Climate Change Archives - The Six Fifty

Beyond plastic straw bans: ‘Generation Dread’ author and Stanford postdoc Britt Wray on coping with (and acting on) eco-anxiety

Britt Wray, a Stanford postdoc who lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains, talks about her book "Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis," which discusses the mental health impacts of the climate crisis, especially on young people who are increasingly agitated that the planet is facing unprecedented threats due to the actions of previous and current generations.

Facing climate change, Peninsula environmental groups brace for new battles

Four local environmental organizations are taking on a new threat: climate change, working to evolve along with the threats that could damage the environments they worked so hard to save.

Silicon Valley’s next meat substitute is being grown in a Morgan Hill mushroom lab

A fungus-based meat alternative is debuting on the market, making waves in Silicon Valley's high-end kitchens.

Inspired by fire: Palo Alto Art Center exhibit features artists who felt compelled to create after a wildfire’s destruction

“Fire Transforms,” an exhibit at the Palo Alto Art Center Sept. 17-Dec. 10, goes further than showcasing the destructive nature of fire. The exhibited works link to three central, interconnected themes — living with fire, learning with fire and creating with fire — to show that a fire’s impact is life-altering and long-lasting.

‘We have a diet that is literally killing us.’ Why Frances Moore Lappé’s groundbreaking ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ is more relevant than ever

Back in 1971, Frances Moore Lappé broke ground as an early advocate of plant-based eating in her first book, “Diet for a Small Planet.” More than 50 years later and with an updated introduction, Lappé’s book is more relevant than ever, highlighting the environmental and human costs of meat-heavy and highly processed diets.

Meet the meteorologist photographing the Coastside’s wildlife and wild weather

When weather happens, lawyers, doctors, journalists — and some unwelcome conspiracy theorists — come meteorologist Jan Null’s way. We talked to Null about the biggest misconceptions surrounding weather and climate, observing the green flash and how he uses his forecasting knowledge in his photography.

How a Half Moon Bay artist is repainting the picture on sea level rise

“The Atlas of Disappearing Places,” co-authored by Christina Conklin, a Half Moon Bay resident, zeroes in on 20 coastal locales to deliver the big picture perils of sea level rise.

Chef Martin Yan talks wok hei and noodles for longevity in a climate crisis

Yan joins Bay Area food movers and shakers for Acterra Holiday reFresh event Acclaimed chef, culinary consultant and TV personality Martin Yan of San Mateo is one of the featured Bay Area food movers and shakers participating in Acterra's Holiday reFresh program, demoing favorite plant-based dishes. (Photo courtesy of Yan Can Cook) I'm waiting on a feature-length biopic movie of legendary chef Martin Yan (filmmaker friends, take note!), but until that gets ...