Taking the Science of Climate Change to the Streets!
Kaiser Permanente forges partnership with Alliance for Climate Education
The challenge of climate change is a big, BIG issue that affects us all. When you Tread Lightly, you are making a choice to reduce your carbon footprint and support healthy, sustainable communities. That's definitely a step in the right direction to help address climate change. To make an even bigger collective impact, Kaiser Permanente recently embarked on a partnership with Alliance for Climate Education, a national non-profit based in Oakland, Calif., that has made it their mission to educate high school students on the science behind climate change and inspire them to take action to curb global warming. Read more about KP's partnership with ACE »
What are YOU doing to tread lightly?
Inspire us! We’re collecting the best, most creative stories on our Ideabook Green Community page. Tell us your tale! Make a video! Submit some photos! The top entries will receive this highly-coveted Tread Lightly t-shirt that you can show off to friends and colleagues.
CONGRATS! Tread Lightly Pledges = Bikes (& Smiles) for Kids!
You did it, Kaiser Permanente! As a result of the overwhelming number of Tread Lightly pledges received in the first month of the campaign, our KP volunteers were able to hand deliver 40 bicycles to children in the Hurricane Katrina-affected Gulf Coast. Read the Story/Watch the Slideshow »
Join the effort and your Kaiser Permanente colleagues across the country by taking the pledge to Tread Lightly today.
Dr. Preston Maring Shares Thoughts on the Wonders of Bicycling
You know him as the champion of farmers markets at Kaiser Permanente. Here, Dr. Preston Maring shares how he's woven bicycling into his daily commute. If the busy physician can do it, we all can! Reduce your use of automobiles and “Tread Lightly” today!
