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Diary of an Eco-Outlaw – Book Review
In a way, Diary of an Eco-Outlaw: An Unreasonable Woman Breaks the Law for Mother Earth by Diane Wilson could be any woman’s story. A newspaper article and a telephone call changed the course of her...
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Love God, Heal Earth – Book Review
Whether you are a person of faith or not, Rev. Sally Bingham’s book Love God, Heal Earth is both interesting and thought provoking. I first learned of Sally Bingham through the Interfaith Light &...
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California Drought – You Cannot Drink Denial
Shasta Lake, CA after El Niño Rains on February 25, 2016 – Photo Florence Low, CA Department of Water Resources If you live in a parched place like California, conserving water should be routine by...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Complacency
What do you feel when you read, “1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in her lifetime?” I feel fear and outrage! We need to move beyond breast cancer awareness. This year alone, hundreds of thousands...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Our Environment
Imagine preventing the people we love and ourselves from getting breast cancer by ensuring our environment is clean and healthy. Expand that vision to all cancers. This October, during Breast Cancer...
View ArticleDeep Ecology Collaboratory – Join the Movement
If you are concerned about the future of life on Earth, consider joining the deep ecology movement which embraces all living things, not just people. Participants at the Ecologistics Deep Ecology...
View ArticleAmerica Recycles Day – Aluminum Cans and E-Waste
This year, for the 20th annual America Recycles Day on November 15, 2016, be an eco-hero by forgoing aluminum beverage cans and tackling your e-waste. I believe this, that, or the other thing “days” or...
View ArticleMake Thanksgiving Count
This Thanksgiving, enjoy feasting on your favorite holiday foods, be thankful for your family and friends, and make sure you eat all your leftovers. Last week, with Thanksgiving approaching, I was...
View ArticleWinter Solstice is a Time to Pause and Reflect
The winter solstice occurs on December 21 making it an ideal time to take a break from the pre-Christmas rush and reflect on our place in the universe. What is the Winter Solstice? Having to do with...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions for 2017 – Hit the Reset Button
Making a New Year’s resolution or hitting the reset button on a previous resolution is a positive way to begin 2017, especially after a life-changing event. Each January, I make a New Year’s resolution...
View ArticleMove Beyond Decluttering to Minimizing Your Stuff – Part 1
Is your stuff overflowing your closets and weighing down your spirit? Mine is. Let’s redefine our relationship with belongings and live more lightly on Earth. Generally, I am a serial declutterer...
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Moving beyond decluttering your stuff to adopting a minimalist philosophy can lift your spirit, free up your time and money, and help keep Earth habitable. Decluttering is about paring down your stuff...
View Article5 Must-See Films about Food, Health, and the Environment
What you don’t know about food can harm you and others. These informative and sometimes troubling films may motivate you to change what you and your family eat. The industrialized food industry and our...
View ArticleA Nun on the Bus – Book Review
A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community by Sister Simone Campbell is a book for “We the People,” meaning everyone. After watching twelve hours of video from the 2015...
View ArticleSan Luis Obispo County Says No to Phillips 66 Oil Trains
On March 14, 2017, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to protect public health and safety by rejecting a Phillips 66 oil-by-rail project. This is a big win for San Luis Obispo County...
View ArticleEarth Day 2017 – Mr. President, Go Green
For Earth Day this year, coming up on April 22, 2017, write a letter to President Trump letting him know a concern of yours, environmental or otherwise. Prior to the first Earth Day in 1970, smog was...
View ArticleArbor Day 2017 – Hug a Tree, Plant a Tree
In honor of National Arbor Day on April 28, 2017, hug a tree and then plant a tree. “He who plants a tree plants a hope.” —Lucy Larcom Arbor Day Beginnings Julius Sterling Morton, a Nebraska pioneer...
View ArticleA Sand County Almanac – Book Review
"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land." —Aldo Leopold
View ArticleWalking – Pedometer versus Fitness Tracker
Be healthy and green. Walk more, drive less.
View ArticleRepairing Things is the Antidote for Our Throwaway Society
Let's make fixing stuff the norm, not the exception.
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