This is the third year that we have calculated our carbon footprint and purchased corresponding offsets to be carbon neutral. I’m proud of that, and I would encourage any readers out there to consider doing the same.

Maybe, just maybe, we need to slow down and be humbler as a species to solve our environmental problems. What if we could do so on our terms, and not the terms of a virus?

Whether we are talking about pandemic justice or environmental justice, the situation is largely the same. The poor among us are suffering.

Though Ray Anderson is my greatest inspiration as an environmentalist, it is my faith that fundamentally motivates me to care for the earth.

The lesson to be learned is the importance of proactively getting ahead of exponential growth.

Michael Liebreich shares good examples of how longer-term stimulus can play out in various industries. As important as whether we will have any “green stimulus” is how those dollars will be utilized.

The COVID-19 virus was not caused by climate change. But this virus probably isn’t the last one that will spill over into the human population. It’s entirely possible that the next one will have that direct link to climate.

I think this is a great time for our country to shift its economic priorities. Rather than try to lead the world in producing oil, what if we instead focused on leading the world in renewable energy?

I’ve decided to write about the COVID-19 virus, and the reason is simple - I’m an environmentalist because of my love for humanity, and the actions that we all take now in response to this virus can save human lives.