The Climate Buzz

09/07/2025

Excited for Asheville FM's VOICES III: Women for Climate & the Environment on Sunday, July 20th, 2:30pm-5pm (doors open at 2pm) at the Rainbow Community School auditorium. While many of you likely know our keynote, North Carolina Senator, Julie Mayfield, I wanted to introduce you another amazing presenter, Sara Russell, who is the Operations Manager with local non-profit, Food Connection. Sara has always lived and breathed the idea that waste is the most untapped resource. She was involved in sustainable transportation and zero waste during her time with the Office of Sustainability; worked with CompostNow, a Raleigh-based composting company, and now with Food Connection, who rescues surplus chef-prepared food and then redistributes it to the many people in our community who are food insecure and hungry.

We hope to see you at VOICES III! Tickets and more information is available at www.ashevillefm.org/Voices. And please, help us get the word out and share with your friends!

09/07/2025

Really grateful for Sugar Hollow's sponsorship of AshevilleFM's VOICES III Women for Climate and the Environment. Other sponsors include Pinegate Renewables, New Belgium, Malaprops Books, Platinum Group, Jubilee Community, Blue Ridge Pride, and Chai Pani ❤️

Big Voices. Bold Change. We’re proud to sponsor Asheville FM's Voices III: Women for Climate and the Environment — happening Sunday, July 20 in West Asheville!

This powerful afternoon brings together women leaders, climate artists, and local changemakers for real talk on sustainability, healing, and community action — with a serious dose of inspiration. 💥

🎟️ 80% of ticket sales go to grassroots recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.
🎨 Expect epic stories, stunning art, and a live Climate Graffiti Wall.

💚 Come get fired up, filled up, and reconnected with what matters. We’ll see you there.

📍 Rainbow Community School Auditorium
⏰ 2:30–5 PM (Doors at 2)
🎫 Tickets: ashevillefm.org/voices

09/07/2025

So much flooding the past few days across the US. Rainfall totals the past 5 days here. www.spaghettimodels.com

08/07/2025

Less than wo weeks away from Asheville FM's VOICES III: Women for Climate & the Environment on Sunday, July 20th, 2:30pm-5pm (doors open at 2pm) at Rainbow Community School auditorium. While many of you likely know our keynote, North Carolina Senator, Julie Mayfield, I wanted to introduce you another amazing presenter, Selin Nurgun, who is a q***r Turkish-American educator, writer, bodyworker, and somatic coach. She is certified by Strozzi Institute and holds a Master’s in Environmental Behavior Change, with a focus on the psychological dimensions of the climate crisis from the University of Michigan. Her approach is deeply informed by her background in climate resilience, ecology, and lifelong journey of disrupting oppression. Selin is the founder of Care Wildly Somatics, a coaching and teaching practice that serves social movement leaders and changemakers.

At this critical juncture of addressing the complex crisis that is climate change, I look forward to hearing Selin has to say about how we can manage our own climate anxiety by showing us a way to reimagine and reshape the path to belonging, action, and planetary health — through the wisdom of the body.

We hope to see you there and tickets are available at www.ashevillefm.org/Voices. And please, help us get the word out and share with your friends!

07/07/2025

The Future...

07/07/2025

Huge storm in the Chapel Hill area in the wake of the devastating flood in central Texas. ❤️

Chapel Hill/ Orange County Reports:
Camelot Village apartments on S Estes Drive flooding. Multiple residents trapped in 1st floor apartments with water up to their necks or higher. Can’t get out of their apartments.

Fordham Blvd (501) closed due to flooding and abandoned cars. Eastgate Shopping Center (where Trader Joe’s and Aldi are) is flooding with cars floating.

Per Orange Fire & EMS scanner

Pic of downtown Chapel Hill on Franklin Street about an hour ago.

Photo Via: Sara Ruotsala

07/07/2025

Scotland just launched the world’s most powerful underwater turbine, and it’s a green energy beast.

Anchored in the fast-flowing waters around Orkney, the Orbital O2 can crank out enough clean electricity to power 2,000 homes while cutting an estimated 2,200 tonnes of CO2 every year. Stretching 74 meters long, this floating turbine will keep spinning for the next 15 years, feeding its 2-megawatt output straight into the grid via a subsea cable.

Tidal power like this taps into the immense energy of our oceans. While these turbines are more challenging to build than wind farms, they’re incredibly efficient at capturing energy from constant tidal flows.

Experts say Scotland’s massive coastline gives it a unique advantage in leading the charge toward renewable energy. If fully harnessed, wave and tidal power could one day supply up to 20% of the UK’s electricity needs.

But like any tech, there are challenges. Building in harsh marine environments is costly, and researchers are keeping a close eye on the impact these machines might have on sea life. Still, projects like Orbital O2 are bold steps forward as we race to hit global climate goals.

Source: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/08/tidal-turbine-green-electricity-scotland/ (image: generative)

07/07/2025

Switzerland is using its railway infrastructure to generate power by installing solar panels between train tracks. This clever reuse of space shows how transport and energy can work together without clearing more land 🔋🚆

05/07/2025

Let that sink in.

05/07/2025

The Climate Buzz want you to know about an inspiring, woman powered event coming up in two weeks: Asheville FM presents VOICES III: Women for the Climate and Environment. While our keynote speaker is NC Senator Julie Mayfield, I wanted to introduce you to another amazing presenter, Ann Rose. An off-the-grid organic farmer in Lansing NC, Ann saw how climate change was making things harder on her farm and decided to take action, embarking on a courageous two-thousand mile solo paddle trip. She began her remarkable journey at the headwaters of the New River and 81 days later arrived at the Gulf of Mexico on September 27th 2024, the same day as Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina.

We hope you can join us for VOICES III on July 20th, 2:30pm-5pm (doors open at 2pm) at Rainbow Community School auditorium (60 State St., West Asheville 28806). Get your donation-based tickets at www.ashevillefm.org/Voices. Significant portion of tickets sales will benefit post-Helene recovery organizations, River Art District Artists and Swannanoa Communities Together. We hope to see you there!