Resilience
re·sil·ience Pronunciation: \ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s\ Function: noun 1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress 2 : an...
View Article“Have the Best Earth Day Ever!”
What is so friggin’ happy about it? OK, I hate to sound like Debbie Downer here, especially after yesterday’s blog post about Gratitude, but we’ve got to have a serious talk about Earth Day. I’m sick...
View ArticleLove Your Mother
Being a mother can be a thankless job. Speaking from personal experience, it can be really really annoying when your kids don’t heed your wise words. Instead, they do stupid things with out planning...
View ArticleWacky Weather as a Wakeup Call
NASA reported back in 2007 that global warming would bring more violent storms and tornadoes. Last night parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island experienced what sure as heck seemed to be a...
View Article31 Healthy Hints for the Holidaze: Healing the Earth
Home Sweet Home After watching last night’s eclipse, I’m reminded that we are all in this together. We’ve got one planet to live on, planetary health and personal health are deeply connected. I found...
View ArticleWhy We Deny
I’ve been busy working on a big writing project around climate change for the past few months. Today while doing research, I stumbled upon a very intriguing talk given by a green venture capitalist....
View ArticleNon Caloric Nourishment and Earth Activism
I do not believe that the path to good health and happiness is solely about the right combination of fruits and vegetables. My model of good health includes many forms of non caloric nourishment....
View ArticleTurning Up the Heat for 2015
As a long time fractivist, I’ve been doing a little happy dance since Governor Cuomo banned fracking in NY state last week. Natural gas is a bridge to nowhere I was proud and frankly amazed that our...
View ArticleBankrupt Words: Natural Gas
“He who controls the language controls the masses.” – Saul Alinsky in Rules for Radicals LIGHT My mom switched to “light” cigarettes after the mandatory warnings appeared on her boxes of smokes in...
View ArticleDear Mrs. Clinton
Dear Mrs. C, Over the years you’ve lived in Chappaqua, we haven’t had a chance to speak. I’ve chatted numerous times with your husband, Bill about school food and the farm bill. My focus on public...
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