Your Action Plan

Technology & STEMM

• Increase equity and access in STEMM education, especially for communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change. Here’s an example of a STEMM afterschool program.
• For teachers: bring space, our universe, and our planet into your classroom.
• Learn more about IoT devices and innovative initiatives to combat climate change (Interact, IoT for all).
• Read this Vox article to learn about the International Energy Agency’s technological innovations to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and recommendations for how to move forward.
• Study the areas of STEMM and technology that speak most to your interests and experiences to better support research and development in those sectors.
• Request help from a woman in STEMM through 500 Women Scientists: a resource for journalists, educators, policy makers, scientists, and anyone needing scientific expertise.
• Advocate for the regulation of social media misinformation on climate change. You can increase your media literacy and take action here.
• Apply to grants that support research to understand and combat climate change. Check out the US Environmental Protection Agency’s grants and ClimateWork’s grants database.
• Learn more about climate indicators from this interactive ArcGIS StoryMap created by the World Meteorological Organization.

Sesame Cauliflower Rice

Sesame Cauliflower Rice

From Anja Grommons

Looking for a vegetable that is a great source of fiber and will keep you full?

Try this vegan-friendly side dish that is a warm, comforting, umami-rich snack!

Prep Time: 3-5 Minutes | Total Time: 15 Minutes
Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS ⁠⠀

• 1 package frozen cauliflower (4 servings) ⠀
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder and onion powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and cumin
• Toppings: sesame seeds, green onions, and chili sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Empty the bag of frozen cauliflower into a bare pan on medium heat. Stir occasionally. The ice crystals will melt and help create a barrier to prevent the rice from burning. If ice crystals are not noted, you may consider adding 1-2 Tablespoons of liquid or broth.

2.  As the cauliflower begins to thaw, stir in seasonings and soy sauce.

3. Turn heat up to medium-high and stir frequently. This will allow the rice to get crispy, but you must stir frequently.

4. As the cauliflower texture begins to appear crisp, drizzle sesame oil over the rice rice, stir, and heat for another minute or so. Note: adding sesame oil toward the end of the cooking process retains much of the toasted sesame flavor without an excessive amount.

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Chickpea Salad

Chickpea Salad

From Anja Grommons

Looking for an easy and versatile protein-packed salad?

Try this vegan chickpea salad on a bed of greens, or sandwiched between lightly toasted bread!

Total Time: 10 Minutes
Servings: 4-5

INGREDIENTS ⁠⠀

• 1 can chickpeas, rinsed
• 3 tbsp  vegan mayo or blended silken tofu
• 1 medium stalk celery, roughly chopped
• 2 tsp each: dried dill, onion powder, and garlic powder
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp nori or dulse flakes (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. 1. Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse until well combined, scraping the sides occasionally. Do not over-process. The goal is not hummus-like consistency, but a more chunky texture.

Tip: If you don’t have a food processor, you can mash it up by hand. It will take longer if using a potato masher (or even a fork), but it will still turn out lovely. If you take this route, chop celery into extra small pieces and add to the mashed mixture toward the end.

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Renewable Energies

• Read about the need for climate-focused agriculture policy and take action here!
• Voice your support for local clean energy projects in your community.
• Teach kids about renewable energy from a young age! You can even make solar-powered s’mores.
• Organize a fossil fuel divestment movement at your college or university, or join a chapter that is already mobilizing!
• Approach your utility company and local politicians to implement or follow up on a schedule for renewable power adoption. See how your state is doing here.

Finance & Divestments

• Explore the whole Banking on Climate Chaos report to get a full picture of how the runaway funding for fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure fuels climate chaos and threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions.
• Call your bank and demand divestment from fossil fuels with the help of Stop the Money Pipeline.
• Disinvest from carbon-heavy industries and investments by using this guide. Making sure your financial portfolio matches your beliefs is a sound investment in our collective future. Many mutual funds and retirement accounts offer clean energy and carbon-free options, and various groups have helped demonstrate the risk of carbon-heavy investments in light of a worldwide shift toward cleaner energy.
• Support the Adaptation Fund which uses grants to finance localized projects and programmes that help vulnerable communities in developing countries adapt and build resilience to climate change.
• Build public pressure to create “green” banks and encourage banks to subsidize adaptation projects
  for sustainable housing development.

