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The Climate Pumpkin – the Scariest Pumpkin on the Planet

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The scariest pumpkin I could think of.     I was challenged to do a climate change pumpkin for a contest at work. Based off of a Toles cartoon.  Spent as many hours on this as I do an article, so here you go. A little rough - because had to finish it in time … Continue reading The Climate Pumpkin – the Scariest Pumpkin on the Planet

Mini-Motorized Machines

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Hmmmm. Things are changing in city life. Electric bikes, electric scooters, electric skateboards, even hoverboards and Segways, are successfully competing against cars, at least within a 10-mile radius of downtowns. Regular bikes as well, but electric bikes and other motorized mini-vehicles, with improved battery performance, are providing more potential for commuting and running errands for … Continue reading Mini-Motorized Machines

Night of the Environmentalists – Veggie Potluck & Outdoor Movie

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So as I already posted in our Climate Steps Facebook Discussion Group (www.fb.com/groups/ClimateSteps) - I have discovered one of the most fun ways to fight climate change - throw a climate party. My friends Max, Nick, and I did, and it was a total success. We invited friends, and then we put an invite up … Continue reading Night of the Environmentalists – Veggie Potluck & Outdoor Movie

Green Investing Part 1 – the Basics of Mutual and Similar Funds: Know your ESGs…

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Guest blogger: Hugh O’Connor, with Annette Olson Money talks – twice. Take away money from investments that are damaging to the environment, and invest in the growing, green economy, and it results in the same dollar doing double the work. We need to use whatever resources we have, money included, even when in small amounts, … Continue reading Green Investing Part 1 – the Basics of Mutual and Similar Funds: Know your ESGs…

A Climate Action Course Completed

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I am back to writing after a hiatus of two months -- during which I was pretty occupied taking a remote, online course from the University of Michigan.  It's title:  Act on Climate:  Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action (https://www.coursera.org/learn/act-on-climate).  It was a seven-week course with modules on food, energy, transportation, the built environment, … Continue reading A Climate Action Course Completed

2018 New Year Climate Resolutions

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A gathering of ideas from folks in different Facebook groups, and what I am tackling. First off, this is my second year throwing myself into climate activism – yes, it all started due to the 2016 election from climate change hell. I realized I couldn’t wait for or prod politicians to take action, as this … Continue reading 2018 New Year Climate Resolutions

Climate Steps taken in 2017

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An amazing year, an incredible year, an interesting year – as in the Chinese curse in terms of my workload.  It has been wonderful, however, starting up the Climate Steps blog and Facebook group, which are now officially one year and four days old.  The Facebook group Climate Steps has turned out pretty cool, and … Continue reading Climate Steps taken in 2017

196 Science-Lovers and their Climate Change Solutions

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An interesting, and very extensive (whew), thread about climate change occurred in a quite large, science-related Facebook group of which I am a part, and I promised the group that I’d sum up the results. What made the thread interesting? A grandmother wondered about how she can protect her kids and grandkids from climate change-caused … Continue reading 196 Science-Lovers and their Climate Change Solutions