On Father’s Day, my Greenville city neighborhood, Marshall Forest, was decimated by a microburst storm.The phone emergency warning came as the punishing winds were already upon us. As the house groaned, and the lights flickered and died, my husband and I saw the dark shadows of trees falling into our garden and sprinted to scoop […]
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Caring for yourself as you care for the earth
Years ago, I went to a career talk that focused less on work goals and more on self-care.One of the exercises we did that day stuck with me. We were told to illustrate each aspect of our lives (family, fun, work, health etc) as a bucket and draw a line to show how full each […]
33 easy ways to go green in Greenville
As 2020 begins it’s impossible to ignore the impact our lifestyles and consumption as humans are having on the planet we call home. We are on track to have more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050 and global emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels were on course to hit a record high […]
Climate Action in Greenville!
Taking immediate action to lower carbon emissions is crucial. Recently, 13 federal agencies warned that climate change will likely have a devastating impact on our lives, including shrinking the economy by hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century. South Carolina, in particular, is threatened with worsening heatwaves, flooding, and reduced air […]
Could your city save monarch butterflies?
In 2017, the Illinois nature center I work with achieved something wonderful. It teamed up with the local mayor to build a pollinator garden for insect populations and to inspire a city to help monarch butterflies. You can read about it here. In good eco news, mayors and other local and tribal government chief executives […]
10 easy actions to cut your carbon footprint
The science on climate change is settled. Climate scientists across the globe state that climate change is real, manmade, and we are running out of time to prevent climate breakdown. So it’s time to get to work. With daily emissions from our homes, cars, air travel and more, the average American has a carbon footprint […]
How to stop deforestation as a consumer
We like to think humans are the most important species on the planet but nature doesn’t need us, we need nature. A healthy ecosystem provides us with clean air, water, and food. But in 45 years we have killed 60% of earth’s wildlife (Source: WWF) and somewhere between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants […]
Dealing with Climate Change Overwhelm
How many of you suffer from Climate Change Overwhelm (CCO)? Whenever I get that overwhelmed feeling I try to take an action to feel more empowered. One of the quick and easiest actions is to call or write my Representative or Senators to ask them to take climate action. Most recently, I wrote to my elected […]
Will our children inherit a habitable planet?
I’m scared for my son. I’m scared for my daughter. I’m scared for every child across the world of their generation. We are destroying the planet. Their planet. Please tell me, what is more important than the one planet you live on, which gives you a home, an existence, and the capacity to care about […]