Quorn Fillet With Grilled Vegetables

Quorn Fillet With Grilled Vegetables

From @tigesthabte

INGREDIENTS ⁠⠀

• 400 g cherry tomatoes
• 4 red peppers
• 2 yellow onions
• 5 garlic cloves
• 4 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 200 g spinach
• 350 g Quorn fillet ⠀
• 400 g mushrooms
• 1 tbsp thyme⠀
• 2 tsp black pepper & salt⠀
• 4 tbsp sweet chili
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
2. Cut the red peppers and yellow onions into 5 parts. Cut the mushrooms into 2 parts. Add the cherry tomatoes.
3. Season with thyme and black pepper.
4. Add rapeseed oil and mix it. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
5. Heat a saucepan with garlic cloves and olive oil. Divide the Quorn fillet into small pieces and fry it in the saucepan. Add salt.
6. Heat for 20 minutes at a low temperature.
7. Then add all baked ingredients into the saucepan with sweet chili, some lemon juice, and spinach. Mix together.

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Youth Organizing

Food, Agriculture & Regeneration

• Learn more about Regenerative Organic Certified food and what it means for the environment.
• Support farmer’s markets & local food. Use the USDA directory + Local Food Source map to locate local farmers markets. Did you know that food in the U.S. travels an average of 1,500 miles to get to your plate? All this shipping uses fossil fuels and other natural resources, and generates GHG emissions. (CUESA)
• Support organizations in calling political representatives to rein in the “Big Meat monopoly.” (Source)
• Join Clean Water For All Coalition to engage and mobilize Americans from coast to coast advocate for commonsense protections for, and equitable access to, clean water.
• Local food movements do not necessarily mean equitable food systems. Learn from A Growing Culture on what actually needs to be done to change the food system.
• Understand how climate change affects fish/aquatic systems, ocean acidification and global food security, and why freshwater ecosystems are considered among the most threatened on the planet.
• Listen to episode #275 and #276 of the Green Dreamer podcast to learn more about decentralizing power in agriculture and regenerative agriculture legislation (Find more episodes here).
• Promote suburban agriculture in your community! This resource provides insight on creating suburban farms. 
• Learn about regenerative agriculture and why it’s the next big thing. Listen to Mari Stuart, founder of Project Grounded for the lowdown.
• Help reduce food waste while also feeding those in need by working with organizations like The FarmLink Project who connect farmers with food banks. Transportation costs are covered in order to deliver fresh food to communities in need.
• Read about “Five Indigenous Farming Practices Enhancing Food Security” and connect with organizations mentioned in the piece. Follow the guidance of BIPOC farmer/gardeners here, too.

Intergenerational Conversations

Intergenerational Conversations

Intergenerational conversations are an important aspect of both understanding climate change and helping inform others about how their practices may affect our planet. They allow the sharing of ideas and information across groups with differing generational perspectives, educational backgrounds, and personal experiences. And as youth-led climate movements are rising, they stand on the shoulders of many generations who have led the way.

