The Spin
Writing from the Acterra team and beyond
Promise to Our Planet 2023
Acterra’s “Promise to Our Planet” benefit for climate action took place on March 23, 2023. The event was a virtual...
Food Waste is in Poor Taste: Learn These Five Simple Tips to Stop Wasting Food
by Darren Don
Welcome back. In part I we discussed the environmental impact of food loss and waste (FLW). We also saw some...
Biting Off More Than We Can Chew: What We’re Doing to Solve the Global Food Waste Problem
by Darren Don
Do you waste food? Of course not. You know food is a valuable resource, you spend your hard-earned money on...
The Politics of Climate Change in the United States
by Noor Zarrinnegar
In the United States, the heavy politicization of climate change makes it an especially difficult issue to tackle. Because many...
Take Action! Advocacy Updates for November 17
Local Updates – Reach Codes The reach code season is coming to a close, and there are more climate wins...
Take Action! Advocacy Updates for November 3
Local Updates – Reach Codes In the last few weeks of October Redwood City and Sunnyvale City Councils voted in...
Take Action! Advocacy Updates for October 20
Local Updates – Reach Codes City of San Mateo Great news: On October 17, the City of San Mateo preliminarily...
Year-End Reflections from Acterra’s Executive Director: Growing our Climate Action Movement
By Lauren Weston 2021 was a year of learning, stretching, and growing for Acterra, our staff, and our communities (and...
Energy Saving, Made Simple
By Wendy Chou Being part of the climate solution can take many forms: whether it’s flying less, showing up to...