Alaina Wood

Alaina Wood is a sustainability scientist and climate communicator. She founded the Garbage Queen, a climate communication platform dedicated to climate science and solutions, and co-founded EcoTok, a collective of environmental educators. Wood’s work as a climate communicator focuses on helping people manage their climate anxiety by discussing climate science and solutions and debunking climate nihilism and misinformation on social media. As a scientist, she focuses on helping rural areas manage their waste and stormwater, and she consults with local governments and developers to ensure their projects are sustainable. Previously, Wood worked for a private landfill company, a state government agency, a university recycling office, and a civil engineering firm.