Isaias Hernandez

Did you know native plants are pretty rad?

Find out more on the episode I did on local ecology!

#climate #education #sustainability

Native plants are a climate solution. Stop planting non native plant species.

Consider watching the full episode below ⬇️

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YouTube video by Isaias Hernandez Local Ecology: Why Native Plants Matter for California’s Future (ft. Theodore Payne Foundation)

Do native plants matter? Well yes! They are a climate solution.

Excited to share that Season 2 of my web series, Teaching Climate Together, is now live ✨

Everytime I’ve gone to climate conferences they only serve meat and dairy. If I’m lucky the salad won’t come with cheese or dairy dressing 😣.

It’s time we restructure the global food system for sure!

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We are thrilled to announce our advisory board! It's an honor to get to learn from these incredible people.

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Isaias Hernandez is an environmentalist, educator, and communicator devoted to improving environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagements. Isaias is more commonly known by his moniker, Queer Brown Vegan: the independent media platform he started to bring intersectional environmental education to all. Hernandez’ journey to deconstruct complex issues while centering diversity and authenticity has resonated with a worldwide audience. He is working on his debut book, “Dear Environmentalist,” set to be published in April 2027 with Hachette Book Group under Timber Press imprint.

@isaiashernandez.bsky.social is an environmentalist, educator, and communicator devoted to improving environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagements.

Is anyone coming to Climate Week NYC? I’m hosting a rad event below ⬇️!

Five Environmental Problems We Fixed In The U.S. Because looking back at the historical wins can guide to how we influence environmental policies.

Because of how our media systems are set up, you’re primarily going to hear about bad news. Sadness and anger both drive more clicks than joy and even huge media companies want to get their engagement up.

5 Environmental Problems We Fixed. My latest Substack post is now live!

The United States has the largest amount of data centers. According to Statistia, since March 2025, the United States has 5,426 data centers. While other countries have less than a thousand. All of these data centers increasing should be a concern for everyone.

Animism: The Animate World Around Us Animism is a way of thinking that sees all things as animate - lakes, oceans, rocks, man-made objects, hillsides, mountains, plants, and animals, you name it.

Animism is a way of thinking that sees all things as animate - lakes, oceans, rocks, man-made objects, hillsides, mountains, plants, and animals, you name it. They are all experiencing, just as we are.

New post for Substack below!

#climate #sustainability

Is anyone coming to Climate Week NYC? I'm hosting an event on Tuesday, September 23. We are bringing back the Symbiocene for its 3rd and possibly last time in NYC. Consider coming before tickets are sold out!

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Five Environmental Beliefs I Phased Out Let’s be clear: you will never solve a systemic issue alone; you have to carry that weight with other people. Normalize imperfection, or we won’t get to the world we want to build.

Five environmental beliefs I phased out 📕 ✏️

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The EPA Is In Danger: Why You Should Care About the EPA’s Proposal To Rescind the Endangerment Finding And How To Help EPA Administrator Lee Zedlin is moving forward with plans to dismantle the Endangerment Finding. Trump and Zeldin’s efforts in pushing the Climate Chaos Plan should be ringing alarm bells.

Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s Climate Chaos Plan will eliminate the Endangerment Finding, which requires the EPA to protect people from the pollution produced by burning fossil fuels that causes climate change.

Help me take action and read my full article below.

I’ve been writing for months for my first book. And I’m looking to ask authors who have written books: what has helped you navigate writers block on certain parts of your book?

“Consumer Choice Is An Illusion”, But What If It Wasn’t And Here’s How You Can Shift Power In The Food System By What You Buy Can consumers actually change the food system by what they purchase? Well, yes, and no and here’s how…

Can consumers actually change the food system by what they purchase? Well, yes, and no and here’s how…

My latest Substack with @nongmoproject.bsky.social . Consider reading the article below!

Third Times The Charm: How I Got My Book Deal, A Blessed Yet Cursed Journey It finally happened. I got my book deal for my first-ever debut, Dear Environmentalist. But before the celebration, there were a lot of no's. It took me three tries to get it right...

The phrase' third time's the charm' has been my mantra for everything I do in life. I had to fail twice before getting it right on my third chance.

My latest Substack is for Dear Environmentalist, where I share my reflection of failure, struggle, and self-doubt.