Why intergenerational climate conversations are important:

1. Younger generations have a powerful voice in demanding justice but may need help with the monetary, legislative and institutional power to elicit change in systems that have existed for many years. Therefore, conversations with older generations can inform the success of youth-driven climate movements on a local and global level.
2. Alternatively, older generations may often feel comfortable in their ways, thus resistant to large systemic change. It’s crucial for younger generations within the family setting to encourage their parents and grandparents to act in greater urgency on climate issues that will evidently affect themselves and future generations.
3. Younger generations have a track-record of having high moral ground on a wide-array of social-justice issues, so many feel there’s a responsibility to remind others of the intersectional aspect of climate change and how it disproportionately affects communities.
4. Older generations tend to have more experience in understanding and managing complex institutional systems. Young people need their guidance and leadership to inform their movements on how to most effectively enact positive social change.
5. Older generations run the large news outlets and determine widespread media coverage, of which the young require to amplify their movements or causes. In contrast, the younger generations have found ways to create movements via other media platforms like social media, which could be a valuable tool for adults to utilize in their own organizing efforts.
6. Intergenerational conversations elicit cross cultural and cross educational solidarity, and therefore strengthen communities.

Here are some ideas on how to have these hard conversations with those you love, who may have different generational perspectives or educational backgrounds:

1. Know everything there is to know on your topic: Many people are going to automatically assume that you as a young person don’t know what you are talking about –which means you have to become an expert. Be overprepared (Jamie Margolin, Youth to Power). At the same time, acknowledge when you have more to understand and make that a collaborative learning experience.
2. Defy stereotypes and expectations of your immaturity and irresponsibility: People may expect you to be impatient, immature, reckless and rude. Be the most patient, mature and polite person in the room. (Jamie Margolin, Youth to Power)
3. Address the elephant in the room: If someone is really testing your limits or being overtly rude or dismissive of you as a young person, don’t be afraid to bring it up. Say, ‘If I were twenty years older and asking the same question, would you talk to me in the same way you’re talking now?’ The adult might get defensive, but just keep holding them accountable for their behavior and pointing out the truth. Speak your truth to power! Always, always, always. (Jamie Margolin, Youth to Power)
4. Provide your audience with an emotional or personal connection to the issues of climate action and climate justice. Explain why you’re passionate – others should understand how and why this crisis affects you, your community, and future generations.
5. Be patient and be respectful. You don’t want your passion to be mistaken for misdirected anger or misunderstanding. Not everyone may share the same perspective of you, but that could in part be because they were raised in a different setting or time, or have a different educational or cultural background. You want to inspire others to get behind you!

It’s best to go into these conversations knowing what you’re up against:

• Patronizing and invalidation
• Lack of trust in your ability
• Systemic silencing of your voice
• Oftentimes, lack of funding and resources

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Protection of Land & Other Resources

• Shut Down the Climate-Busting Line 3 Tar Sands and Dakota Access Pipelines.
• Use this remote sensing tool from The Environmental Defense Fund and Google to map local air pollution. Neighborhoods can use the data to reduce emissions and target communities most at risk for health issues.
• Join The Wildlife Society in engaging with your Representatives to communicate the importance of funding different wildlife conservation programs that impact their work. Each year, the U.S. federal appropriations process determines funding allocations for federal agencies that manage wildlife resources and administer grant programs for wildlife conservation. Funding provided through the congressional appropriations process enables wildlife professionals to provide on-the-ground support for wildlife populations and their habitat.
• Help protect LA communities from dangerous neighborhood oil drilling!
• Raise your voice to protect North Carolinians from “forever chemicals” in our drinking water.
• Recognize that America’s public lands play a vital role in protecting nature’s biodiversity, wildlife migration corridors, Indigenous culture, and slowing the impacts of a changing climate. The more land we conserve the more resilient they will be and the United States has committed to protect at least 30% of our public lands and waters by 2030. Explore America’s National Conservation Lands, and volunteer with a community group working to conserve these lands and more of them to help meet the 30% by 2030 goal.
• Become a trained “The Oceanic Standard” advocate and drive responsible consumption in your community! Reach out to: theoceanicstandard@oceanic.global to join the next training.
• Tell NOAA to Save North Atlantic Right Whales from Extinction.
• Call on the Biden Administration to Save America’s Largest Wild Forest.
• Use Native Land to learn about what land you are currently on and understand, “Decolonization is not a metaphor.” We must follow native leadership when crafting climate policies and approaches for Indigenous peoples are the original stewards of the land.
• Sign a geohazard petition from Citizens for a Healthy Community to protect all Coloradans from oil and gas spills.
• Learn more about Native-led movements for land protection (such as for Mauna Kea and the Dakota Access Pipeline) and support the organizations involved.

