Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Sleep On It: The Restorative Power of Sleep

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Having just been on Spring Break, all thoughts ultimately lead to sleep: sleeping in, catching up on sleep, and taking a nap.  I think teach...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Happy Easter 2016

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

World Water Day: March 22, 2016

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Since 1993, March 22nd has been a United Nations' internationally-designated day centered around water related issues. This year mark...
Saturday, March 19, 2016

Tonight's the Night: #EarthHour 2016

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Tonight's the night. Earth Hour. Lights off from 8:30--9:30 in your time zone. I've been talking about Earth Hour for a bit now. ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

MidMonth Climate Manifesto: #EarthHour 2016

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As previously mentioned, Earth Hour is around the corner--this Saturday night, from 8:30--9:30 pm in your time zone. To ready your Saturda...
Saturday, March 12, 2016

#RediscoverNature

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Today by my mailbox was a delightful sign of spring: the first flower.  Add in that it's the start of my Spring Break from school, life ...
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Earth Hour 2016: Time It Right In Your TimeZone: March 19th from 8:30--9:30 pm

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'Tis the season....the birds are chirping, the temperatures are warming up, the last snow may just be behind us as Spring Break is just ...
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Raising Our Spoons to "The Story of a Spoon"

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In the style of the Plastic Bag Mockumentary , there's a new #eco mini-documentary in town that makes you ponder the birth of a spoon....
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

50 #Eco Innovators

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Whether aged 24 to 54 (or more), from CA to NY or Alaska to Australia, Grist has them all.  At least when it comes to the 50 folks of 2016 w...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Happy 6th Birthday #GTG

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It's amazing what happens when you start studying your calendar:  you realize you are amidst a birthday, anniversary, special season.   ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

MidMonth Climate Manifesto: John Oliver For the Win

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In the category of "oldy but goodie," this springs up from a bit ago, but always worth a rewatch. Here John Oliver demonstrates ...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Barry Rosenthal's "Found In Nature:" Marine Debris Art in Action

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is no longer a surprise to any of us.  In fact statistics of marine debris are more and more startling all t...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Eco Wins & Eco Losses: Hotel Style

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A week or so ago we did a pre-Valentine's Day get away to a cute town not far away, rich with quirky shops and fun meanderings, in and ...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Happy Valentine's Day Via The U.S. Department of the Interior

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The U.S. Department of the Interior has posted this great video on their Facebook page in honor of Valentine's Day.   It's a grea...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

40 Days & 40 Items

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Regardless of your religious leanings, it's probably somewhere on your radar that it is Ash Wednesday.  (Or maybe the bigger radar for y...
Saturday, February 6, 2016

Chick-Fil-A, Leading the Way: From Beverage Cup to Bench

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My son knows one of my anti-mantras is "Styrofoam is Evil." (Capital E intented!!) Of course he does, since I'm a raving e...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

11 Dynamite Sites for #Eco Lesson Plans

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We've all seen the "Keep Calm and..." memes.  How about if we went a li'l environmentally crazy: Here are 11 dynamite si...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

No Impact, Man?!

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When you hear the words "no impact," what does that mean? Well, if you go online and search out a definition for "impact,...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Brrrrrilliant Blizzardarious Lesson Plans

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It's no surprise to anyone that the Eastern has been dumped with snow.  A LOT! This past weekend was a blizzardarious 48 hours worth of ...
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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Reflecting on Our Fall Hour Of Power

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Two months ago inspiration struck as a result of a 2-day technology conference I attended in Boston . A weekend of creating and computing, ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

MidMonth Climate Manifesto: Defined

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Thinking back to before Christmas and our really warm, unseasonable weather , I'm weighing heavily this whole climate change thing.  As ...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

Dreaming With Martin Luther King, Jr.

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It's not new news:  Monday is a national holiday:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Of course, probably more so than anyone else, Dr. Mar...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

2016's "One Word" Resolutions

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A common trend in New Year's Resolution writing over the last few years  has been to find a word, one word, and make a commitment for...
Saturday, January 9, 2016

Wolves & Rivers & Changes Over Time

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The 4 minute movie " How Wolves Change Rivers " is not new to the Internet--it was posted nearly 2 years ago.  Yet I'm alway...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Back to School: Restarting Your Engines

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Time is so weird. Yes, I realize the profoundness (and somewhat silliness) of this statement. So it's now 2016.  Now January. Now po...
Friday, January 1, 2016

Happy New Year & New Year's Resolutions

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New Years Eve is around the bend  As we enter into the "new" new year, this is the time that traditionally we all look at what...