Your guide to a cleaner, cooler future

The Cool Down is all about making it easy to help yourself while helping the planet💡

The future is here

The way we eat, the way we get around, the way we power, heat, and cool our homes — all this and more is already changing thanks to clean tech and innovation. We believe the best is still to come in the years ahead, and we want to connect you to the cleaner, cooler future with stories and tips you're not getting anywhere else.

Don't give up

It's true — we're facing serious challenges. Pollution is making it harder for humans and animals to thrive and causing extreme weather like stronger hurricanes, heavier floods, bigger fires, and more intense heat waves.

But it doesn't have to be this way, because we know how to solve these problems. And the solutions are going to make all of our lives better — they're going to make us safer, richer, healthier, and happier. All we have to do is make the choice to act. 

Don't miss out

Consider us a personal guide who can help you figure out the what, the how, and the why of cleaner living. We've got actionable advice for healthier habits and inspiring stories about people making a difference. We've done the research so you don't have to, and we have the inside scoop on products and practices that can improve your life without sacrificing quality, happiness, or fun.

We invite you to join our community of people who want to be on the cutting edge of a better world — and we hope you'll let us help you build a cooler future for yourself and your loved ones.

We're an accomplished group of optimistic people who are laser-focused on showing you the way to a brighter future. Some of us are sustainability newbies and others are eco experts — but our mantra is progress, not perfection. As an all-remote team, we represent America from coast to coast and everywhere in between.

RYAN ALBERTI

President & COO

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    Lightbulb Moment

    Being 12 years old and hearing George Carlin tell it like it is

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    Most Excited About

    Helping American homeowners save money

ALEX LASKER

Executive Head of Content

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    Lightbulb Moment

    Watching young people on social media lose hope over their futures

  • Most Excited About

    Most Excited About

    Starting to compost and using it in my garden!

Abby jackson

Curation Editor

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    Lightbulb Moment

    Learning extreme weather events have intensified and will continue intensifying

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    Most Excited About

    Eating more locally and growing my own food!

ben stern

Curation Manager

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    Lightbulb Moment

    In an environmental science class I realized: It's go time

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    Most Excited About

    I am READY to own an electric car and bike

Dillon thompson

Senior Editor

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    Lightbulb Moment

    Realizing how easily I could cut meat out of my diet

  • Most Excited About

    Most Excited About

    Shopping secondhand for clothes, books, and more.

joe yanarella

Senior Advisor

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    Lightbulb Moment

    Watching people flee their homes due to wildfires

  • Most Excited About

    Most Excited About

    Scaling back significantly on eating meat