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Pancakes

From Blogilates

Have leftover cans of pumpkin puree?

Don’t let your food go to waste! Make healthy, veg-friendly pumpkin pancakes the morning after.

INGREDIENTS ⁠⠀

• 2 large eggs⁠⠀
• 4 tbsp canned organic pumpkin OR pure pumpkin puree⁠⠀
• 2 tbsp cashew butter⁠⠀
• 2 tbsp monk fruit sweetener⁠⠀
• 2 tbsp almond milk⁠⠀
• 2/3 C almond flour⁠⠀
• 2 tbsp coconut flour⁠⠀
• 1 tsp baking powder⁠⠀
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice⠀
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon⁠⠀
• Optional: 1 egg white (if you want extra fluffy pancakes)⁠⠀

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix everything together, except for the one egg white! Batter should be thick.⁠⠀
2. OPTIONAL: Whip the egg white until stiff peaks form. Gently old into the pancake batter⁠⠀
3. Heat your pan to medium low heat. ⁠⠀
4. Spray pan with coconut oil.⁠⠀
5. Dollop pancake batter on and flip when bubbles form on top and bottom is solid enough to flip.⁠⠀
6. Top with fall fruit and nuts…pecans, walnuts, figs, pears, apples etc.⁠

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Storytelling & Communications

• Read the Good Energy Playbook to get inspiration on how to portray the climate crisis in any storyline, across every genre, to create relevant, authentic, and, above all, entertaining stories.
• Download the Climate Story Lab Toolbox to engage in climate communication strategies and climate storytelling.
• Watch NRDC’s panel “Beyond Apocalypse: Alternative Climate Futures in Film and TV” that brought together filmmakers & climate leaders to discuss how entertainment stories can help us see, feel, and build the climate future we want.
• Follow climate scientists and experts to stay in the know on important climate news, policies and actions.
• Join Creators for Justice and support climate-justice groups that need pro-bono creative assistance.
• Understand “why every city needs a climate storyteller” and envision how your skills can be used to create media that incorporates climate storytelling.
• Document the physical and emotional effects of climate change over time. This can be used as an educational tool and could result as a photo series, multimedia project, or even a short film such as “Lowland Kids”.
• Read and share personal climate stories from Our Climate Voices to help raise awareness about how climate change is personally impacting communities.
• Have a story to tell about how you’re making a difference in climate issues in your community? Submit your story to Passport to Change to share how your work is aligning with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to read the stories and insights of other youth climate activists from around the world.

Vegan Cheesecake

Vegan Cheesecake

From Delish

Prep Time: 2 Hours 20 Minutes | Total Time: 6 Hours 50 Minutes
Servings: 10

INGREDIENTS

• 1 c. quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 c. almonds
• 3/4 c. unsweetened coconut flakes
• 3 tbsp. maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 c. almond butter
• 3/4 c. coconut milk
• 1 1/4 c. granulated sugar, divided
• 2 c. cashews (soaked overnight, drained and rinsed)
• 1/2 c. refined coconut oil, melted, plus more for pan
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 (8-oz.) container vegan cream cheese
• 3 c. fresh or frozen raspberries, divided

DIRECTIONS

1. 3 c. fresh or frozen raspberries, divided
2. Make the crust: Pulse oats, almonds, and coconut flakes in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Transfer to a medium bowl and fold in maple syrup, salt, and almond butter.
3. Grease the bottom of a 8″ or 9” spring form pan with coconut oil and press crust evenly into bottom of pan.
4. Make the filling: In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix coconut milk and ¾ cup sugar and heat just until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
5. In a high-powered blender, blend soaked cashews, cooled coconut milk mixture, coconut oil, and vanilla until thick and smooth. Blend in vegan cream cheese.
6. Pour filling mixture into crust and chill in freezer for at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
7. Make the fruit topping: Bring 2 cups raspberries and remaining 1/2 cup sugar to a low boil over medium heat and continue to simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool, then fold in remaining 1 cup berries.
8. Assemble the cake: Remove cheesecake from springform pan and let thaw at room temperature 1 hour before spooning raspberry topping all over top of cake.

