Posted on March 7, 2018
Victory: Climate change denier Kathleen Hartnett White will not lead the Council on Environmental Quality
Thanks in part to the amazing activism by CREDO members, Trump withdrew the nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White — who has a long history of climate denial and racist views — to lead the Council on Environmental Quality. …
Posted on March 7, 2018
Holding Democrats accountable when they attack our progressive values
When Democrats in Washington stick to their progressive values and stand up for what’s right, CREDO is among the first in line to publicly give them credit. But when anyone, including Democrats, actively undermines or attacks progressive values, …
Posted on March 7, 2018
Victory: Chaco Canyon saved from fossil fuel drilling
Activism works. Thanks to the more than 178,000 CREDO members who took action and local leaders fighting on the ground in New Mexico, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke canceled the proposed oil and gas lease sale in Chaco Canyon …
Posted on March 7, 2018
Five ways you can stand up to the NRA right now
Within hours of the horrific massacre at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — which took the lives of 17 people — Republican politicians were issuing their well-rehearsed “thoughts and prayers” social media posts and …
Posted on March 6, 2018
How to easily save energy at home
One consequence of human-caused climate change is extreme weather, including more intense heat waves. And a consequence of that is higher energy use at home. For example, a 2015 study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of …
Posted on February 26, 2018
Tuesday Tip: How to turn off push notifications on your Android cell phone
What are push notifications? They’re called push notifications. And they certainly are pushy. They’re those constant messages on your phone (ding!) that alert you to a new text, sports score, promo, sale, and everything in between. Some of …
Posted on February 20, 2018
Tuesay Tip: How to Make a Boomerang Video
A boomerang flies forward, then it comes back. The Boomerang app from Instagram works the same way. It’s a video loop that plays forward for 1 second, then back, then forward, then back…endlessly, for as long as you …
Posted on February 13, 2018
Tuesday Tip: How to Create Instagram Stories
Instagram Stories is one of platform’s coolest features. It allows you to take a series of photos or videos and post them to your Instagram profile, where they stay for 24 hours. After that, they disappear. Sort of …
Posted on February 6, 2018
How to Compost and Keep Your Plants Happy When You Live in an Apartment
How to Compost and Keep Your Plants Happy When You Live in an Apartment If you live in an apartment, you probably have plants. And if you don’t, you should think about getting some, because indoor plants are …
Posted on January 30, 2018
Our Favorite Posters From the 2018 Women’s March
Our Favorite Signs from the 2018 Women’s March Any doubts as to whether the momentum of last year’s historic Women’s March could be sustained were decidedly silenced the weekend of January 20, 2018. Women across the country, and …
