: One Tough Little Snail
The black turban snail (Tegula funebralis) is one of the most prolific marine gastropods – a fancy way of saying saltwater slugs, and/or snails – along...
Cochran Creek Project Restores Critical Habitat for Humboldt Bay’s Salmon, Steelhead & Trout
California Trout Press Release
Hundreds of Coho salmon have already been observed in the newly restored habitat, up from just a few fish pre-restoration
Nonprofit research and conservation organization California Trout (CalTrout) and partners announced today...
Exploring Different Environmental Ideologies
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Antro or Ecocentric?
With so many different nonprofits and organizations pushing for environmental protection, it can sometimes be easy to assume that they all share the same motives. However, there are many...
Community Coastal Column March 2023
Hello, Goodbye!
Ivy Munnerlyn, Former Coastal Programs Coordinator
For 50 years, the NEC has served as a training ground for environmental advocates on the northcoast. Grant writing, volunteer coordination, event planning, and fundraising are just some...
Godwit Days Returns
Sue Leskiw, Godwit Days
Godwit Days Returns to Large, In-Person Festival April 13-16
Godwit Days is a spring migration bird festival that celebrates the Marbled Godwit and all birds of Redwood Coast forests, bays, marshes, and...
ZWH: The Importance Of Reuse
Isabella Escamilla, Zero Waste Humboldt Intern
Many individuals often buy new plastic, paper, glass, and aluminum products without thinking about the negative impacts that they have on the environment. Buying new single use materials results...
California Native Plant Society March 2023
Evening Program
Wednesday, March 8. Wiyot Ethnobotany: Indigenous Land Return and Stewardship. Wiyot and other Indigenous Peoples’ efforts to reclaim ancestral lands and habitats can result in both the preservation of eco-cultural traditions and botanical diversity....
Coalition of Environmentalists and Tribal Members Save Potter Valley Eagle Nest
Matt Simmons, EPIC Staff Attorney
For the past two years, PG&E has been trying to cut down a bald eagle nest tree located in Potter Valley, California. The tree is dying and PG&E feels that...
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Car-Dominated Communities
Colin Fiske, Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities Executive Director
This is the sixth and final article in a series about the history of how American communities were designed for cars. Previous articles in the series...
Vocab Highlight: Sacrifice Zone
Oden Taylor, EcoNews Intern
Sacrifice Zone
Occasionally, you might see this term used in EcoNews. Sacrifice zones are heavily populated areas of land that are extremely negatively impacted by industrial exploitation and environmental disaster. These areas...
Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
On January 30, Sen. Lena Gonzalez, joined by Sen. Scott Wiener, and Sen. Henry Stern announced the introduction of SB 252 which would prohibit the California Public Employees’ Retirement System...
Exploring Energy: Nuclear
Elena Bilheimer, EcoNews Journalist
Despite the consensus that moving away from fossil fuels is of the utmost importance for combating climate change, knowledge and beliefs about other energy sources vary greatly. While these energy...
Superando la tormenta: Preparandonos para los desastres antes de que ocurran
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
Traduccion por Carlrey Arroyo
Desde el aumento de los incendios forestales hasta la intensificación de los sistemas de tormentas, nuestro clima cambiante está contribuyendo a un clima más severo y a...
Weather the Storm: Preparing for Disasters Before They Strike
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
From increased wildfires to intensifying storm systems, our changing climate is contributing to more severe weather and natural disasters. Many of us in Northern California and Southern Oregon seem to...
Nexus: The New Green Scare
Mox Alvarnaz, Guest Author
Tortuguita: Missing from Community and Family; Murdered on the Frontlines. MMIP and the fight against terracide committed by the carceral empire.
By now, many know of Tortuguita, a queer Afro-Indigenous forest defender...
Welcome to the Team: Oden Taylor
Oden Taylor will be serving as the EcoNews intern this spring. Taylor is a third-year journalism student with a news concentration, and he is minoring in sustainable food systems at Cal Poly Humboldt. Taylor...
Letters to EcoNews: Everyday is Pickup Litter Day
Dear NEC,
Instead of hosting your yearly beach cleanups, why not get the trash before it reaches the ocean?
Every creek I’ve seen in Arcata has trash in it. There is trash around the creeks, and...
News from the Center | March 2023
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
The Cannabis Saga Continues
Several years ago, while monitoring the County’s problematic enforcement of its own cannabis regulations, we determined that the County was not abiding by...