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Climate Justice & Intersectional Environmentalism

• Educate yourself on intersectional environmentalism and how climate justice is racial justice.
• Recognize that indigenous sovereignty is crucial for the environment movement. We must follow native leadership when crafting climate policies and approaches. Read this caption for accounts to follow online and watch Gather to learn more about food sovereignty.
• Tell CA state leaders: we need BOLD public health and environmental protections & we need to help protect LA Communities from dangerous neighborhood oil drilling!
• Stronger and more frequent superstorms, raging wildfires, and other disasters are already forcing millions of people from their homes. Learn about climate-driven migration and sign up for updates on how you can help fight for a more just and safe place to call home.
• Sign up to be an ambassador with Zero Hour if you’d like to educate your community on the Green New Deal.
• Invite your business or organization to participate in a Climate Justice Accountability Program.
• Raise your voice to protect North Carolinians from “forever chemicals” in our drinking water.
• Support organizations working on environmental justice. Find a few suggestions from Green Dreamer here.
• Listen to an episode on creating community gardens in food deserts and read more about environmental justice.

Vegan Pumpkin Pie

Vegan Pumpkin Pie

From Delish

Prep Time: 15 Minutes | Total Time: 3 Hours 45 Minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

For the Crust

• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2 c. pecans
• 2/3 c. old fashioned oats
• 3 tbsp. packed brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 3 tbsp. coconut oil, melted and cooled

For the Filling

• 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin puree
• 1 c. coconut milk
• 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. Cornstarch
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

For the Topping

• 1 (13.5-oz.) can full fat coconut cream, refrigerated overnight (Taste Of Thai works best)
• 3 tbsp. powdered sugar
• Pinch kosher salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9” pie plate with cooking spray.
2. In a food processor, add pecans, oats, sugar, and salt and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add coconut oil and pulse until well combined and a dough forms.
3. Press mixture into prepared dish in an even layer. Line crust with parchment paper and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Blind bake 15 minutes, then remove parchment and weights and bake 15 minutes more.
4. Make filling: In a large bowl, whisk together filling ingredients and pour over crust. Bake until only slightly jiggly in the center, 50 to 55 minutes, covering the crust with foil if it starts to get too dark. Let cool completely.
5. Make topping: Open can of coconut cream and scoop out hardened cream on top. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat coconut cream, powdered sugar, and salt together until stiff peaks form.
6. Serve pie with whipped coconut cream.

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Science & Research

• Use this remote sensing tool from The Environmental Defense Fund and Google to map local air pollution. Neighborhoods can use the data to reduce emissions and target communities most at risk for health issues.
• Dive into the Clean Power Plan and understand how states can meet their emissions reduction goals.
• Help reduce actions that diminish against the roles of independent scientists! Contact the Union of Concerned Scientists to protect scientists involved in environmental policy-making from political influence.
• Set science-based targets for reducing greenhouse emissions within your company or organization. 1,000+ other companies are taking action!
• Request help from a woman in STEMM through 500 Women Scientists: a resource for journalists, educators, policy makers, scientists, and anyone needing scientific expertise.
• Amplify polling on climate change, public policy and the energy transition! This supports research
  done by Climate Nexus in collaboration with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
• If you’re a healthcare worker or physician, use the American College of Physicians’ Climate Change Toolkit to help reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in your practice. Physicians can play a substantial role in addressing climate change by advocating for climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, and by educating themselves about climate change and how it affects public and individual health, and the potential health threats it may pose to their community. 
• Learn from the National Phenology Network about why phenology (the study of recurring biological events) is so important for understanding climate change and how you can get involved with making your own observations.

