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…
What is recyclable in Los Angeles?
In August 2018, LA Times reporter Steve Lopez took two weeks of his blue bin contents to the recycling center to find out what he was doing right and wrong.
Organic pest control
Bugs in your garden are an indicator, not a “problem” to be fixed. They’re an indicator of an imbalance in your overall garden system. It’s kind of like the indicator light on the dashboard of your car — when the…
Gardening on Crutches
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already heard that Summer 2019 is the year of gardening on crutches. In early June, I fell and fractured 3 bones in my ankle (if you’re gonna do it, do it…
Which milkweed should I plant in Southern California?
I’ve caught the milkweed bug. It all started with an accidental visit to a City of Santa Monica building near Santa Monica airport. They had planted milkweed outside the building, 18+ plants by my count, and there were TONS of…
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,…
A Review of the book Drawdown, edited by Paul Hawken
The concept of the book Drawdown (2017) is a fascinating one. Paul Hawken and his specially selected team set out not only to list many potential global warming solutions, but also to analyze the amount of potential that each of those solutions had…
About ClimateSolvr
It’s the secret that nobody talks about: In order to make a big difference in global warming, we need to make big changes in the way we live. Making big changes can be hard, because we’re in the habit of…
Lately in my garden
Here’s a sneak peak into my home garden …
