Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Christian Science Monitor

    What can you do about climate change? A chat with Monitor reporters.

    Dec 04, 2019 7 minutes

    Dave Scott (Audience Engagement Editor): Climate change seems like a really overwhelming problem. In Venice, Italy, they just had the worst tidal floods in five decades. St. Mark’s Square looked like a community swimming pool – albeit a dirty one.

    You both write about this all the time. What can I do personally to help with this global problem – if anything?

    Amanda Paulson (Environment Writer): Well, if you’re wondering what actions you can take that might actually make a dent in something huge like sea level rise or floods in Venice – the short answer is, not much. But if you’re wondering what kinds of actions you can take that help, there’s a whole long list from cutting out hamburgers to riding your bike.

    Dave: It’s winter in Boulder. Are you still riding your bike?

    Amanda: We ride our bikes through any kind of weather! We’re hardy souls. 

    Dave:  Are you suggesting that I sell my car?

    Nothing so drastic. I schlep my kids around to soccer games and art classes in a Subaru. For the past year, I have had an electric bike, which makes me more likely to use it

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The Christian Science Monitor

    The Christian Science Monitor4 min read
    This Instructor Builds Confidence Among Maldivian Women, In The Water And Out
    In the shallow, turquoise waters off Rasdhoo island, Aminath Zoona gathers a small group of adults – mostly women – around her. “Every Maldivian must learn to swim,” she tells them matter-of-factly. As the first Maldivian woman in the country accredi
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min readInternational Relations
    Iran’s Official Line On Exchange With Israel: Deterrence Restored
    The horn of official triumphalism still sounds unabated in Iran, nearly three weeks after the Islamic Republic launched an unprecedented barrage, from Iranian soil, of more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel. Yet triumphalism aside, Iran’s interp
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min readInternational Relations
    Facing Russian Threat And An Uncertain America, Europe Rearms
    Two words – stark, sober words – sum up a dramatic mood swing in Europe that could redefine, and ultimately loosen, the Continent’s decades-old alliance with the United States. War footing. That phrase, voiced most recently by British Prime Minister

    Related