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Eco-Updating Our New (Old) Home
More than a year after (barely) buying a decrepit house in what are to me, the far reaches of WNC, we have moved in. I say the house is...
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Feb 17, 20212 min read
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Jan 19, 20210 min read
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Green New Deal!
It IS time for a Green New Deal--for people, animals and the climate. Make your views known by the "pandemic profiteers" who have...
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Jan 19, 20211 min read
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Yes, In My Backyard!
Today is as good a day as any to find space in your yard or garden or somewhere around your apartment complex to put in a clothesline....
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Jan 19, 20211 min read
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Some EPA history: the why and how of its politicization
How The Environment Got Political This podcast from "On the Media" is a revelation--it gives listeners a new and deeper idea of how the...
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May 4, 20201 min read
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Convert your 'green guilt' to action!
This recent interview in Slate with Emma Marris presents a reasonable idea--to not spend too much time feeling guilty about most...
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Apr 23, 20201 min read
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People making it happen
There is a small town in Japan whose residents recycle 81% of their waste. They have no other option; due to their finances, they cannot...
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Mar 20, 20201 min read
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the cost of a just system
It's vital that our community systems are just; equitable access, fair treatment and sustainability are crucial for a cleaner world, as...
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Mar 5, 20201 min read
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Grow your own!
"Welcome bugs into your yard. You might just save the world." This Washington Post article is by Douglas W. Tallamy, the author of...
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Mar 3, 20201 min read
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Ways to Get Where You Need to Go
This link takes you to StreetsBlog.org, an incredibly informative site that's about transit and its many forms and possibilities....
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Feb 13, 20201 min read
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Transit Matters
Sharing the road is just the beginning!
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Feb 3, 20201 min read
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Green Community
Together, we'll make our community better!
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Jan 25, 20201 min read
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