It’s official I’m writing my first-ever debut book, Dear Environmentalist.

Thank you to my team at @timberpress.bsky.social @clairemharris.bsky.social and @psliterary.bsky.social for believing in this book.

I can’t wait to share more details soon.

YouTube video by Isaias Hernandez Environmental Grad Programs: Why I Decided Not To Get My Masters

I had to make the difficult decision not to attend graduate school after receiving only a 50% scholarship for my master's program at UC Berkeley.

Watch my latest video on Youtube.

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Dear Environmentalist: Why ICE Raids Are a Climate Issue

“The climate crisis and the impact of environmental degradation fall disproportionately on people of color and on communities in the Global South. This is patently unfair, considering that the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population causes twice as much carbon dioxide as the poorest 50% of people, and they are the ones who live overwhelmingly in countries most vulnerable to climate change, meaning they are bearing the brunt of a crisis they did not cause.”

“Now, a vast industry and its investors are preventing those same people from moving to find safety. Without climate justice, there can be no migrant justice. The climate justice movement and the migrant justice movement have a common oppressor. And common oppressors are evil, but dismantling this oppression is also a beautiful way to build resistance.” — Isaias Hernandez, Dear Environmentalist

A new essay by @isaiashernandez.bsky.social powerfully connects ICE raids, border militarization, and the climate crisis.

The same governments most responsible for climate change are building a “Global Climate Wall” instead of investing in solutions.

Climate justice is migrant justice.

Our yew tree has decided to change sex. I didn’t know some plant species could! Though applying ‘male’ and ‘female’ to plants always seemed ideological to me - labelling & perceiving the natural world through a fixed patriarchal lens.
Delighted to find there’s a whole rich field of queer ecology. 😀

Why I Declined to Attend the Master's Program in Climate Solutions at UC Berkeley I was admitted to my Masters of Climate Solutions at UC Berkeley. It was my dream to go to grad school, but I sadly closed the doors after further reflection. And here's why...

I was admitted to my Master's in Climate Solutions at UC Berkeley. It was my dream to attend graduate school, but I sadly closed the doors after further reflection. And here's why...

My latest for my Substack on Dear Environmentalist.

As a kid who grew up in poverty relying on MedicAid, WIC, and Food Stamps. I am disgusted by the way we see poor people in America. Everyone is trying to keep their heads up in a system that was not designed for them to flourish.

Alligator Alcatraz: Why Prisons Are A Climate & Humans Rights Issue The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any other country, with around 2.3 million people imprisoned in jails, prisons, and detention centers.

Alligator Alcatraz: Why Prisons Are A Climate & Humans Rights Issue

Alligator Alcatraz, the new detention facility center located in the Florida Everglades, surrounded by swamplands and treacherous pathways, is being portrayed as a symbol of power, authority, and danger.

My latest Substack post.

This world and crumbling democracy has tried to break me. But even despite the torture and terrror inflicted on my body, somehow, my heart continues to remain unwavered to fight for liberation of all oppressed people because I know that there is no other world I can imagine.

What Queer Ecology Taught Me About Survival, Belonging, and Love. Queer ecology offers us a critical lens to understand these relationships through, beyond the narrative of the binary. What does it mean to create an expansionary world than a fixed?

As Pride Month comes to a close, I wrote a personal essay on Queer Ecology and how it has saved me. As a queer environmentalist in this field, my work is not only to educate but also to represent LGBTQ+ communities, which are often underrepresented in science.

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YouTube video by Isaias Hernandez Marianne Williamson Interview: What's Wrong With America?

My latest interview with Marianne Williamson is now live. Consider watching below ⬇️

“How are you?” Idk, I’m witnessing ICE in my community, watching the genocide of Palestinians, praying for the people of Iran and seeing propaganda pop up to indoctrinate Americans that our military industrial complex should topple more countries.

How An Environmental Organization Accidentally Labeled Me As A 'Litterer' Reinforcing Harmful Narratives. After having almost a decade in my environmental career producing media, editorials, and climate education for free, environmental organizations miss the mark on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

My latest essay on Substack for Dear Environmentalist.

How an environmental organization accidentally labeled me as a litterer, reinforcing harmful narratives. Read the full story of what happened and how they apologized.

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