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Apr 7, 20223 min read

Palm Oil and Climate Villains

I'm standing in the grocery aisle scrutinizing a label. The man waiting behind me sighs; I step aside. He grabs a box of crackers and...

Mar 24, 20223 min read

Shopping II — Consumer Activism

My mind turned to boycotts after receiving an oversized box stuffed with plastic bubble wrap from West Elm. If companies can't do better,...

Mar 11, 20223 min read

Shopping for a Sustainable Planet—Part I

Last week, Amazon delivered two razors in a box that could have held a winter parka, and then, presumably to prevent them from rattling...

Feb 25, 20223 min read

Mislaid faith—Plastics and Recycling

Kat and Bella tug at their leashes, but I'm backtracking to recover a plastic water bottle at the curb. After rerouting the dogs to a...

Feb 11, 20223 min read

Guilty Pleasure: Taking Flight

In my adolescent adventures, I wandered the local woods pretending the shrills of our jays, thrushes, and robins were really those of...

Feb 1, 20223 min read

Climate Conversations

The other day I texted Mattie, my youngest stepdaughter, on an environmental issue. Immediately after I pressed send, I held my breath—no...

Jan 27, 20224 min read

A Cure for Sleepless Nights

Sometimes it's easy to lie awake during the wee hours and wonder how we will cope when the seas rise and the electric grid fails. In...

Jan 17, 20222 min read

Embracing public transportation: Is it worth it?

Train or car? There are so many excuses I can devise to talk myself out of using the train. It takes longer. It's an eight-minute walk to...

Jan 15, 20222 min read

The Disposables

My social media accounts are on to me. The advertisements streaming along my scroll alternate between clothes and ingenious products to...

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