
Blair Beasley and Lisa Lilienthal of the Drawdown Georgia team were interviewed on an episode of the Crowdsourcing Sustainability Podcast, which seeks “to unleash the power of people (like you) all..
Agriculture is the number one industry in Georgia, contributing about $76 billion each year to the state's economy. It's critical to our state as a whole, but especially to Georgia’s rural..
Increasing access to and use of mass transit is a crucial Drawdown Georgia climate solution. When Georgians take public transit instead of driving, we reduce our carbon emissions per mile by about 70%
According to the USDA, between 30-40% of the nation’s food supply is wasted each year. In Georgia, the total amount of wasted food is estimated to equal over 2 million pounds annually.
What does the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) do, and how is the organization helping to advance climate solutions in the Atlanta area? Blair Beasley of Drawdown Georgia recently sat down with Doug..
In Georgia, a small - but growing - portion of our electricity comes from renewables, like rooftop and large-scale solar. The majority of the solar power in our state comes from large-scale..
“Dr. King told us that we had to look at the soul of America. And in my estimation, the soul of America is the environment, because if you destroy the soul, then nothing else exists. If you destroy..
Did you know that Georgia is the number one forestry state in the nation? Almost 60% of our land is covered by temperate forests, and about 150,000 acres are planted with pine seedlings each year...
When you imagine life in the future, where do you imagine your electricity coming from? If you live in Georgia, the answer will be (and already is, to some extent): from the sun. Solar power and..
Commercial and residential buildings are responsible for about 30% of Georgia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Most of these emissions come from the electricity and natural gas used for heating,..