ACE Staff Archives

After Hurricane Ida, The Gulf Needs Our Help

Hurricane Ida tore through New Orleans. Entergy Louisiana reports, “catastrophic transmission damage” done to the electric system. Direct support of relief efforts in the wake of this destruction is only the first step.

ACE INTERVIEW: Eva Jones on Women and Climate Change

Raquel Martinez

Eva Jones (she/her) has grown up watching wildfires ravage forests and grasslands, salmon populations dwindling, and glaciers receding in her home, thrusting her into frontline impacts not only her but other more vulnerable communities face due to climate change.

ACE INTERVIEW: Isaias Hernandez on Environmental Education

Raquel Martinez

Isaias Hernandez is an Environmental Educator and the Creator of QueerBrownVegan, an educational platform that seeks to provide introductory forms of environmentalism through graphics, illustrations, and videos. His interest for environmentalism started when he was growing up in Los Angeles, California where he faced environmental injustices that eventually led him to earn a B.S. in Environmental Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

ACE INTERVIEW: William Morris on Faith and the Climate Movement

Raquel Martinez

William Morris (he/him) is a 25-Year-old climate activist located in Torrance, CA. He holds his degree in environmental science with an emphasis on ecological restoration from Humboldt State University. William works with Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) serving first as a field organizer and is now on their steering committee. He volunteers with The Climate Reality Project and is chair of the Los Angeles chapter’s Faith-based Communities Committee and is also involved with Extinction Rebellion Los Angeles. William spends his time engaging with faith communities, schools, universities, and organizations around the topics of faith-based climate justice and education.

Line 3 Pipeline: Updates

Since the Treaty People Gathering that started on June 5th, peaceful Line 3 pipeline protesters are still risking arrest and …

ACE INTERVIEW: Jessica Zubia Calsada on Being a Latinx Activist in the Climate Movement

Raquel Martinez

Jessica Zubia Calsada (she/her) is a 22-year-old digital content creator, organizer, and a self-proclaimed vegan chef. On her platform, @plantawhisperer, Jessica strives to highlight the intersections of veganism, environmentalism, and liberation through artistic graphics and storytelling. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she started her environmental advocacy in high school as she witnessed massive amounts of food and plastic in the garbage after every meal and began to research the benefits of composting on campus.

We Stand With The Treaty People Gathering: Stop Line 3!

Maayan Cohen, Senior Director of Partnerships

Over 2,000 people took action to stop the Line 3 pipeline as part of the Treaty People Gathering in Northern …

Tiffani Brown Joins The ACE Board

Michael Haas, Founder and CEO, Orion Energy Group

We are thrilled to announce that Tiffani Brown has joined the Board of Directors at Alliance for Climate Education.

President Biden: Build Back Fossil Free!

Yesterday, ahead of Earth Day and the Leaders Summit on Climate and in coordination with the #BuildBackFossilFree coalition, the Alliance for Climate Education delivered over 47,000 petition signatures to President Biden demanding that he take executive action to build back fossil free. Collectively, the #BuildBackFossilFree coalition delivered about 300,000 petition signatures yesterday!

ACE INTERVIEW: Aishah-Nyeta Brown on The Climate Movement Being a Place for All

Indi Howeth, Social Media Intern

Aishah-Nyeta Brown is a Senior at George Mason University studying environmental sustainability with a concentration in climate change and society. She serves as the Creative Director for the environmental justice org Black Girl Environmentalist, where she aids women, girls, and non-binary people in the Black community to find their place within the environmental movement.