Podcast from SustainabiliGuy: Cancelled Airport Plans & Socially Powerful Non-Flying

A great podcast episode from SustainabiliGuy - about the cancelled airport plans at Charles the Gaulle, and the impact of individual choices.

Tossing Out the Bucket List

Ellen Petry Leanse, an author, teacher and technology pioneer from California, tells the story of why she decided to toss out her bucket list and enjoy the wonders of the world at a distance, rather than traveling to them.

Flight Free USA Hosts Advance Screening of "I Am Greta"

Join Flight Free USA in an advance screening of this already acclaimed documentary:

RSVP here to receive link to stream I AM GRETA for free. After viewing the film, join us over Zoom to celebrate the launch Flight Free 2021 and share your reactions to the film. Email us at info@flightfreeusa.org with any questions.

Flight Free 2021 - We Need Your Story/ Quote!

This is a people powered campaign- Sharing our stories is a powerful tool to inspire change. Contribute a story/ quote (up to 300 words) about going #FlightFree. The more personal the better! What led to your decision to pledge to be flight free in 2021? Share your thoughts about what it might be like this year or recommend flight travel alternatives.

Reflecting on a year with Flight Free USA

For the past year we have been organizing a collective Flight Free action in partnership with 10 Flight Free groups worldwide. By last spring over 25,000 people had pledged (of those, 437 Americans from 30 states) to not fly for 2020 for the sake of the climate - as a way to call on our communities, businesses and government for immediate climate solutions. Then COVID-19 hit.

Musician On the Ground - Emilia Amper

This year has brought me to some important decisions. The biggest one, I think, is that due to the climate crisis I have stopped flying. My last flight was getting home from the US in April 2019, and now I only tour staying on the ground.

Carbon Offsets: A New Form of Colonialism

In this article in the Swedish newspaper @dagens_nyheter , David Kureeba, Officer of Forests and Biodiversity at the environmental organization NAPE in Uganda, talks about an important angle of the already flawed idea of “carbon offsets” - carbon offsets as a new form of colonialism, a “carbon colonialism” or “climate colonialism”.

Living Authentically On the Ground

Living Authentically On the Ground

When I learned that taking a plane was the worst thing that I, as an individual, could do, I was shocked. I didn't think I could stop traveling- in fact, I'd just gotten back from a trip to Brussels to meet with European leaders and learn about the European Union. It was great for my career, and great for my school. How could I stop?