Life is different now...
The dogs announced the landing of the plastic wrapped package on my doorstep. Used shoes. In terms of limiting my impact on the planet,...
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- Sep 1
- 2 min
Small Things Matter in the Race Against Extinction
In Loren Eisley's tale, The Star Thrower, which I used to read to young students in school, a small boy was scooping up starfish stranded...
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- Jul 25
- 2 min
When Kids Take Action...
On a Saturday in June, when I arrived at the meeting point for a neighborhood stream cleanup, I found a gathering of friends. Picking up...
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- Jun 30
- 3 min
Summer Slow
It's probable that everyone should go take a nap—after you read this brief post that is... So my calendar said I should finish three...
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- May 14
- 2 min
Feel Better—Take a Walk!
I cannot remember the last time I went for a walk in the woods without having leashed it firmly to a chore—going to clean up trash,...
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- Apr 22
- 1 min
Earth Day Questions
In the Philadelphia area many people put in the extra effort to pick up litter or plant some trees on Earth Day. It's a good start, but...
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- Mar 31
- 4 min
Thoughts of Springtime and Toxic Spills
In the realm of good news, bad news: I love the spring days beginning with the crazy chirping of birds outside my window, and that we...
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- Feb 26
- 4 min
The Lazy Gardener's Guide to Spring
As February winds down and temperatures here in Philadelphia swing between the 60s and the 20s, this past month has felt like a whole...
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- Feb 8
- 2 min
Extending a helping hand...
Building resilient communities is important as we face an uncertain future in this era of climate change. And one way we can protect...
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- Jan 16
- 3 min
Trash Talk
I've been thinking a lot about trash lately. First there was this revelation: wet cardboard and paper cannot be recycled. Wait, what?!...
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- Jan 2
- 3 min
Happy New Earth Habits — 2023!
New year's resolutions come in a variety of stripes: lose 5lbs., save money, write more words... Most folks who've done their bit of...
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- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Time to Invest in Renewable Energy: Consider Sustainable Aviation Fuel
With an international flight looming, I've felt some pressure lately to make sure I'm doing all I can to reduce the impact of my travel....
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- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
Green-up the Holidays!
I started a discussion on social media: how do you celebrate winter holidays and minimize your impact on the environment? The number-one...
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- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Volunteers Deliver Green Tech Support
When a climate activist friend told me he volunteers for an organization that supports homeowners trying to go solar, and that advances...
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- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Enough Already! How Do We Protect Wild Spaces?
As a child I grew up on a small farm in a rural area outside of Baltimore, Maryland. Open land surrounded us, but little by little the...
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- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Fighting Food Waste
When I was in my twenties, I'd pick up broccoli or green peppers at the grocery because, as an adult, that's what I was supposed to be...
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- Sep 17, 2022
- 3 min
Going Local
What does it mean to "act locally?" We often think about the health benefits of buying locally-sourced food, but it isn't only that....
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- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Reducing Carbon Emissions: Choices, Offsets & Recapture
So apparently if I do not eat 278 beef burgers, I can offset the flight I booked to Argentina at the end of the year. Yay! That's easy...
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- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Climate Legislation: Let’s Celebrate!
Despair, hope, joy—in that order. These were the waves of emotion that barreled over me during the efforts to get the Inflation Reduction...
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