Garden Herb Biscuits

Garden Herb Biscuits

From Bitter Sweet

Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 20 Minutes | Additional Time: 10 Minutes | Total Time: 40 Minutes
Servings: 6-8 Tall Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 2 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Coarse Sea Salt or Kosher Salt
• 1/4 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Parsley
• 2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Chives
• 1 1/2 Teaspoon Fresh Thyme
• 1/4 Cup Vegan Butter
• 4 Ounces (1/2 Package) Vegan Cream Cheese
• 1 Cup Finely Grated Carrot or Zucchini (or a Mix of Both)
• 3/4 Cup Plain Non-Dairy Milk
• 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
• Additional Melted Vegan Butter (Optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or piece of parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and fresh herbs. Make sure the greenery is well distributed throughout the dry mixture.
3. Cut the butter and cream cheese into tablespoon-sized pieces before adding them in next, and use a fork or pastry cutter to further incorporate the two. Once you achieve a coarse consistency where there are no chunks of fat remaining that are any larger than peas, toss in the carrot and/or zucchini shreds.
4. Finally stir in both the non-dairy milk and vinegar at once, and mix with a wide spatula just until the thick batter comes together. If you’re into the old-fashion way of doing it, you can also mix by hand, of course.
   On a very lightly floured surface, pat out the dough to about 1 – 1 1/2 inches tall. Use a 2-inch round cookie cutter to cut out the biscuits, and space them out equally across your prepared baking sheet. Gather up any scrapes, pat back into shape, and cut again, until the dough is all used up. You should get 6 – 8 tall biscuits out of the mix.
5. If desired, brush a small amount of melted butter across the tops of the biscuits for an extra rich flavor, and then pop them into the oven. Bake for 18 – 22 minutes, until golden brown all over. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before eating, just so that you don’t burn your mouth!

Notes: For savory flavors that would be right at home at any Thanksgiving feast, consider swapping out the chives for a mixture of fresh rosemary, sage, and tarragon. Finely grated sweet potato or parsnips would make great substitutes for the carrot or zucchini, too.

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Vegan Stuffing

Vegan Stuffing

From Delish

Prep Time: 25 Minutes | Total Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf of crusty country bread
• Cooking spray
• 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 c. vegetable stock or water
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3 sprigs thyme, stems removed
• 2 sprigs sage, finely chopped
• 1 sprig rosemary, finely chopped

Directions

1. The day before: Slice bread into 1″ cubes and leave out overnight to dry out. (Alternately, place bread on baking sheets and bake at 200º for 20 minutes.)
2. Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add onion, and cook until lightly charred in some spots, about 5 minutes. Add celery and garlic and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until celery starts looking translucent. Add vegetable stock to pan with veggies and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Mix bread with vegetable mixture and chopped herbs until well combined and transfer to prepared pan.
6. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until stuffing is golden brown and crisp on top, about 35 minutes more.

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Easy Vegan Green Bean Casserole

Easy Vegan Green Bean Casserole

From Delish

Prep Time: 15 Minutes | Total Time: 1 hr 20 Minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients:

For the Onion Topping

• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp. Panko bread crumbs

For Casserole

• 1 lb. green beans, trimmed
• 6 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 2 medium shallots, finely chopped
• 8 oz. sliced mushrooms
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 3 c. almond milk

Directions

1. Make onion topping: Preheat oven to broil on medium and line a medium baking sheet with aluminum foil. In a medium bowl, toss onion with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add flour and Panko and toss to coat onions.
2. Broil, tossing every 2 to 3 minutes, until onions are crisp and golden, about 6 to 8 minutes in total. Turn oven down to 375°.
3. Prepare an ice bath. In a large pot of boiling water, add green beans and cook until bright green, about 6 minutes. With a slotted spoon or tongs, quickly transfer green beans to ice bath to cool, then drain and transfer to a large bowl.
4. In a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil.
5. Add shallots and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 5 minutes.
6. Add mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are golden, about 5 minutes more. Stir in garlic then transfer mixture to the bowl with the green beans.
7. Heat remaining 4 tablespoons of olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in almond milk and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, about 4 minutes.
8. Remove from heat then add green bean mixture and toss until even combined. Transfer mixture to a medium casserole dish.
9. Bake until warmed through and bubbling around the edges, about 20 minutes. Top with “fried” onions and bake 5 minutes more.

