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...
Earth Month Planner
by Uliana Mazan
This year marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day. Beginning as a focused day of public demonstration on April 22,...
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...
Climate Anxiety for Kids (and Parents) Is Real. Here’s How I Tackled It.
by Michelle Hudson
The List of Demands It started with my older child, Vivienne. One day when she was in 5th grade, she...
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...
How to Go EV: My story
by Lydia Vignau
Dreaming of an EV About six years ago I felt ready to buy a used electric vehicle (EV). I knew...
EV Charging Adventure: What We Learned on Our Road Trip
by Rich Newman and Irene Chan
We drive a Kia Niro EV which we really enjoy. But until recently we’d never tested it on a long-haul...
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...
Bay Area’s Plant-Based Pop-Ups
by Robbie Brown
I’ve been favoring food pop-ups lately and I began wondering, why? What is it about a local pop-up that sparks...