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DEEP GREEN blog: jenny nazak
The following is copy/pasted from a Florida environmental activist who gave permission for this to be shared. The original post was accompanied by an aerial view of a sick, polluted waterway, its banks stripped of vegetation. If you are somewhere other than Florida, there’s probably environmental degradation of a similar magnitude going on in your …
On this DEEP GREEN blog over the past year, I’ve written a fair amount about schooling and working from home. And I have shared what I hope are helpful resources for households and communities to manage this balancing act and reap the benefits that come from being able to spend more time at home. Today, …
Hi everyone! Just thought I’d share a snippet of my routine around laundry; hot-water use. I have repurposed a wide-mouth plastic jar, which originally contained salty snacks, as a micro “washing-machine” for very small items. (“Small items” could be napkins, handkerchiefs, a pair or two of underwear. The other day it was a week’s worth …
Sometimes I’ll reread something I’ve written (or replay in my head something I’ve said), and think, Gosh that sounds so extreme! But last night in the middle of the night, I suddenly woke up bolt-upright remembering something really extreme I read recently, that reminded me of why I’m so adamant about minimizing my footprint and …
Continue reading “Moving the Needle (2): Air Travel as an Example”
In this blog, and in my book, I give tips on how to cut your eco-footprint to 10 percent of the US average. That’s the level of carbon reduction specified by George Monbiot in his book HEAT: How To Stop the Planet from Burning. That book sparked the grassroots lifestyle movement known as the Riot …
Continue reading “Quick Tips for Major Eco-Footprint Reduction”
For many of us, the winter holidays include some form of gift-giving occasion. Whether you’re among those who take joy in the gift-giving or get stressed out by it, you’re sure to be looking for some tips for greening your holiday celebration. A wealth of blog posts, newspaper articles, and radio/TV segments on this topic …
Continue reading “Sustainable Gifting, Sustainable Celebration”
Certain things have taken their toll on me. As an eco activist, I have become accustomed to having my concerns for Earth and her creatures ridiculed as flaky, sappy, hippie, fluffy, not living in the real world. I’ve often seen people roll their eyes or sneer while I was speaking up about environmental concerns at …