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Climate Issue

Educational

• Stronger and more frequent superstorms, raging wildfires, and other disasters are already forcing millions of people from their homes. Learn about climate-driven migration and sign up for updates on how you can help fight for a more just and safe place to call home.
• Incorporate curriculum/discussion guides in the classroom that bring in topics related to climate change and our relationship with the planet. Refer to this Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report which helps summarize important climate issues for educators.
• Inform co-workers and company employees on how they can be more sustainable at their work. Whether it’s recycling in the office, avoiding single use plastics, or sharing materials digitally rather than printing them – you can present these ideas during your lunch hour!
• Learn from the National Phenology Network about why phenology (the study of recurring biological events) is so important for understanding climate change and how you can get involved with making your own observations.
• Put books about climate change in your nearest little free library. Start exploring a list of kid books in our Educators Toolkit.
• Organize local screenings for your community with films that speak to climate issues (we recommend I am Greta, Before The Flood, Kiss The Ground, and Gather!).
• Encourage Climate Literacy in your classroom. Utilize our Educators Toolkit to help educate your students on climate change and how they can make a difference.
• Empower your school to speak up for climate action! Use these free materials from Schools for Climate Action to pass a powerful, non-partisan climate resolution in your school district.
• Get educated on movements that are happening globally, such as the peasant movement in the Philippines. Learn about its relation to climate justice and how you can help support victims and survivors of state-sanctioned violence in the fight for land and human rights. 
• Inspire your community and invite a Climate Reality Leader to give you & your friends the latest multimedia presentation about the impacts of climate change. Then join Climate Reality’s 100% Committed campaign and pledge to help your community, business, or school shift to 100% renewable electricity.
• Join Environment America for an underwater hike of six marine protected areas to explore some unique, diverse ecosystems – each of which are success stories demonstrating the power and hope of restoring and protecting our most precious underwater wildernesses. Then sign this petition to help ensure the conservation and protection of 30 percent of our oceans by 2030.
• Take a course on environmental science or environmental policy. There are many courses that also overlap with topics in the humanities, such as environmental racism or development.

Skill Set & Superpowers

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Advocacy & Leadership

• Learn about how to call Congress for the issues you’re passionate about.
• Research how to protest safely before hitting the streets.
• Demand Recycling Stations in your school, place of work or religious organization. You can apply for recycling grants to help fund your initiative at school!
• Become a trained “The Oceanic Standard” advocate and drive responsible consumption in your community! Reach out to: theoceanicstandard@oceanic.global to join the next training.
• Start a Zero Hour Sister Chapter. If you don’t have a climate justice group in your area, become the leader of one. Apply to create a chapter here.
• Back a scientist running for office. Few members of Congress identify as scientists, which many science-minded advocates say is part of the problem when it comes to climate legislation. (Curbed)
• Check out XR Youth’s US Guidebook on how to organize actions in COVID times. This is a great resource for new organizers! You can also learn how to organize a support network in your city: this guide from XR Youth US, Zero Hour, IIYC & Future Coalition explains how to effectively mobilize an interconnected web of group chats, youth, and resources.
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Thanksgiving Roast

Thanksgiving Roast

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This roast has layers of savory mushroom lentil stew, mashed sweet potato, and an apple cranberry sauce all wrapped up into a puff pastry package.

