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The Plastic Podcast
Wind up Plastic-Free July by spending some time with us learning what is plastic, its impacts - good and bad - including on climate change, and how to fight plastic pollution throughout the year. Dr. Annette Olson, Founder of Climate Steps and the Lead for Green Neighbors DC, and guest Den Fusso, plastic activist, will … Continue reading The Plastic Podcast
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A New Climate Steps Resource Page – Podcasts
Announcing a new resource page for Climate Steps - Podcasts, which has reviews of 13 informative podcasts in the areas of climate science, how climate change affects us, the all important climate solutions, and then the environment in general. Three of my favorites are: The Mint Climate Change Tracker, which provides an overview of climate … Continue reading A New Climate Steps Resource Page – Podcasts
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Why We Must Stop Asking for New Roads
....people don’t behave like water molecules. Whenever a new road is opened, we change our behavior.
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Stuck at Home, yet Saving the Climate….
Need a list of things you can do to save the planet while stuck at home or in the yard, self-isolating? Well, there's no need to binge-watch shows you aren't interested in. Instead ...
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Change Lawns to Actual Life
....cover the one-species grass lawn of death with cardboard, loads of compost, and then mulch. Then plant new native plants in....
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Recirculating Stuff
After we ourselves "Reuse" something, but before we "Recycle" it, there is a concept we really need to become aware of and do: we need to "Recirculate." In other words.... SCORE!
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Plastic = Climate Change, Part 1
A Plastic Affair to Remember - Always. Plastic first came into our lives 150 years ago, and we fell in love, hard. But although it made and makes our lives wonderful in many ways - it comes with baggage now. Lots and lots of terrible baggage. This article, Part 1, outlines the impact plastic makes, … Continue reading Plastic = Climate Change, Part 1
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Starter-Kit Action Plans now Available
So brief note: I am creating the Climate Steps Climate Action Plan Central (whoop!), found on https://climatesteps.org/action-plans-resolutions/. First, the goal of an action plan is to help you write down specific steps you think you can feasibly take, steps that are so specific numbers are even attached to them. Kindof like saying, "I will eat … Continue reading Starter-Kit Action Plans now Available
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Another Round of New Year Climate Resolutions – 2019
So, I've been so busy starting my climate resolutions, that I haven't had a chance to write about them. There are three main climate resolutions I have, but two have many parts to them (fun): 1) Get my solar panels installed 2) Catch up on the climate resolutions from 2017-2018 I haven't finished. 3) Build … Continue reading Another Round of New Year Climate Resolutions – 2019
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Success – or Not? How did I do with the 42(!) New Year Climate Resolutions I had for 2018?
Time to sum up how I did on my 2018 Climate Resolutions! See how I did for each in my comments after each resolution in: 2018 New Year Climate Resolutions! Overall, I did better than expected, actually - considering my Mom broke her back (three surgeries later now, all is well), and I had full-blown … Continue reading Success – or Not? How did I do with the 42(!) New Year Climate Resolutions I had for 2018?
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The Climate Pumpkin – the Scariest Pumpkin on the Planet
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 for the … Continue reading The Climate Pumpkin – the Scariest Pumpkin on the Planet
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Mini-Motorized Machines
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
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Night of the Environmentalists – Veggie Potluck & Outdoor Movie
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
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Green Investing – the Basics of Mutual and Similar Funds: Know your ESGs…
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 – the Basics of Mutual and Similar Funds: Know your ESGs…
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A Climate Action Course Completed
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
