“Climate warning labels make ‘cause and effect’ plain to see."
Dan Tisch, Ph.D.
Climate communication researcher and professor, Auckland, New Zealand
Donors
Anthropocene Alliance, Florida
Horizon Foundation, California
Barack Kamelgard, board member, Environmental Attorney, Los Angeles
Susan Kaysinger, Washington
anonymous donor, Hawai’i
Jöel Barraquiel Tan, board member, Executive Director Wing Luke Museum, Seattle
Raymond Pajek, lecturer, University of Hawai’i
James Brooks, board member, environmental author, Hawai’i
It’s common knowledge that climate change will impact people’s health and well-being unequally. For example, families already struggling with poverty in South Asia contend with disasters ranging from floods and droughts to cyclones and tsunamis. I’m proud that the core vision of Think Beyond the Pump is dedicated to engage BIPOC communities into all levels of discourse on climate policy.
Jöel Barraquiel Tan, board member, TBTP; Executive Director, Wing Luke Museum, Seattle
Since 2021, fuel pumps in Sweden carry eco-labels, a result of tireless efforts by Swedish activists. How do our choices of fuels and vehicles affect climate, nature and people? Such knowledge should be given to us when we make these choices. It would release the needed consumer power that will help steer the transport sector in a sustainable direction. It is great to collaborate with Think Beyond the Pump to advance this common cause.
Per Östborn, campaign manager,
Green Mobilists Sweden
Think Beyond the Pump is proud to collaborate with the Anthropocene Alliance (A2) and is grateful to them for awarding us with a community organizing grant. Operating in 38 U.S. states and territories, A2 assists nonprofits like us by providing them organizing support, scientific and technical guidance, and better access to foundation and government funding. Learn more about their work at:
Lending my legal expertise and experience to Think Beyond the Pump has allowed me to engage in my passion for the intersection of environmental law and consumer education. Both domestic and international politics and sustained disinformation campaigns by the oil and gas industry contribute to the inability and unwillingness of governments to enforce environmental standards on a global scale. Warning labels presents an opportunity to bypass that bureaucracy and engage directly with consumers who make the all-important decisions.
Barak Kamelgard, board member, TBTP; California-based Attorney
My goal is to engage with the arts on a local level to empower the creative talent of artists to pursue relevant and moving art that shines a light on the challenges of climate change. By funding activities at existing nonprofits, our vision can activate diverse communities that are already deeply involved in community engagement.
Raymond Pajek, campaign manager, TBTP; art faculty, University of Hawaii; Senior Designer
Think Beyond the Pump is interested in the overlooked social transformation required in the transition to a clean energy economy. Most people want more aggressive climate action and yet most underestimate the degree of concern in other people. We are interested in triggering an already-existing consensus that wants climate action through point-of-sale climate labels on all relevant consumer products.
James Brooks, board member, TBTP; environmental author and educator