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Isaias Hernandez, aka @queerbrownvegan, has brought intersectional environmental education to millions. Read more about his work.

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Petromasculinity: How Men Are Heating The Planet

Symbiocene: Beyond the Anthropocene

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For Hispanic Heritage Month, I’ve been thinking ab For Hispanic Heritage Month, I’ve been thinking about what it means to celebrate our cultures while so many families across the country are still struggling to access the food they need.

Food insecurity is something that has personally shaped my own story. I also know firsthand how important it can be for families to have somewhere to turn for support.

That’s why I’m partnering with @WhyHunger to uplift not only the resources available to people experiencing hunger, but also the community-led solutions working toward a more just food system.

If you or someone you know needs support accessing food, WhyHunger’s Find Food Hotline & Database is free, confidential, available 24/7, and can connect you with local food resources in English or Spanish.

Call 1-800-5-HUNGRY

Text your ZIP code to 1-800-548-6479

Visit http://WhyHunger.org/find-food

Save this resource. Share it with your community. Because access to nutritious food should never be a privilege.

#WhyHungerPartner #queerbrownvegan #foodsecurity #foodinsecurity #latinosenusa
Native plants are some of the most underrated clim Native plants are some of the most underrated climate solutions. 🌱🌎📕

The recent heatwaves in LA have been a bit tough on some of my young plants and I thought my native plant was long gone. It wasn’t until I noticed that new leaves started emerging after a few days.

Native plants are the most beautiful when coming up with adaptation strategies. 

Do you have a native plant or garden? Let me know which ones you have in your home and why. 

#nativeplant #nativeplantgarden #nativeplants #queerbrownvegan #environmentaleducation
BOOK GiVEAWAY 📕🌎🫶🏽 Featuring Amy Westervelt (@msi BOOK GiVEAWAY 📕🌎🫶🏽

Featuring Amy Westervelt (@msidatarbell ), Founder of @drilledmedia , an investigative journalist who I’ve been a fan of her work for years.

Whether it’s the tobacco industry lying about the health dangers of cigarettes, Big Pharma burying studies that make its products less marketable, or Big Oil misleading the public on the dangers of the climate crisis, we all know corporations use doubt and science denial to avoid responsibility. So why do we continue to let them get away with it?

In Brought to You By, Amy Westervelt exposes the plot hidden within the familiar story of science denial. Over the last century, Big Industry has built a vast apparatus of think tanks, lobbyists, university labs, and obliging news networks to con the public and fool decision-makers, poisoning the informational ecosystem and warping the nature of truth along the way.

How to win? 🏆 📕 

Comment why you’d like to read this book and we are only able to do this giveaway in the US. One winner will be selected randomized.

#drilledmedia #queerbrownvegan #halloweenbooks #bookstagram #climateeducation
I decided on a long term quest. Collect all Califo I decided on a long term quest. Collect all California library cards. I secured my Snoopy edition card at Fullerton Library. 😊📕

I currently only have the Hello Kitty and Snoopy one so I just started my journey 🤣 You can grab one for free (took less than 10 minutes) as long as you are a California resident. 

They have different variations of Snoopy Cards and also the Laufey library card for free. I decided to get Camp Snoopy 🏕️ because I’m an avid lover of the outdoors. 

Where should I go next? 📕

P.S. If anyone ever wants to join me on my quest to venture to libraries this year or next year let me know. I’m scouting libraries for next year since my debut book @dearenvironmentalist will be coming out April 2027 📖. Can’t wait to share more news soon.

#fullertonlibrary #snoopylibrarycard #snoopyandwoodstock #snoopylover #queerbrownvegan
Climate Week NYC 2026 🗽 Swipe right for what I was Climate Week NYC 2026 🗽 Swipe right for what I was up to this year 👀 

My first event started at @planet.haus hosting as an MC thank you to @juliaecollins for having me where we explored several topics in sustainability. 

Then I headed over to @greenjobsboard and @browngirl_green to moderate a panel on Green Mentorship with @_green2.0 & @earthjustice 

Ended the evening at SOHO house with @wawa_gatheru & @aditimayer for a special evening hosted by @lucasandcarroll . Next day I saw a wonderful panel at @veja where I saw my two besties give a panel talk on climate, sustainability, and culture. 

Headed over to @supportandfeed to participate in a food drive at a school. Very thankful to be able to give back especially since at one time in my life NYC was my home. I also got to see my friend Liz from @ecomadres_ host a panel on climate impacts and environmental health at Columbia. Lastly got to do some native plants with my great friend @bvaldos 

That’s it for now 👀 stay tuned cause @symbi0cene is making a come back next year hehehe 🤫 

#climateweeknyc #climateweek #queerbrownvegan #queer #climateweek2026
Hello Kitty Library Card 🪪 If you are in LA you ca Hello Kitty Library Card 🪪 If you are in LA you can pick up a free library card or upgrade for only $1.

Thanks to @lacountylibrary for doing this very awesome collaboration with @hellokitty Pick up a limited edition Hello Kitty and Friends at LA County Library Card at any LA County Library location while supplies last, limit one card per account user. Then bring a friend (or several) to participating libraries for Hello Kitty and Friends themed programs inspired by kindness, creativity, and the joy of reading.

This limited edition Hello Kitty and Friends at LA County Library card celebrates the joy of reading, exploration, and connection, unlocking an all access pass to everything LA County Library has to offer. Going from September 18 to October 18 (until supplies last)

Remember supporting our libraries help bring in future funding and you can get access to books, audio books, courses, and so much more!

Have you picked up your library card yet? 

#lacountylibrary #hellokitty #librarycard #libraries #queerbrownvegan
Native plants are some of the most underrated clim Native plants are some of the most underrated climate solutions. 

But why? The other week the heatwave destroyed the leaves of my native plant. I thought it was dead but a week later new leaves appeared 🫶😭

As someone who grew up in Southern California, I have trouble identifying native plant species. And this relates back to the larger erasure of ecologically knowledge but also the displacement of Indigenous knowledge. 

I’ve found that native plants are not only resilient per climate but they are also deeply beautiful. Many of us probably walk around our neighborhoods looking at non native plants on a daily basis. We need to be able to create longer threads amongst what is local to our environment. 

I also like to say that native plants or establishing native plants isn’t where we stop the conversation, it’s important we extend larger conversations around stewardship, land management, and Indigenous communities ongoing struggles for advocating for liberation. 

I share more about the beauty of native plants in my upcoming book @dearenvironmentalist 

#nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #climatesolutions #climatesolution #queerbrownvegan
How do we lower energy bills? The quick answer: Pe How do we lower energy bills? The quick answer: Permitting Reform! But what is it?

Permitting is basically the process that determines how new infrastructure gets approved, environmentally reviewed, and opened to public input. But for major clean energy projects, that process can take years, slowing down how quickly we can build the infrastructure needed for the clean energy transition.

At a time when families are struggling with rising energy costs, we can’t afford unnecessary delays. Clean energy projects can create good local jobs, reduce pollution, and help move us toward a future where clean, reliable energy is more affordable for everyone.

Head over to the link in my bio to take action.

#energyreform #queerbrownvegan #cleanenergyfuture #cleanenergy #energysystem

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