by Annette Olson | Aug 27, 2024 | Culture Change, event, Interviews, Outdoors, Parents & Kids, Personal Behavior, Planning, Politics
Our own Lisa Howard, CSteps’ website designer (YAY!), a good friend, and the California State Coordinator for Citizen Climate Lobby (CCL), is interviewed here in this podcast, and she is Marvelous. The first 30 minutes is about communication about climate...
by Guest Author | Mar 23, 2024 | At home, Buildings, Community, Energy, Financial, Outdoors, Outside
Image source: Deposit photos Guest author: Annie Button, UK Earth Hour 2024, on the 23rd March at 8:30 pm, is an important moment to set aside to reflect on our collective use of energy and how it impacts our environment. With its symbolic ‘lights off’ message, it...
by Mark Stewart | Nov 24, 2023 | At home, Collective, Culture Change, Food, Outdoors, Outside, Personal Behavior
A wonderful, essential concept to build your community around is food. There are three main areas in which we can do so. First, by working with our neighbors to improve our community’s access to local, fresh food, we can spend more time in healthy environments while...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, minimization/mitigation, Outdoors, Outside
We are rapidly losing shared green space to private development. These spaces are our community meeting places, nature refuges, playgrounds and outdoor gyms. They improve water and air quality while providing a variety of mental and physical health benefits. Plus they...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Outdoors, Outside
Did you know that house cats are the number one cause of non-natural bird deaths globally? It is estimated that cats kill over 2 billion birds and 12 billion small mammals every year. That is absolutely mind-boggling. But simply by keeping your beloved pet inside...
by Earth Hero | Oct 4, 2023 | Displayable EH Action, Out and about, Outdoors, Outside, Personal Behavior
Every year we dump a massive 2+ billion tons of waste. There is no simple solution to a problem of this scale, but the cleanup can start with you. This is a simple, achievable action that positively affects your community. You can help in a few ways. First off, do not...