Climate solutions
what can be done, or is being done, about climate change, including grassroots, government, business and industry solutions
How to grow a garden in an apartment or rental
Just because you're in an apartment or rental doesn't leave you out of the gardening fun!
How do you sort out what’s really sustainable?
Explore the concept of "discernment," how to sort out which proposed solutions are bogus, versus which are true solutions.
6 Things you can do now about global warming
Here are six important things you can do, right now, about global warming. Includes a free checklist at the bottom of the post.
What’s wrong with bottled water?
What’s wrong with it: the water is not necessarily better fossil fuels and carbon footprint plastic and downcycling the entire use-it-once-and-throw-it-“away” mentality And there’s more … read about how bottled water companies are stripping water resources from our mountain ecosystems…
The future of restaurants
A video about the future of food and the struggles of trying to create a zero-waste restaurant.
Feeling distressed about climate change?
The LA Times ran an article “Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it.” Yet their so-called solutions seemed to come to a screeching halt at processing grief. Let’s expand on that … I’ve been “feeling distressed about…
Sea level rise in California
In case you missed it, there was a well-written article in the LA Times about sea level rise and the California coastline. According to the article, the sea is now rising here on the west coast faster than anywhere in…
Air Conditioning and Global Warming
Are you old enough to remember when George H W Bush’s snarky response to global warming was that we should get more air conditioners? Nothing could be further from the truth. A recent Guardian article shows us how air conditioning…
About Mycorrhizal fungus
I’ve been reading more about mycorrhizal fungus and how incredibly beneficial it is to our gardens — indeed to our long-term future. If you don’t know much about this beneficial soil organism, grab a copy of Lowenfels and Lewis’ Teaming…
Breathe in the gap (ClimateSolvr #9)
There’s a significant gap between the direction of contemporary society, and ecologically-sound lifestyle habits. Take a deep breath and begin to reconnect with true reality. Why this is important The mainstream consumerist world zooms along in its frenzied more-more-more track,…