Prep Time: 50 minutes | Cook Time: 40 Minutes | Total Time: 90 Minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

Apple Cranberry Sauce

• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 1 apple, peeled and small diced
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon all spice
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• Sweet Potato Mash
• 4 cups peeled and diced sweet potato (about 2 medium-sized potatoes)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened plant-based milk
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon vegan butter/margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon all spice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Mushroom & Lentil Stew

• 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme, fresh or ground
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 portobello mushrooms, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup cooked green lentils
• 3/4 cup low-sodium vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water

Other

• 1 package vegan puff pastry (thawed from frozen in the fridge – should be kept cold)
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, for rolling the pastry
• Vegetable oil, to oil bread pan
• Parchment paper

Directions

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook sweet potatoes until they are fork tender. Drain and set them aside.
2. Place all the ingredients for the apple cranberry sauce in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally, and once it’s bubbling reduce heat to a low simmer and allow the sauce to reduce for approximately 20 minutes. It should be thick and darker. Set aside and allow to cool.
3. Meanwhile, mash the sweet potatoes in the pot you cooked them in and add the remaining ingredients. Stir and mash to combine well, set aside, and allow to cool.
4. To prepare the mushroom and lentil stew, heat a large pan over medium heat and add vegetable oil. Sauté onion, celery, and carrot together for 4-5 minutes until soft and mostly cooked through.
   Add thyme, sage, nutmeg, sea salt, and ground black pepper and continue to stir for another minute or so. Then add in the mushrooms and cook for about 4-5 minutes until the mushrooms are mostly cooked through.
5. Add the garlic and lentils and combine well, stirring for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add the low-sodium vegetable stock and bring up to a simmer. Once simmering, combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl, mix into a slurry and then add that to the stew. Stir over medium-low heat for 1-2 minutes until thickened and there isn’t too much liquid remaining in the mixture. Turn off the heat and allow this mixture to cool down before adding to the pastry.
7. Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C.
8. Sprinkle flour over your rolling surface, hands, and rolling pin before handling the pastry. Your puff pastry should unfold once into a rectangle shape. Roll this out to 1/8″ thick and into a rectangle approximately 17″ wide x 12″ tall. You’ll need to roll a bit, then flip the dough ensuring the rolling surface is floured to prevent the dough from sticking. Make sure to continually flour the rolling pin and your hands.
9. Make a cut about 3/4 of the way across. Cut from top to bottom (the shortest edge) so you have one large piece (approximately 11″ wide x 12″ tall) that will fit in a bread pan, and a smaller piece (approximately 6″ wide x 12″ tall) that will fit on top.
10. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit in the width and longest sides of the bread pan with some overhang. Lightly oil the exposed narrower sides of the bread pan.
11. Gently place the largest piece of pastry into the bread pan, fitting it into the corners, and overlapping or folding any excess at the corners. Gently press it into all sides of the pan.
12. If you have any gaps, you can cut a small piece of the excess overhang from the side and use a small amount of water on a finger to glue the dough pieces together.Layer the sweet potato mash on the bottom. It should be higher than an inch. Then add all of the mushroom lentil stew, and then all of the apple cranberry sauce.
13. Place the top piece of pastry across the top and gently press along the edge of the pan to seal it. Fold over the edges all the way around to form a crust. It can be rustic and uneven. Press the edges together with the prongs of a fork.
    Using a sharp knife, cut 3 to 4 small slits along the top to allow steam to escape.
14. Bake for approximately 30 to 40 minutes on the middle rack. The pastry should be a dark golden color and the centre should be hot to the touch when you insert a knife or fork.
15. Once baked, allow it to rest for at least 20 minutes in the pan before lifting it out with the parchment paper.

Tips

• If you want to prepare anything in advance, make all the fillings and refrigerate. Then roll out the pastry and assemble the whole roast right before baking for the best results.
• A nice presentation idea is to use a piece of twine to tie the excess parchment around the roast. It helps with cutting as well and holding it together as you slice it.

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